Maude S. Wahlman Vitae

Maude Southwell Wahlman
Curriculum vitae

Addresses: Art Department, University of Central Florida,
Orlando, FL 32816 (407) 823-5925.
Email: wahlman@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu

EDUCATION: B.A. (Art) Colorado College, 1969.
M.A. (Anthropology) Northwestern University, 1969.
M.Phil (Art History) Yale University, 1979.
Ph.D. (Art History) Yale University, 1980.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS: 1997  Research Fellowship, W.E.B.DuBois Center for Afro-American Studies, Harvard University.

1990  Florida Hi-Tech Council Grant for Computer Animation Project, (With Dr. Michael Moshell) $50,000.

1988  Florida Arts Council Grant for A Computerized Catalog System for Central Florida Museums, $100,000.

    Florida Arts Council Grant for a brochure for the exhibition, Tiffany's Choices, on loan from the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, $5000.

1987  Florida Arts Council Grant for an exhibition of Traditional African Arts, for January-February, 1988, $2,500.

     Utilization of Museum Resources Grant, from the National Endowment for the Arts, for the exhibition, African, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-American Arts, $18,000.

1981-85  Research Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities, for research on Southern Folk Arts, $55,000.

1982-83  Exhibition Grant, The National Endowment for the Humanities, for the traveling exhibition, Ten Afro-American Quilters, $15,840.

1981-83  Exhibition Grant, The Southern Arts Federation, for the exhibition, Ten Afro-American Quilters, $5,000.

1981-82  Exhibition Grant, The National Endowment for the Arts, for the exhibition Ten Afro American Quilters, $18,680.

1980  Francis Blanchard Prize for Best Dissertation, Department of the History of Art, Yale University, $100.

1978-80  Fellowships (2), The Yale Center for American Art and Material Culture, $3,300.

1979  Research Grants (2), The Yale Center for American Art and Material Culture, $1,000.

1977-80  Tuition Fellowships (3), The Graduate School, Yale University, $15,000.

    Research Grants (3), The Council on African Studies, Yale, $1,000.

1973  Exhibition Grant, the National Endowment for the Arts, for the exhibition, Contemporary African Arts, $30,000.

1972  Planning Grant, The National Endowment for the Arts, for a traveling exhibition on contemporary African arts, $12,000.

1971  Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship for Museum Research, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, $6,000.

    Tuition Grant, the Program of African Studies, Northwestern University, $600.

1970  Research Grant, Program of African Studies, Northwestern University, for fieldwork in Nigeria, $1,500.

1969  Research Grant, Dr. Oswald Werner, Northwestern University, for fieldwork on the Navajo Reservation, $600.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: 1985-90  Chairperson, Art Department, University of Central Florida
    * Wrote proposals for and obtained the William S. and Alice M. Jenkins Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Community Arts ($600,000 plus $400,000 from the State of Florida), 1986.
    * Conceived of the Program for a B.A. and M.A. in Community Arts, approved by the Florida Board of Regents for the Five Year Plan, 1988.
    * Chairperson, Search Committees for Endowed Chair in Community Arts, 1987-88.
    * Wrote plans for $8,000,000 UCF Arts Complex, approved by the Board of Regents, Florida State University System, 1988.
    * User Representative, Art in State Buildings, UCF Campus, 1988-1990.
    * Campus Arts Liaison, American Association for State Colleges and Universities, 1987-1990.
    * Co-Chair (with Beryl Colbourn), Arts Advisory Committee, 1986-88.
    * Proposed and implemented the UCF Permanent Collections Student Scholarship Awards, 1988, 1989, 1990.
    * Chairperson, Art for the UCF Research Park, 1987-1988.
    * Chairperson, UCF-Centerra Fine Arts Committee; drafted proposal, 1987-88.
    * Chairperson, Search Committee for UCF Art Gallery Curator, 1985-86.
    * Obtained gift of sculpture by Louise Nevelson, (appraised at $15,000) from Mrs. Polly Miller, Altamonte Springs, FL, 1989.
    *Obtained funds from Dr. Philip St. Louie and Dr. Edward Eliscue to purchase a central African wide raffia loom.
    * Obtained Lake Mary-Heathrow Arts Festival Student Scholarship Awards ($2000), 1990.
    * Obtained gift of folk art, "The Art Center," (worth $4800) from the artist, Mr. John Gerdes, Maitland, FL, 1988.
    * Obtained gifts of 60 Guatemalan Textiles from Mr. Ray Senuk, St. Louis, MO, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991.
    * Obtained gift of traditional African arts from the Brams Family, Florida & Texas, 1988,1989.
    * Obtained gift of contemporary American arts from Judith Alexander, Atlanta, GA, 1988.
    * Phonathon Coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences; raised $12,000, 1988.
    * Obtained gift of $1,000 for equipment to teach Computer Graphics, from the Harry P. Leu Foundation, Orlando, FL, 1987.
    * Obtained permanent loan of a major collection of African Art, from Dr. James Olander, NYC, 1987.
    * Obtained gift of African and Eskimo arts (valued at over $60,000) from Dr. and Mrs. Edward Eliscu, Orlando, FL, 1987.
    * Obtained gift to UCF of 61 twentieth century arts (worth $140,000), from Florence andSamuel Dorsky, Long Island, NY, 1986.
    * Obtained gift of a painting ($5000) by William Getman from his estate, New York City, 1986.
    * Obtained gift to UCF of contemporary Nigerian arts (worth $5,000), from Alice andWilliam S. Jenkins, Winter Park, FL, 1986.
    * Obtained gift to UCF of $5,000 from the Graphic Arts Association of Central Florida, for a Macintosh computer lab, 1986.
    * Obtained contract for the UCF Art Department to design and publish the catalog and curate a traveling exhibition, Henry Moore Macquettes, from Art Partners, Winter Park, FL, 1986.
    * Obtained gift of $10,000 from M.G. Lewis Investment Co., Winter Park, FL, 1986.
    * Phonathon Coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences; raised $11,000, 1986.
    * Obtained gift to UCF of 110 pieces of African art (worth $50,000) from the Victor DuBois Estate, New York City, 1985.
    * Obtained gift to UCF of prints and wood blocks by Leon Gordon Miller, from Polly Miller.
    * Arranged for the Survey of Art History course to be televised in three Florida counties, for UCF credit, 1986.
    * Wrote proposal for UCF credit for art courses at Crealde Arts, Inc. in Winter Park, FL.
    * Helped write proposals for a "Humanists Portraits" Videotape Archive on great scholars and artists, submitted to NEH, Alcoa, etc., 1986-88.

