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Yerkes Observatory Appoints New Executive Director


Yerkes Observatory Appoints New Executive Director
Yerkes Future Foundation Recruits Innovative Cultural Leader to Spearhead Growth, Fundraising & Expansion
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WILLIAMS BAY, Wis., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/  Yerkes Observatory, the birthplace of modern astrophysics and home of the world s largest refracting telescope, today announced the appointment of its new executive director.  Dennis Kois, an arts and sciences executive with more than two decades of experience transforming cultural organizations, will assume the position effective March 8, 2021.  Mr. Kois appointment marks a milestone in realizing the Observatory s ambitious expansion plan, which began when the Yerkes Future Foundation (YFF) secured ownership of the Observatory from the University of Chicago in 2020. ....

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'Rethinking the Boundaries of Western American Art' Virtual Program Accompanies 'Creating the...


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Thomas Moran. A Snowy Mountain Range (Path of Souls, Idaho), 1896. Oil on canvas, 14 x 27 in. Denver Art Museum: Roath Collection, 2013.109
Creating the American West in Art, an exhibition of nearly 80 paintings and sculptures ranging in date from 1822 to 1946 and made by such notable artists as Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Frederic Remington, Charles Marion Russell, E. Irving Couse, Robert Henri, John Sloan, and Maynard Dixon. Drawn from the Petrie Institute of Western American Art at the Denver Art Museum, the exhibition will be on view at the Frist from March 5 through June 27, 2021.
For many, the words “American West” have long conjured a concept as much as a location. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, depictions of the people, landscapes, and wildlife of the West fostered a sense of American identity that was rooted in a pioneering spirit of adventure and opportunity. This exhibition offers the occasion to explore the nuances of a ....

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