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Davion Petty is a Junior accounting major from Gaffney, SC. He is the chairperson for the Student Friends of The Museum. Since the results were posted in the school’s newspaper, The Collegian, Davion hasn’t changed, but there has been interesting responses from people on campus.

“Since the article there has been a lot more attention from girls- even when I tell them I have a girlfriend! I think it’s funny. I have also been told to put the accomplishment on my resume.”

This experience was a rewarding one for Davion, but this has not been his first time on the list. “I was happy that I was even on the list this year, and I was surprised when I placed number one. I was number seven last year.”

We here at the Stanback are proud to have one of our students voted as the Most Attractive Man on Campus!

-Article written by IP Stanback Museum Intern Jessica Teasdell (Internship provided by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services)

IP Stanback Museum & Planetarium Intern Janique Francis got a surprise birthday celebration while on the Stanback’s museum tour on Feb 5. While having lunch, the waitress at Carolina Wings brought out a secretly purchased cake.

The cake was lit and everyone sang happy birthday to Janique!!!!

-Article written by IP Stanback Museum Intern Dervedia Thomas (Internship provided by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services)

Students of SC State’s IP Stanback and Planetarium visited two museums on March 5, to gain an appreciation of the methods and policies used at other museums.

The first stop was at the Columbia Museum of Art. Students were given a tour by Preparator Michael Dwyer of their Contemporary African American Art Exhibition. In this exhibit, students quickly recognized several similarities between this show and their own Twentieth Century Masters from the Cochran Collection, including the use of similar artists like Romare Bearden and Sam Gilliam.

One major difference between both collections was quickly identified by intern Eric Smith. The Columbia Museum of Art hung their art completely different. They used the center point as the anchor for hanging the art in this show, while at the Stanback, the bottom of each art work was hung at the same level. The walls at their museum were not moveable and they were also painted in a pale grey color. One student commented that it was soothing in contrast to the Stanback’s white.

Dwyer also discussed certain features at the museum, including the additional safety ropes around 3D work. The use of different light temperatures to preserve different paintings in their museums was also discussed as well as sensors that adjust to the weather.

After a quick lunch, it was on to the South Carolina State Museum, where Registrar Michelle Baker took students on a tour of the facility’s storage area.

One common feature of both the Columbia Museum of Art and the South Carolina State Museum is that their non-exhibition space accounts for 90 percent of the building. This is a major contrast to The Stanback, where most of the 15,000 sq ft building is made of galleries.

The store rooms of both Museums had their work carefully labeled. Labels were attached to the moveable racks they were stored on and not to the art itself so that it can be preserved.

Pictured top right: The Stanback's museum studies students and interns at the Columbia Museum of Art
Top left: Columbia Museum of Art's Mike Dwyer conducts a tour
Third from top, right: A shark display at the South Carolina State Museum
Bottom, left to right: Chicora Foundation Conservator Debi Hacker, IP Stanback Museum Director Ellen Zisholtz, and South Carolina State Museum Registrar Michelle Baker


-Article written by IP Stanback Museum Intern Dervedia Thomas (Internship provided by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services)

SC State students enrolled in PIE 150 – Beginners Jazz, visited The Stanback today to choose art from the Twentieth Century Masters exhibit to interpret in dance.

The preparation of Earle Hall is underway!

A packed house of fun people, great art and invaluable knowledge was the order of the day at the I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium’s (the Stanback) spring opening on Feb 19.

Appropriately entitled Twentieth Century Masters, the Stanback honored both masters whose art works were on display like Jacob Lawrence, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Romare Bearden from the collection of Wes and Missy Cochran, as well as masters who have contributed to SC State and the state of South Carolina in general.

The first master, Dr. Leo Twiggs, former director of the Stanback Museum and the founder of SC State's art department, was honored of for his contribution to the university. A photograph of Twiggs was unveiled in the Stanback lobby to accompany those of Isreal P. Stanback and Dr. Clemmie E. Webber.

The Stanback also opened an accompanying exhibition, Remembering the Rosenwald Schools, celebrating two additional Twentieth Century Masters - Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington. This exhibition features images, documents and artifacts from former Rosenwald students, teachers and schools in South Carolina.

The exhibition highlights one of the many Jewish and African American partnerships that existed in the United States - Julius Rosenwald, who is the son of a Jewish immigrant and Booker T. Washington, a former slave. Washington turned to Rosenwald to finance a project which funded nearly 5,000 schools and auxiliary buildings in 15 southern states and served over 660,000 students for African Americans during the Jim Crow era.

After viewing the exhibition, SC State students had positive things to say about the collection.

"This is exciting; this is fun" said freshman Devanie Dawson. "This was my first time and I enjoyed viewing the art."

When asked what was gained from this experience, sophomore Tonya Payne responded, "Enlightenment! This makes me want to see more because these events are so rare."

Freshman Roderick Rogers also shared his experience. "I met lots of new people, saw some beautiful art, and spoke with a few alumni."

"This event was an enriching experience to say the least,” said sophomore English major Eric Shattuck. "I thought it was really incredible how they tied the art and the education history. This has been the best exhibit I have seen at this museum."

-Article written by IP Stanback Intern Dervedia Thomas

The upcoming exhibition at the Stanback, Twentieth Century Masters from the Cochran Collection, is made possible by art collectors Wes and Missy Cochran. Wes and Missy, who reside in LaGrange, GA, share a passion for art that is unrivaled and vast.

Orangeburg Veterinarian Dr. Ann Hurst x-rayed some objects from our African collection this past week. This allowed us to look inside the object without disturbing what is inside.

The IP Stanback was host to filmmaker David Simpson Thursday, Nov 12. His film, Milking the Rhino, was shown to a very large crowd in the Planetarium.

We at the IP Stanback enjoy everyone who visits us.

The IP Stanback Museum & Planetarium was glad to have a group of Masters in Education students from Lesley University visit us recently.



These teachers are from Aiken, Orangeburg and Denmark, SC and are studying integrated teaching through the arts in elementary and high school.

The IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium was honored to have Dr. Sarah Moten visit recently.

Photographer Paul Gilmore visited the IP Stanback Museum and Planetarium recently and took pictures for a story that will be be featured in a book by the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce.

The Stanback is pleased, and very fortunate, to have Conservator Debi Hacker come and work with our Museum Study students, interns, staff and work study students.

The Stanback showed the Southern Circuit film Pants on Fire Thursday, October 8, 2009 in the Planetarium to a large crowd of about 85 students, faculty and community members.

We had a very large, enthusiastic crowd for the film Dare Not Walk Alone Thursday, September 17 in the Planetarium.

Dare Not Walk Alone uncovers the untold story of the movement in St. Augustine, FL which led to President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Bill into law.



Filmmaker Jeremy Dean answered questions from about 80 students, faculty and members of the Orangeburg community.

IP Stanback Museum Studies students and staff traveled to Atlanta Friday September 18, 2009 to see the America I AM exhibit at the Atlanta Civic Center.

Here are the faculty and staff who participated in South Carolina State University's Department of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty Triennial Exhibition 2009.

From left to right: Scotty Peek, Dr. Tolulope Filani, Ellen Zisholtz, FAB Gallery Manager Jim Arendt, Leslie Rech, Stephen Crall, and Kim LeDee. In front is Harper Arendt. Absent are Frank Martin and Jonathan Walsh.

IP Stanback Museum & Planetarium intern Robyn Hemby recently performed in an adaptation of James Baldwin's Amen Corner, where she played the character of Sister Moore.