Ackland Upstairs Fall 2024

October 16, 2024 - December 15, 2024

Located on the second floor, Ackland Upstairs is a dynamic space, with art changing every eight weeks during the academic year. The Ackland staff collaborates with UNC-Chapel Hill faculty to create installations that support their courses, drawing from the thousands of artworks stored in the Museum’s vaults. As a result, there is always something new on view Upstairs, and always a new context in which to consider it. For faculty and students, Ackland Upstairs is an extension of their classroom. For all Ackland visitors, it offers a glimpse into the courses taught on campus and a window into the Museum’s extensive holdings.

 

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Fall 2024 Course Checklists

History and Practice of American Studies
Professor Michelle Robinson
Virgil Ortiz, American, Cochiti Pueblo, born 1969, Shu-Hah Healer, 2023, high-fire ceramic and glazes, 23 x 10 1/2 x 10 in. (584. x 26.7 x 25.4 cm). Gift of Richard Pardue to honor Lauren Turner, 2023.39. © 2022 Virgil Ortiz. Click on image to see uncropped.
Imperial China in Global Objects
Professor Kyoungjin Bae
Unidentified artist, Chinese, A Gold Filigree Mounted Yixing Teapot, c. 1675-1700, stoneware and gold, 6 3/8 × 6 × 4 in. (16.2 × 15.2 × 10.2 cm). Gift of Richard D. Pardue, 2021.3. Click on image to see uncropped.
Literature, Archives, and Original Research
Professor Laurie Langbauer
Utagawa Kokunimasa, Japanese, 1874-1944, Ceremony on the Occasion of the Meiji Emperor's Silver Wedding Anniversary, 1894, polychrome woodblock print triptych, 14 7/16 × 28 1/2 in. (36.7 × 72.4 cm). The Gene and Susan Roberts Collection, 2022.46.106a-c. Click on image to see uncropped.
Methods in Classical Art History | Hellenistic Art and Archaeology
Professor Hérica Valladares
Unidentified artist, Greek, Head of a Woman, late 4th century BCE, terracotta, 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (11.4 x 8.3 x 4.4 cm). Ackland Fund, 66.27.7. Click on image to see uncropped.
On Becoming a Pharmacist
Professor Mary McClurg
vanessa german, American, born 1976, cup runneth, 2023, the artist’s braid dangling from rose Quartz and jade tree, beads, rhinestones, beaded glass trim, punch cups, Astro turf, mirror, wood, heart, Soul stamp, the edge of hope, 43 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (110.5 × 67.3 × 49.5 cm). Charles and Isabel Eaton Trust, 2024.22. © 2024 vanessa german. Courtesy of the artist and Kasmin, New York. Click on image to see uncropped.
Professional Writing in the Arts
Professor Candace Epps-Robertson
Sam Gilliam, American, 1933-2022, Fire, 1972, color lithograph on Kozo Cream paper, 24 x 16 1/8 in. (61 x 41 cm). Ackland Fund, 72.45.1. © 1972 Sam Gilliam. Click on image to see uncropped.

vanessa german, American, born 1976, cup runneth, 2023, the artist’s braid dangling from rose Quartz and jade tree, beads, rhinestones, beaded glass trim, punch cups, Astro turf, mirror, wood, heart, Soul stamp, the edge of hope, 43 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (110.5 × 67.3 × 49.5 cm). Charles and Isabel Eaton Trust, 2024.22. © 2024 vanessa german. Courtesy of the artist and Kasmin, New York.