Facet Fall 2026

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Director’s Leadership Council B. Heyward Allen Jr. Lacy Middlebrooks Camp Todd Emily Andrew F. Littlejohn D. Hamilton Magill III, chair David W. Matheny Isobel Parker Mills Carl W. Mullis III William R. Newton Christopher R. Peterson, past chair R. Lee Robinson, chair-elect John L. Shlesinger Sara D. Shlesinger Brenda A. Thompson Carol V. Winthrop Friends Advisory Council Greta Covington Cornelya Dorbin Susanna Drennen Bree Hayes, past chair Tiffany Hines Courtney Khail Christina LaFontaine, chair-elect

03 From the Director 04 On View 16 UGA Students Collaborate on

Summer Museum Exhibition “Seeing the News in Harper’s Weekly” Life, Death and Food: Julie Green’s “The Last Supper” Addresses Capital Punishment

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Augustus Marshall, carte-de-visite of Edmonia Lewis, ca. 1870. Albumen on wove paper and cardboard. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. 2020.10.5. Front cover Edmonia Lewis (American, 1844 – 1907), “Forever Free,” 1867. Marble, 41 3/4 × 21 1/2 × 12 3/8 inches. Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington DC / Licensed by Art Edmonia Lewis (American, ca. 1844 – 1907), “Minnehaha,” 1868. Marble, 12 × 7 1/2 × 4 1/4 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Collectors of the Georgia Museum of Art. 2016.251. Editorial Hillary Brown and Jessica Smith Design Noelle Shuck Publications Interns Tatum Ozment and Jisu Stanfield Our Mission Resource, NY. Back cover We collect, preserve, interpret and share art to inspire dialogue, advance inquiry and connect the University of Georgia and communities beyond through meaningful engagement with art, history and culture.

22 Museum in a Box

Expands Community Outreach

Hours Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 1 – 5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Museum Shop closes 15 minutes prior. Reserve free tickets at georgiamuseum.org Shanell McGoy Sherrie Olejnik Mary Prickett Lauren Schlesinger, chair Julia Slatcher Mary Anna Terrell Marilyn Wolf-Ragatz Amy Wraga

24 New books on

Richard Hunt, Harold Rittenberry and Louise Heron Blair

27 In the Shop 28 Recent Acquisitions 32 Museum Notes 34 Calendar

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