A Legacy of Generosity: The Jacobs Henderson Family Collections and Their Influence on OUMA
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Dates & times for September 2025
Friday, September 26, 2025
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Monday, September 29, 2025
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Venue
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
4484 Peachtree Rd NE
Brookhaven
GA
30319
Phone
(404) 364-8555
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This exhibition explores the richness of our museum collection through those works of art given by the descendants of OU President Thornwell Jacobs (1877 – 1956) and those inspired by these gifts. Included are large collections of porcelain, paintings, and works on paper generously given over many years by Ms. Caroline Lee Jacobs Henderson, President Jacobs’ granddaughter. Curated by John Daniel Tilford, Curatorial Advisor and Elizabeth Peterson Jennings, Museum Director. Paul Cornoyer (American 1864 – 1923)
Landscape with River, Possibly Cos Cob, early 20th century
Oil on canvas in original frame by R.C. Vose
Gift of Ms. Caroline Lee Jacobs Henderson
Collection of Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
2017.03.01
Landscape with River, Possibly Cos Cob, early 20th century
Oil on canvas in original frame by R.C. Vose
Gift of Ms. Caroline Lee Jacobs Henderson
Collection of Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
2017.03.01
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