1984-85   Director, Fine Arts Center Art Gallery, University of Mississippi
    * Supervised Graduate student assistants.
    * Scheduled exhibits.
    * Wrote press releases and coordinated publicity.
    * Obtained gift to UCF of 110 pieces of African art (worth $50,000) from the Victor DuBois Estate, New York City, 1985.
    * Obtained gift to UCF of prints and wood blocks by Leon Gordon Miller, from Polly Miller.
    * Arranged for the Survey of Art History course to be televised in three Florida counties, for UCF credit, 1986.
    * Wrote proposal for UCF credit for art courses at Crealde Arts, Inc. in Winter Park, FL.
    * Helped write proposals for a "Humanists Portraits" Videotape Archive on great scholars and artists, submitted to NEH, Alcoa, etc., 1986-88.

1984-85   Director, Fine Arts Center Art Gallery, University of Mississippi
    * Supervised Graduate student assistants.
    * Scheduled exhibits.
    * Wrote press releases and coordinated publicity.

1981-85   Project Director, Southern Folk Arts Research Project, University of Mississippi
    * Wrote proposal to the National Endowment for the Humanities for a research grant (funded at $40,000).
    * Coordinated and supervised activities and research by undergraduates at the University of Mississippi and graduate students doing field work in Southern states.
    * Organized a slide archive of 10,000 slides.
    * Supervised design and operation of computer data base system for entering and retrieving information on Southern Folk Arts.
    * Raised funds to match an additional $15,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

1981-86   Project Director, Ten Afro-American Quilters, traveling exhibition
    * Supervised undergraduate and graduate student research.
    * Designed slid^@^@^D¯brary on Afro-American textiles.
    * Prepared public relations to promote exhibition outside the South.
    * Gave more than 20 lectures on Afro-American quilts around the United States.
    * Monitored four accounts funding the exhibition.
    * Discussed traveling exhibit to Africa with Arts America, United States Information Agency.
    * Made arrangements for the University of Mississippi Museums to adapt the exhibition for travel to Africa throughout 1985-86.
    * Wrote and produced a Slide Show based on the Exhibit.
    * Wrote "Ten Afro-American Quilters: Basic Informational Booklets," which accompanies the exhibit (Publicity package, Installation information, Docents Materials,Education Package)

1972-74   Consultant in African Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History -     * Wrote proposals for a traveling exhibition, Contemporary African Arts.
    * Invited Advisory Committee of 25 community leaders.
    * Supervised 25 volunteers and students doing research for the exhibition.
    * Coordinated activities of exhibition staff, educational staff, Advisory Committee, and Public Relations Committee.
    * Organized a six month festival of contemporary African arts (a lecture series, a film series, demonstrations)
    * Stocked a contemporary African arts shop.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1989   Professor, Art Department, University of Central Florida
1985-89   Associate Professor, Art Department, University of Central Florida

