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Paintings by Hughie Lee Smith to be exhibited 1\s a part ol its 25th anniversary celebration, Win ston-Salem Delta Fine Arts Inc. will present an exhibition of paintings by artist Hughie Lee Smith of Cranbury, N.J. The exhibition, entitled "... of time and space: paintings by Hughie Lee-Smith," will be shown at the Milton Rhodes Gallery at the Sawtooth Building, 226 N. Marshall St. in downtown Win ston-Salem, from Feb. 13 to March 15. The opening recep tion will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m., featuring a conversation between artists Hughie Lee Smith and Dr. Leo Twiggs at 2:30 p.m. Twiggs is chairman of the Department of Art and executive director of the I P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium at South Carolina State University at Orangeburg. The project is supported by a grant from the Winston-Salem Foundation and by a Project Assistance Grant from the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council. This is the first Winston Salem exhibition of the works of Hughie Lee-Smith, who has been active as a painter, mural ist, and educator since the 1930s. The artist, whose paint ings of the American scene often express a haunting sense of loneliness, alienation, and mystery, as well as hope, was born in Eustis, Fla. in 1915. His family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended public schools and Saturday classes for gifted children at the Cleve land Institute of Art. He later received a scholarship at the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he studied with artists Karl Gaertner, Henry O. Keller, and Ralph Stohl. He learned lithography while working in the WPA's Ohio Art Project in the late 1930s, but in the last 50 years he has devoted himself to painting. After graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Art, Lee Smith taught for a year at Claflin College in Orangeburg, S.C? before moving to Detroit. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, then studied at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts and, in 1953, earned a degree from Wayne State Uni versity. In the 1950s his work won many prizes, including the Maiuello prize at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the pur chase prize of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. After winning the National Academy of Design's Emily Lowe award in 1957, he moved to New York, and, in 1963, won the National Acad emy of Design's purchase prize. In 1967 he was elected a full member of the National Academy of Design, becoming the first African-American artist to be elected since the artist Henry O. Tanner in 1927. He has served on the Acad emy's exhibitions, awards, and membership committees, and as a member of its governing council. From 1980 to 1982, he served as president of the Audubon Artists, a large national organization of profes sional artists. He has taught at Howard University, Washing ton, D.C., and at the Art Stu dents League in New York City. Lee-Smith has completed murals for the New Jersey State Commerce building in Trenton and for the Prudential and Deansbank Investment Corpo ration. McPherson Building, in Washington, D.C. Portraiture is one of his specialties, mostly done by private commission. The Maryland State Commis sion on Afro-American History and Culture commissioned him to paint portraits of eminent African Americans from Mary land, including Thurgood Mar shall, Harriet Tubman, Freder ick Douglass, and Benjamin Banneker for the Banneker Douglass Museum in Annapo lis. In 1994, he was commis sioned to paint the official portrait of New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins. His paintings can be found in many public and private collections, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Metropoli tan Museum of Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C., AT&T in NJ, Forbes Magazine Collec tion, and Reader's Digest in Pleasantville, N.Y. Since 1987, major exhibi tions of th? work of Hughie Lee-Smith have been presented by the June Kelly Gallery in New York, his present dealer. In 1988, a large traveling retro spective exhibition was orga nized by the New Jersey State Museum. The opening of this exhibi tion in Trenton, N.J., received critical acclaim from New York and Philadelphia publications. The New York Times review carried the headline, "A Painter Finally Gets His Due," and the Philadelphia Inquirer's head line was "Tardy Brush With Acclaim." In 1995, The Gallery at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Princeton, N.J., presented a major exhibition of his work, "Hughie Lee-Smith: Overview, 1949-1995." This exhibition in Winston Salem will provide the resi dents of the Triad and the state the unique opportunity to view the paintings of this outstand ing artist, who has much to say from an historical and artistic perspective. Exhibition hours at the Mil ton Rhodes Gallery are Mon day through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m.to 5 p.nv.? There is no admission charge. "End of Act One," hy Hughie Lee Smith, 1984 Church to present career panel discussion in honor of Black History Month The Uncompromising Word Fellowship Church, in their trib ute to Black History Month, will present a panel discussion from African Americans who are climbing the career ladder of suc cess. Speakers will include Wanda Starks of NewsChannel 12, Lt. Col. Robert Weeks of the U.S. Army, and many more. Peo ple all ages are invited to come and hear how these individuals became "more than conquerors," and how others