Tania Sammons, Curator of Decorative Arts and the Owens-Thomas House, and Harry DeLorme, Senior Curator of Education, took time out of their day to answer questions posed on Twitter, Facebook and via email with #AskACurator Day.
Here’s the full Q&A!
Tania and Harry are really excited to share their knowledge with all of you. #AskACurator Tania will sign answers TS, Harry as HD
- Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Tania is our Curator of Decorative Arts and the Owens-Thomas house, and has recently curated shows on glass, quilts and Gibran #AskACurator
- Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Her next show will feature chairs and sofas, and she is working on a companion book to our previous Slavery & Freedom in Sav Symposium. – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Harry DeLorme is our Senior Curator of Education. In addition to leading classes he helped design our children’s area, ArtZeum. #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
He also helped co-curate our Collection Currents exhibition, a survey of modern and contemporary permanent collection pieces #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
RT: @fredk9vegan @mytelfair What is best way 2 present proposal 4 show of noted artist? #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
.@fredk9veganFor proposals it’s great to have professional images, complete information on work, resume, catalog, reviews- HD #askacurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Q: How long does it take to arrange all the details for an exhibition before it is launched? #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
A: From months to years, depends on size,material,number of objects,galleries,and ny extras like catalogues or brochures-TS #AskACurator
- Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Q: What is your favorite piece at each building and why? #AskACurator
- Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
A: At present: TA: Dining Room table, OT: House (inside: sideboard), JC: Waddie Welcome Quilt, Glass installation-TS #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Q: What was the first Telfair acquisition or show that really drew a crowd?#AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Opening of Telfair Academy in 1886.-TS #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
.@lettheloverbe William Jay’s architecture; Kahlil Gibran in context with work by artists who inspired him and his peers-TS #AskaCurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
.@lettheloverbe I would love to see a type-sheet exhibition or something related to album cover design! -CB #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
@lettheloverbe Anything by Keita Takahashi or my favorite show from this year, Stefan Sagmeister’s Happy Show-HD #AskaCurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Q: What do you remember the most fondly about working in the Telfair Academy? #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
A: Seeing the original architecture of the 1880s galleries resurface in conservation efforts of last 2 or so decades- HD #askacurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
A: The awe-inspiring experience of walking up the stairs into the front hall and up into the Rotunda-it still gets me!-TS#AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Q: Tania, who is the specialist in Georgia Pottery you spoke of? #AskACurator
- Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
A: William Jordan, Archeologist, Cartersville, Georgia-TS #AskACurator
- Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Q: How can I take my work to the next level and get a museum exhibition? #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
A: Keep working and get as much exposure as possible, eventually, if you’re good, you’ll get noticed.-TS #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
.@mardixon Victoria and Albert Museum, London-TS #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
.@mardixon @pralinerie I love @amnh! Always a fun stop when in NY -CB #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
.@katherinesandoz we have about 6,400 objects in our collection.
- Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
.@katherinesandoz approx. 15% regional, 42% national, $43% international – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
.@shannonherys yes, but with one exception “female” not “male”–the men seem less interested-TS #AskACurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
.@katherinesandoz Difficult to say who defines the city, given the sheer number and variety of artists at work here-HD #AskaCurator – Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
.@samueljredman MOMA, American Folk Art Museum, Phillips Collection, too many favorites –HD #AskaCurator
- Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
Thanks for the questions and to our SM guru Caila–see you at the Telfair!-TS #AskACurator
- Telfair Museums(@MyTelfair) September 19, 2012