    Courses taught:
  African Diasporan Arts: 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  Visual Arts Administration: 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
  Seminar, Arts of the African Diaspora: 1992, 1993, 1994
  19th century Art:1995
  Survey, Non-Western Arts:1996, 1997
  MesoAmerican Arts: 1997

Member, Faculty Senate & Senate Steering Committee (1994-95) 1988-91, 1993, 1995
Member, Steering Committee, Chairman's Council 1985-87, 89-90
Member, Art for the Library Committee 1985-87
Member, Chairman's Council Subcommittee on Institutes 1986-88
Member, Local Area Network Committee 1988-89
Member, Graphic Arts Standards Committee 1988-88
Member, UCF Development Committee 1988-89
Member, Arts and Sciences Computer Committee 1987-89
Ph.D. Dissertation Supervision (Claire Loverage, UCF) 1987-881987-88
Ph.D. Dissertation Reader (Rosalyn Jeffries, Yale) 1991-92
M.A. Thesis Advisor (Susan Rosoff) 1990-92

1980-85   Assistant Professor, Art History and Southern Studies, University of Mississippi.
    Courses taught:
  African and Afro-American Arts: 1981, 1983, 1984
  Art Appreciation: Non-Western: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
  Arts Administration: 1980, 1983, 1985
  Fieldwork Techniques: 1981, 1984
  Meso-American Arts: 1984, 1985
  Southern Folk Arts: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985
  Research in Art History and Art Education: 1982, 1983

Faculty Advisor, Arts Administration emphasis for the B.A. and the M.A. in Art History.
  * Designed Arts Administration program for the B.A. and M.A. degrees.
  * Taught introductory courses in Arts Administration.
  * Located Arts Administration internships for students.
M. A. Thesis Supervision (Frances Drummond)

1985-1986  Member, Committees:
   : Gray Award Committee
1981-83
    Latin American Studies Faculty
1982-85
    Museums Committee
1981-85 : (Chairperson)
1983-84
    Oxford Folklife Festival Committee
1981-84
    Search Committee, Dean of Liberal Arts
1982-83
  Search Committee, Renaissance Art Historian
1982-83

1977-80  Senior Graduate Teaching Fellow for Dr. Robert Farris Thompson, Yale University,
History of Art Department
  * supervised and coordinated activities of teaching assistants.
  * gave occasional lectures.
1971-74   Consultant in African Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
    supervised students doing Independent Studies from Beloit College, Oberlin College, Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
1970  Graduate Teaching Assistant for Dr. Edward T. Hall, Anthropology Department, Northwestern University.

PUBLICATIONS:

Books: 1993:   Signs and Symbols: African Images in African-American Quilts. New York: The Museum of American Folk Art and Penguin USA.
1980  Traditional Art of West Africa (Introduction by Robert Plant Armstrong). Waterville, MN: Colby College Museum of Art, 116 pages.
1979  Ceremonial Art of West Africa (Introduction by Roy Sieber). East Lansing, MI: Kresge Art Center Gallery, Michigan State University, 58 pages.
1974   Contemporary African Arts. Chicago: The Field Museum of Natural History, 124 pages.

Co-Authored Books: 1988  Quilts from Appalachia. (Patricia Macneal, co-author). State College: Pennsylvania State University Art Gallery, 68 pages.
1987  Baking in The Sun: Visionary Images from the South (Andy Nasisse, co-author). Lafayette, LA: University of Southeastern Louisiana Art Museum, 146 pages. Won the 1988 Mary Ellen LoPresti Award for Excellence in Art Publishing.

Co-Edited Book: 1982  Spirit of Africa (James Ramsey, co-editor). Memphis, TN: Memphis State University Art Gallery, 68 pages.

Exhibit Brochures and Catalogs: 1994  African American Quilters. Orlando: Orlando City Hall. 16 pages. 1990  (Introduction) William Sterling Jenkins: Selected Art Works, 1931-1941. Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida Art Department, 50 pages.
1987  "African Art from the Victor DuBois Estate given to The Amistad Research Center," (James Olander, co-author) in African Art from the Victor DuBois Estate. New Orleans, LA:The Amistad Research Center at Tulane.
  Ten Afro-American Quilters: Basic Informational Booklets. NEH grant.
1985   Elijah Pierce. Columbus, OH: Keny and Johnson Gallery, 2 pages.    Dix Quilteuses Afro-Americaines. Centre d'etude de la culture du Sud et Musees universitaires, Universite du Mississippi: Une manifestation culturelle des Etats-Unis d'Amerique, (French Edition), 30 pages.
  Ten Afro-American Quilters. University of Mississippi: Center for the Study of Southern Culture and The U.S. State Department, (Second Edition), 30 pages.
1983   Ten Afro-American Quilters. University of Mississippi: Center for the Study of Southern Culture, 30 pages.
1982  Bill Traylor . Little Rock, AR: The Arkansas Art Center, 3 pages.
1980  Black Quilters (John Scully, co-author). New Haven: Yale Art and Architecture Gallery.
1975  Contemporary African Fabrics. Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, 16 pages.