can do the same. The event will take place Saturday, Feb. 15, starting with breakfast at 8 a.m., followed by the panel discussion at 9 a.m. The church is located at 2800 E. Sprague St., at the corner of Cole Road. For further information, please call 788-1873. ? Women's Health Hanes CME Church, 819 Highland Ave., will host a Women's Health Retreat Feb. 15 from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Health issues concerning our neighborhoods, how and where to get help, new programs that are available to us and what we need as females to remain healthy will be discuss by Dr. Flack, Jackie Boggs and Ellerton (Mickey) McCullough. Games, prizes and food will also be a part of the retreat. Come, enjoy a day of Health and get your blood pressure checked free ? Leadership Workshop The St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church, 5000 Noble St., will have its annual Leadership Workshop Feb. 17 through Feb. 20. The guest preacher for this great Christian education event will be the Rev. B.F. Daniels of Union Baptist Church. In addi tion to preaching, classes will be held nightly with outstanding instructors. They are the Rev. Konnie Robinson (youth class), the Rev. Douglass Summers (leadership class), the Rev. James Lewis (Christian education class) and Deacon James Diggs (witnessing and evangelizing). All are welcome. The Rev. Joseph R. Samuels is the host pastor. ? Valentine Ball The Youth Department of Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church will host their First Annual Valentine Banquet/Ball Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. at Rupert Bell Recreation Center. The guest speaker will be Ben Piggott of Sims Recreation Center. The pro gram will include special music and good food. Sandra Sheff is Youth Department directress. The public is invited to attend. Tickets are $7 at the door. The event is to boost member Samuel Scott's candidacy for Southeast Ward Alderman. ? Community Vigil Kimberly Park Terrace will present Reach Out 1997, a com munity vigil, Saturday, Feb. 22, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Derry Street parking lot. There will he food, music and fellowship. A WanutCove St. Mary's United Methodist Church, corner of Brook and Hairston Streets in Walnut Cove, N.C., will celebrate Black His tory Month Sunday, Feb. 23, at 3 p.m. The keynote speaker will he Ralph Mitchell, of Walnut Cove. Mitchell earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro Mitchell taught in the Stokes County School System for 26 years. He is a member of Rising Star Baptist Church in Walnut Cove. Mitchell's presentation will include the following: ? the his tory of slavery ? the Reconstruc tion period ? the Civil Rights Movement ? our present status. Everyone is invited to attend. The Rev. Paul Bethel is pas tor of St. Mary's. For more information, call Violet B. Feaster, chair of the Black History Committee, at (910) 767-2537. St. James to celebrate Anniversary Founder's Day and the 115th Church Anniversary of St. James AME Church will be celebrated Feb. 16. The theme will be "Finding Faith in Our Youth ? The Founders of Tomorrow." The late Richard Allen started the first African Methodist Epis copal Church in Philadelphia, Pa., ip 1787. The local church was organized in 1882. Services will begin at 9:30 a.m. with Nigel Alston, superin tendent of Sunday school in change. The 11 a.m. speaker will be Julia L. Durham, a native of Hamilton Parish, Bermuda. Glo ria Broadway will preside. Durham received her primary and secondary school training in Bermuda, and furthered her edu cation at the Dorothy K. Kane Computer School in New York and later at the University of Maryland Extension in Bermuda. In Bermuda, Durham volun teers for the consumer affairs committee, the Bermuda Post Census Committee, and adult educational school. She also assists young high school students with applications to further their education. Durham will be introduced by her daughter. Dr. Donna Durham-Pieere, a professor of microbiology at Winston-Salem University. "Expressions" from the Sons of Allen, will be done by Daniel Hovett, Academic Advising Ser vices at Winston-Salem Univer sity. The newly dedicated "Voices of Praise Choir," will provide the music, with Terry Kelly, organist. There will be an invitation to Christian discipleship by the Rev. Dr. Carrington D. Carter. Gloria Broadway and Rosetta Kirkpatrick, chairperson and co chairperson respectively, will bring the closing remarks. The public is cordially invited. A Doctor Who Listens. Dr. Mufaro Dube, a board-certified obstetrician/ gynecologist, has joined the practices of Drs. Garke and Hopkins at Aegis Family Health Center - Winston East and is now accepting new patients. Treating illness is only a small part of his multifaceted approach to patient care. Dr. Dube believes that health maintenance should address each individual's physical, psychological and spiritual dimensions. For an appointment call: (910) 722-9590 AEGIS FAMILY HEALTH CENTER WINSTON EAST 2295 East 14th Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27105 offers these services: Obstetrics & Gynecology ' Thomas L. Clarke, M.D., Lawrence D. Hopkins, M.D., Mufaro Dube, M.D. Pediatric Care Charlie L. Kennedy, M.D., Pamela S. Dockery-Howard, M.D. Adult Medicine David T. Schreiner, M.D., Dorothy Norwood, M.Q. Aegis participates in most HMO/PPO insurance plans A ? ? / l/V^l O? /irVlN Health JL IvWlU Centers >4ft Affiliate of Bowman Gray/Baptist Hospital Medical Center http://www.bgsm.edu/Acgis/
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