
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 artif

acts 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