Referred Articles: 1996  "David Butler: Spirit Shields" in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg   Center for Research on Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library.
  "Dilmus Hall: Blue Hands" in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a Division of the New York Public Library.
  "Bill Traylor: Mysteries," in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library.
  "Symbols in African American Arts," in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library.
  "African American Quiltmaking Influences," in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library.
  "African American Funerary Arts." in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library.
1989   "Religious Symbolism in African-American Quilts," The Clarion, Vol. 14, No. 3,(Summer), 36-43.
  "African-American Quilts: Tracing the Aesthetic Principles." The Clarion, V. 14, No.2, (Spring) 44 54.
  "Afro-American Quiltmaking" and "Pecolia Warner, Afro-American Quiltmaker" in The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. University, MS: Center for the Study of Southern Culture,. (International)
1987  Contributor, Meso-American Art of Mexico and Central America (George Kubler, Ed.). New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, pp. 164, 176, 183-184, 186-187.
1986  "African Symbolism in Afro-American Quilts" in African Arts, vol. XX, 1: 68-76, 99.
  "Religious Symbols in Afro-American Folk Arts" in New York Folklore (Phillips Stevens, Ed.). Buffalo, NY: New York Folklore Society, Vol. XII, No 1-2, 1 - 24. (National)
1983   "Aesthetic Principles in Afro-American Quilts" (John Scully, co-author) in Afro-American Folk Arts and Crafts (William Ferris, Editor). Boston: G.K. Hall, 78-97.
1979  "Sierra Leone Resist Dyed Textiles" (Enyinna Chuta, co-author) in Fabrics of Culture:The Anthropology of Clothing and Adornment. (Justine Cordwell and Ron Schwarz, Editors), World Anthropology Series. The Hague:Mouton, 448-466.
1974  "A Festival of Contemporary African Arts" in African Arts. vol. 7, no. 3, 16, 69-71.
1972  "Techniques of Yoruba Pottery Making" in Bässler-Archiv. vol. 20, 313-346.

Invited Articles: 1996  Einführung (Introduction), to Angels of Our Time, by Walter Gaudnek (Exhibition catalog) Dachau, Germany: Schüle am Schloßberg.
1991  "African-American Quilts: Current Status," in Folk Art Finder, Vol. 12, No. 1, 7-9, 20-23.
1987 : "African Art," in The Appleton Collection. Ocala, FL: The Appleton Museum of Art, 111-139.
1986   "Symbolic Dimensions in the Art of David Butler" in Shared Visions/ Separate Realities: David Butler / John Geldersma (Exhibition Catalog). Orlando, FL: Valencia Community College.
  "Contemporary African Fabrics," in A Profile of Cultures: An Exhibition of African Textiles and Clothing. Greensboro, NC: The Witherspoon Art Gallery and Department of Clothing and Textiles, The University of North Carolina Greensboro, 7-11.
1985  "Continuities Between African Textiles and Afro-American Quilts" in Traditions in Cloth. Los Angeles: California Afro-American Museum, 8-15.
  "Religious Symbols in the Art of James Ford Thomas" in James "Son" Thomas. Las Cruces, NM: New Mexico State University Art Gallery, 10 pages.
  "Symbolic Dimensions in Afro-American Folk Arts" in A Report. San Francisco: The San Francisco Crafts and Folk Arts Museum, 4 pages (11 x 17 inches).
1984  "Gifts of the Spirit: Religious Symbols in Afro-American Folk Arts" in Gifts of the Spirit (Exhibition Catalog). Asheville, NC: Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, 14-17.
1982  "Southern Quiltmaking" in The Mid-South Folklife Festival Catalog. Memphis, TN: The Center for Southern Folklore.
  "Quilts" (Ella King Torrey, co-author) in Craft International. New York: Fall Issue.
   "Afro-American Quilts" (Ella King Torrey, co-author) in Art Papers. Atlanta: Fall Issue.
  "Educating Exceptional Individuals" in Mississippi Governors General Conference on Education. Jackson: Mississippi Humanities Council, 26-27.
1981  "Afro-American Quilt Aesthetics" in Something To Keep You Warm. (Exhibition Brochure, Patti Carr Black, Ed.). Jackson: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 6-8.
1976  "Mbari Mbayo School of Oshogbo" and "The Central African WorkshopSchool" in The Encyclopedia Britannica. Chicago.
1975   "Material Culture," "Ceramics and Pottery," and "Museums as Research Tools" in The Encyclopedia of Anthropology. New York: Harper and Row.
1974   "The Contemporary African Arts Festival" in The Field Museum Bulletin. vol. 45, no.4, 3-8.
1973  "African Art Today" in The Field Museum Bulletin. vol. 44, no. 8, 3-7.
1972  "An African Potter at Work" in The Field Museum Bulletin. vol.43, no. 8, 12-14.

