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Link to Previous Shows:

Romance of the Bells, 2007
La Charreria Mexicana, 2007
Metal Works North, 2007
Radiant Visions, 2007/2008
Art and Poetry from Native California, 2008
Visionary Art, 2008
Current Exhibit

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prior to 2007

Lewis and Clark Pass and Continental Divide, Scapegoat Wilderness Area, Montana, 2000

September 21 - November 16, 2008

Following in the footsteps of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they searched for the Northwest Passage, contemporary photographer, Greg MacGregor, traces the historic 19th century journey west to see the route as it exists today. The Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House presents “Lewis & Clark Revisited: A Trail in Modern Day” from September 21 – November 16, 2008.

Using the Lewis and Clark journals as his guide, MacGregor follows the original path as much as possible and captures vivid images along the way. From the starting point of the expedition in St. Charles, Missouri to the Oregon coast and back again, the “Lewis and Clark Revisited: A Trail in Modern Day” exhibition pairs MacGregor’s photographs with journal entries from the Lewis and Clark dairies, showing the transformation of the land and its people. “It was important for me to get back to the locations mentioned in the journals but once there, I looked for contemporary overlay on that historic site,” says Greg MacGregor. Images capture the Missouri River where sections of the original riverbanks have been completely altered by bridges, hydroelectric dams, and other modern amenities. Yet in other areas, the scenery resembles what the Corps of Discovery must have seen two centuries ago.

Ryan Dam and Falls, Great Falls, Montana

“Lewis and Clark Revisited” speaks to the legacy of those early explorers who opened up the west to a young nation’s imagination and settlement and, at the same time, provides a rich visual commentary on contemporary American life. The sixty stunning black and white images included in the exhibition chronicle the effect of the 200 years of human inhabitance and will be on display at the Grace Hudson Museum through November 16.

Replica of keelboat in original river channel, near Onowa, Iowa

The “Lewis and Clark Revisited: A Trail in Modern Day” exhibition tour was organized by Greg MacGregor and the California Exhibition Resources Alliance (CERA). CERA is a network of professionally operated museums and cultural organizations that collaborate to create and tour smaller, affordable, high quality exhibitions that enhance civic engagement and human understanding. CERA is supported by generous grants from The James Irvine Foundation and The William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

Marvin Schenck, Curator, Grace Hudson Museum

EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION

Saturday, September 21, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Slide Lecture by exhibition photographer Greg MacGregor at 2:00 p.m., reception afterward.

DOCENT AND MEMBER TOUR

Tuesday, September 23, 11:00 a.m. - noon

Join Marvin Schenck, Grace Hudson Museum Curator, on a tour of ther exhibition.

WATERSHED POETRY MENDOCINO

Saturday, September 27, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Watershed Poetry Mendocino, Saturday, September 27, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Regional poet readings culminate a day devoted to literature and watersheds in Mendocino County. Sponsored by Poet Laureate Committee of Ukiah and the Cloud Forest Institute.

Please call the museum at (707) 467-2836 for information on an additional Lewis and Clark history program being planned, or to arrange group or student tours.

LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM

Saturday, November 8, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Lewis and Clark re-enactor Jim Phillips will be on hand in the person of George Drouillard. Drouillard had a French father and a Shawnee Indian mother, and grew up among his mother's people. Accordingly he spoke several Indian languages and knew Indian sign language. He joined Lewis and Clark's expedition at Fort Massac, Illinois, as an interpreter and hunter.

Come and learn more about his life, and hear him recount some of his experiences on the expedition.

Holiday Open House
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sun House and Grace Hudson Museum

Activites include:

• Guided Tours of the Sun House, decorated for Christmas
• Visit with Santa Claus
• Live Carolers
• Lon Megargee Exhibit, Arizona's original Cowboy Artist
• Refreshments
• Free Admission

Shop for the Holidays:

• 15% off all Museum Store purchases
• Author Booksigning & Sale of local historic photo books from the Arcadia Press on Cloverdale, The Pomo of Lake County, and Early Mendocino Coast
• Buy Christmas bay wreaths and other hand-crafted items from local artists and the Textile Guild for holiday decorating and gifts
• Buy a limited edition Grace Hudson rabbit sculpture
• Huichol Indian Art for sale
• Specialty items for sale:
• McFadden Farms
• P.J.'s Gourmet and Stroh Ranch
• Mendocino Wine Company
• Horsetail Studio
• Kylee's Kandies
• Carol Hall's Hot Pepper Jelly Company
• Brownbird Children's Clothing & Bits, & more!

All sales benefit the Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House. For more informatiuon call the Museum at (707) 467-2836.

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Link to previous exhibits:
Romance of the Bells: The California Missions in Art, 2007
Viva La Charreria Mexicana, 2007
Metal Works North, 2007
Radiant Visions; Huichol Indian Art, 2007/2008
Art and Poetry from Native California, 2008
Northern California Visionary Art: A Contemporary Legacy, 2008
Current Exhibit

Link to all GHM Exhibits prior to 2007

Grace Hudson Museum - 431 S. Main Ukiah, CA - 95482 - 707.467.2836