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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2002

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
Tiffany A. Kirkland (404) 364-8447
tkirkland@facstaff.oglethorpe.edu

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art Showcases Permanent Collection

Atlanta - Oglethorpe University Museum of Art will feature its permanent collection January 22 through March 15. "Oglethorpe University Museum of Art Permanent Collection" reflects the diverse and international exhibits it has held over the years. Among the works in the collection are etchings by Camille Corot and August Rodin, photographs of Georgia O'Keefe by Todd Webb, realistic oil paintings by Richard Maury and Francisco Roa, and a 14th century Japanese Kamakura Buddha. The collection also includes recent gifts and loans to the museum, as well as recent purchases by the museum including watercolors by Francis Augustus Silva and Sondra Freckelton. Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. Admission is free, with ample parking available. The museum is on the third floor of the Philip Weltner Library Building, 4484 Peachtree Road, N.E., in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information call (404) 364-8555.

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