Addresses:	Art Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 (407) 823-5925. Email: wahlman@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
EDUCATION:	B.A. (Art) Colorado College, 1969. M.A. (Anthropology) Northwestern University, 1969. M.Phil (Art History) Yale University, 1979. Ph.D. (Art History) Yale University, 1980.
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:	1997 Research Fellowship, W.E.B.DuBois Center for Afro-American Studies, Harvard University. 1990 Florida Hi-Tech Council Grant for Computer Animation Project, (With Dr. Michael Moshell) $50,000. 1988 Florida Arts Council Grant for A Computerized Catalog System for Central Florida Museums, $100,000. Florida Arts Council Grant for a brochure for the exhibition, Tiffany's Choices, on loan from the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, $5000. 1987 Florida Arts Council Grant for an exhibition of Traditional African Arts, for January-February, 1988, $2,500. Utilization of Museum Resources Grant, from the National Endowment for the Arts, for the exhibition, African, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-American Arts, $18,000. 1981-85 Research Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities, for research on Southern Folk Arts, $55,000. 1982-83 Exhibition Grant, The National Endowment for the Humanities, for the traveling exhibition, Ten Afro-American Quilters, $15,840. 1981-83 Exhibition Grant, The Southern Arts Federation, for the exhibition, Ten Afro-American Quilters, $5,000. 1981-82 Exhibition Grant, The National Endowment for the Arts, for the exhibition Ten Afro American Quilters, $18,680. 1980 Francis Blanchard Prize for Best Dissertation, Department of the History of Art, Yale University, $100. 1978-80 Fellowships (2), The Yale Center for American Art and Material Culture, $3,300. 1979 Research Grants (2), The Yale Center for American Art and Material Culture, $1,000. 1977-80 Tuition Fellowships (3), The Graduate School, Yale University, $15,000. Research Grants (3), The Council on African Studies, Yale, $1,000. 1973 Exhibition Grant, the National Endowment for the Arts, for the exhibition, Contemporary African Arts, $30,000. 1972 Planning Grant, The National Endowment for the Arts, for a traveling exhibition on contemporary African arts, $12,000. 1971 Wenner-Gren Foundation Fellowship for Museum Research, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, $6,000. Tuition Grant, the Program of African Studies, Northwestern University, $600. 1970 Research Grant, Program of African Studies, Northwestern University, for fieldwork in Nigeria, $1,500. 1969 Research Grant, Dr. Oswald Werner, Northwestern University, for fieldwork on the Navajo Reservation, $600.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:	1985-90 Chairperson, Art Department, University of Central Florida * Wrote proposals for and obtained the William S. and Alice M. Jenkins Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Community Arts ($600,000 plus $400,000 from the State of Florida), 1986. * Conceived of the Program for a B.A. and M.A. in Community Arts, approved by the Florida Board of Regents for the Five Year Plan, 1988. * Chairperson, Search Committees for Endowed Chair in Community Arts, 1987-88. * Wrote plans for $8,000,000 UCF Arts Complex, approved by the Board of Regents, Florida State University System, 1988. * User Representative, Art in State Buildings, UCF Campus, 1988-1990. * Campus Arts Liaison, American Association for State Colleges and Universities, 1987-1990. * Co-Chair (with Beryl Colbourn), Arts Advisory Committee, 1986-88. * Proposed and implemented the UCF Permanent Collections Student Scholarship Awards, 1988, 1989, 1990. * Chairperson, Art for the UCF Research Park, 1987-1988. * Chairperson, UCF-Centerra Fine Arts Committee; drafted proposal, 1987-88. * Chairperson, Search Committee for UCF Art Gallery Curator, 1985-86. * Obtained gift of sculpture by Louise Nevelson, (appraised at $15,000) from Mrs. Polly Miller, Altamonte Springs, FL, 1989. Obtained funds from Dr. Philip St. Louie and Dr. Edward Eliscue to purchase a central African wide raffia loom. Obtained Lake Mary-Heathrow Arts Festival Student Scholarship Awards ($2000), 1990. * Obtained gift of folk art, "The Art Center," (worth $4800) from the artist, Mr. John Gerdes, Maitland, FL, 1988. * Obtained gifts of 60 Guatemalan Textiles from Mr. Ray Senuk, St. Louis, MO, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991. * Obtained gift of traditional African arts from the Brams Family, Florida & Texas, 1988,1989. * Obtained gift of contemporary American arts from Judith Alexander, Atlanta, GA, 1988. * Phonathon Coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences; raised $12,000, 1988. * Obtained gift of $1,000 for equipment to teach Computer Graphics, from the Harry P. Leu Foundation, Orlando, FL, 1987. * Obtained permanent loan of a major collection of African Art, from Dr. James Olander, NYC, 1987. * Obtained gift of African and Eskimo arts (valued at over $60,000) from Dr. and Mrs. Edward Eliscu, Orlando, FL, 1987. * Obtained gift to UCF of 61 twentieth century arts (worth $140,000), from Florence andSamuel Dorsky, Long Island, NY, 1986. * Obtained gift of a painting ($5000) by William Getman from his estate, New York City, 1986. * Obtained gift to UCF of contemporary Nigerian arts (worth $5,000), from Alice andWilliam S. Jenkins, Winter Park, FL, 1986. * Obtained gift to UCF of $5,000 from the Graphic Arts Association of Central Florida, for a Macintosh computer lab, 1986. * Obtained contract for the UCF Art Department to design and publish the catalog and curate a traveling exhibition, Henry Moore Macquettes, from Art Partners, Winter Park, FL, 1986. * Obtained gift of $10,000 from M.G. Lewis Investment Co., Winter Park, FL, 1986. * Phonathon Coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences; raised $11,000, 1986. * Obtained gift to UCF of 110 pieces of African art (worth $50,000) from the Victor DuBois Estate, New York City, 1985. * Obtained gift to UCF of prints and wood blocks by Leon Gordon Miller, from Polly Miller. * Arranged for the Survey of Art History course to be televised in three Florida counties, for UCF credit, 1986. * Wrote proposal for UCF credit for art courses at Crealde Arts, Inc. in Winter Park, FL. * Helped write proposals for a "Humanists Portraits" Videotape Archive on great scholars and artists, submitted to NEH, Alcoa, etc., 1986-88. 1984-85 Director, Fine Arts Center Art Gallery, University of Mississippi * Supervised Graduate student assistants. * Scheduled exhibits. * Wrote press releases and coordinated publicity. * Obtained gift to UCF of 110 pieces of African art (worth $50,000) from the Victor DuBois Estate, New York City, 1985. * Obtained gift to UCF of prints and wood blocks by Leon Gordon Miller, from Polly Miller. * Arranged for the Survey of Art History course to be televised in three Florida counties, for UCF credit, 1986. * Wrote proposal for UCF credit for art courses at Crealde Arts, Inc. in Winter Park, FL. * Helped write proposals for a "Humanists Portraits" Videotape Archive on great scholars and artists, submitted to NEH, Alcoa, etc., 1986-88. 1984-85 Director, Fine Arts Center Art Gallery, University of Mississippi * Supervised Graduate student assistants. * Scheduled exhibits. * Wrote press releases and coordinated publicity. 1981-85 Project Director, Southern Folk Arts Research Project, University of Mississippi * Wrote proposal to the National Endowment for the Humanities for a research grant (funded at $40,000). * Coordinated and supervised activities and research by undergraduates at the University of Mississippi and graduate students doing field work in Southern states. * Organized a slide archive of 10,000 slides. * Supervised design and operation of computer data base system for entering and retrieving information on Southern Folk Arts. * Raised funds to match an additional $15,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities. 1981-86 Project Director, Ten Afro-American Quilters, traveling exhibition * Supervised undergraduate and graduate student research. * Designed slid^@^@^D¯brary on Afro-American textiles. * Prepared public relations to promote exhibition outside the South. * Gave more than 20 lectures on Afro-American quilts around the United States. * Monitored four accounts funding the exhibition. * Discussed traveling exhibit to Africa with Arts America, United States Information Agency. * Made arrangements for the University of Mississippi Museums to adapt the exhibition for travel to Africa throughout 1985-86. * Wrote and produced a Slide Show based on the Exhibit. * Wrote "Ten Afro-American Quilters: Basic Informational Booklets," which accompanies the exhibit (Publicity package, Installation information, Docents Materials,Education Package) 1972-74 Consultant in African Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History - * Wrote proposals for a traveling exhibition, Contemporary African Arts. * Invited Advisory Committee of 25 community leaders. * Supervised 25 volunteers and students doing research for the exhibition. * Coordinated activities of exhibition staff, educational staff, Advisory Committee, and Public Relations Committee. * Organized a six month festival of contemporary African arts (a lecture series, a film series, demonstrations) * Stocked a contemporary African arts shop.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:	1989 Professor, Art Department, University of Central Florida 1985-89 Associate Professor, Art Department, University of Central Florida Courses taught: African Diasporan Arts: 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Visual Arts Administration: 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Seminar, Arts of the African Diaspora: 1992, 1993, 1994 19th century Art:1995 Survey, Non-Western Arts:1996, 1997 MesoAmerican Arts: 1997 Member, Faculty Senate & Senate Steering Committee (1994-95) 1988-91, 1993, 1995 Member, Steering Committee, Chairman's Council 1985-87, 89-90 Member, Art for the Library Committee 1985-87 Member, Chairman's Council Subcommittee on Institutes 1986-88 Member, Local Area Network Committee 1988-89 Member, Graphic Arts Standards Committee 1988-88 Member, UCF Development Committee 1988-89 Member, Arts and Sciences Computer Committee 1987-89 Ph.D. Dissertation Supervision (Claire Loverage, UCF) 1987-881987-88 Ph.D. Dissertation Reader (Rosalyn Jeffries, Yale) 1991-92 M.A. Thesis Advisor (Susan Rosoff) 1990-92 1980-85 Assistant Professor, Art History and Southern Studies, University of Mississippi. Courses taught: African and Afro-American Arts: 1981, 1983, 1984 Art Appreciation: Non-Western: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 Arts Administration: 1980, 1983, 1985 Fieldwork Techniques: 1981, 1984 Meso-American Arts: 1984, 1985 Southern Folk Arts: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 Research in Art History and Art Education: 1982, 1983 Faculty Advisor, Arts Administration emphasis for the B.A. and the M.A. in Art History. * Designed Arts Administration program for the B.A. and M.A. degrees. * Taught introductory courses in Arts Administration. * Located Arts Administration internships for students. M. A. Thesis Supervision (Frances Drummond) 1985-1986 Member, Committees: : Gray Award Committee 1981-83 Latin American Studies Faculty 1982-85 Museums Committee 1981-85 : (Chairperson) 1983-84 Oxford Folklife Festival Committee 1981-84 Search Committee, Dean of Liberal Arts 1982-83 Search Committee, Renaissance Art Historian 1982-83 1977-80 Senior Graduate Teaching Fellow for Dr. Robert Farris Thompson, Yale University, History of Art Department * supervised and coordinated activities of teaching assistants. * gave occasional lectures. 1971-74 Consultant in African Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago supervised students doing Independent Studies from Beloit College, Oberlin College, Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, and the Art Institute of Chicago. 1970 Graduate Teaching Assistant for Dr. Edward T. Hall, Anthropology Department, Northwestern University.
PUBLICATIONS:
Books:	1993: Signs and Symbols: African Images in African-American Quilts. New York: The Museum of American Folk Art and Penguin USA. 1980 Traditional Art of West Africa (Introduction by Robert Plant Armstrong). Waterville, MN: Colby College Museum of Art, 116 pages. 1979 Ceremonial Art of West Africa (Introduction by Roy Sieber). East Lansing, MI: Kresge Art Center Gallery, Michigan State University, 58 pages. 1974 Contemporary African Arts. Chicago: The Field Museum of Natural History, 124 pages.
Co-Authored Books:	1988 Quilts from Appalachia. (Patricia Macneal, co-author). State College: Pennsylvania State University Art Gallery, 68 pages. 1987 Baking in The Sun: Visionary Images from the South (Andy Nasisse, co-author). Lafayette, LA: University of Southeastern Louisiana Art Museum, 146 pages. Won the 1988 Mary Ellen LoPresti Award for Excellence in Art Publishing.
Co-Edited Book:	1982 Spirit of Africa (James Ramsey, co-editor). Memphis, TN: Memphis State University Art Gallery, 68 pages.
Exhibit Brochures and Catalogs:	1994 African American Quilters. Orlando: Orlando City Hall. 16 pages. 1990 (Introduction) William Sterling Jenkins: Selected Art Works, 1931-1941. Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida Art Department, 50 pages. 1987 "African Art from the Victor DuBois Estate given to The Amistad Research Center," (James Olander, co-author) in African Art from the Victor DuBois Estate. New Orleans, LA:The Amistad Research Center at Tulane. Ten Afro-American Quilters: Basic Informational Booklets. NEH grant. 1985 Elijah Pierce. Columbus, OH: Keny and Johnson Gallery, 2 pages. Dix Quilteuses Afro-Americaines. Centre d'etude de la culture du Sud et Musees universitaires, Universite du Mississippi: Une manifestation culturelle des Etats-Unis d'Amerique, (French Edition), 30 pages. Ten Afro-American Quilters. University of Mississippi: Center for the Study of Southern Culture and The U.S. State Department, (Second Edition), 30 pages. 1983 Ten Afro-American Quilters. University of Mississippi: Center for the Study of Southern Culture, 30 pages. 1982 Bill Traylor . Little Rock, AR: The Arkansas Art Center, 3 pages. 1980 Black Quilters (John Scully, co-author). New Haven: Yale Art and Architecture Gallery. 1975 Contemporary African Fabrics. Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, 16 pages.
Referred Articles:	1996 "David Butler: Spirit Shields" in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library. "Dilmus Hall: Blue Hands" in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a Division of the New York Public Library. "Bill Traylor: Mysteries," in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library. "Symbols in African American Arts," in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library. "African American Quiltmaking Influences," in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library. "African American Funerary Arts." in Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of The South. New York City, NY: Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library. 1989 "Religious Symbolism in African-American Quilts," The Clarion, Vol. 14, No. 3,(Summer), 36-43. "African-American Quilts: Tracing the Aesthetic Principles." The Clarion, V. 14, No.2, (Spring) 44 54. "Afro-American Quiltmaking" and "Pecolia Warner, Afro-American Quiltmaker" in The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. University, MS: Center for the Study of Southern Culture,. (International) 1987 Contributor, Meso-American Art of Mexico and Central America (George Kubler, Ed.). New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, pp. 164, 176, 183-184, 186-187. 1986 "African Symbolism in Afro-American Quilts" in African Arts, vol. XX, 1: 68-76, 99. "Religious Symbols in Afro-American Folk Arts" in New York Folklore (Phillips Stevens, Ed.). Buffalo, NY: New York Folklore Society, Vol. XII, No 1-2, 1 - 24. (National) 1983 "Aesthetic Principles in Afro-American Quilts" (John Scully, co-author) in Afro-American Folk Arts and Crafts (William Ferris, Editor). Boston: G.K. Hall, 78-97. 1979 "Sierra Leone Resist Dyed Textiles" (Enyinna Chuta, co-author) in Fabrics of Culture:The Anthropology of Clothing and Adornment. (Justine Cordwell and Ron Schwarz, Editors), World Anthropology Series. The Hague:Mouton, 448-466. 1974 "A Festival of Contemporary African Arts" in African Arts. vol. 7, no. 3, 16, 69-71. 1972 "Techniques of Yoruba Pottery Making" in Bässler-Archiv. vol. 20, 313-346.
Invited Articles:	1996 Einführung (Introduction), to Angels of Our Time, by Walter Gaudnek (Exhibition catalog) Dachau, Germany: Schüle am Schloßberg. 1991 "African-American Quilts: Current Status," in Folk Art Finder, Vol. 12, No. 1, 7-9, 20-23. 1987 : "African Art," in The Appleton Collection. Ocala, FL: The Appleton Museum of Art, 111-139. 1986 "Symbolic Dimensions in the Art of David Butler" in Shared Visions/ Separate Realities: David Butler / John Geldersma (Exhibition Catalog). Orlando, FL: Valencia Community College. "Contemporary African Fabrics," in A Profile of Cultures: An Exhibition of African Textiles and Clothing. Greensboro, NC: The Witherspoon Art Gallery and Department of Clothing and Textiles, The University of North Carolina Greensboro, 7-11. 1985 "Continuities Between African Textiles and Afro-American Quilts" in Traditions in Cloth. Los Angeles: California Afro-American Museum, 8-15. "Religious Symbols in the Art of James Ford Thomas" in James "Son" Thomas. Las Cruces, NM: New Mexico State University Art Gallery, 10 pages. "Symbolic Dimensions in Afro-American Folk Arts" in A Report. San Francisco: The San Francisco Crafts and Folk Arts Museum, 4 pages (11 x 17 inches). 1984 "Gifts of the Spirit: Religious Symbols in Afro-American Folk Arts" in Gifts of the Spirit (Exhibition Catalog). Asheville, NC: Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, 14-17. 1982 "Southern Quiltmaking" in The Mid-South Folklife Festival Catalog. Memphis, TN: The Center for Southern Folklore. "Quilts" (Ella King Torrey, co-author) in Craft International. New York: Fall Issue. "Afro-American Quilts" (Ella King Torrey, co-author) in Art Papers. Atlanta: Fall Issue. "Educating Exceptional Individuals" in Mississippi Governors General Conference on Education. Jackson: Mississippi Humanities Council, 26-27. 1981 "Afro-American Quilt Aesthetics" in Something To Keep You Warm. (Exhibition Brochure, Patti Carr Black, Ed.). Jackson: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 6-8. 1976 "Mbari Mbayo School of Oshogbo" and "The Central African WorkshopSchool" in The Encyclopedia Britannica. Chicago. 1975 "Material Culture," "Ceramics and Pottery," and "Museums as Research Tools" in The Encyclopedia of Anthropology. New York: Harper and Row. 1974 "The Contemporary African Arts Festival" in The Field Museum Bulletin. vol. 45, no.4, 3-8. 1973 "African Art Today" in The Field Museum Bulletin. vol. 44, no. 8, 3-7. 1972 "An African Potter at Work" in The Field Museum Bulletin. vol.43, no. 8, 12-14.