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Award-Winning Political Cartoonist to hold 'Chalk Talk' March 1 at DACO

2/19/2020

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A special engagement at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio is offering a glimpse into the art of cartooning by an award-winning editorial cartoonist. Nate Beeler, former political cartoonist at The Columbus Dispatch, will hold a “Chalk Talk” class from 2 to 3 p.m. March 1 at DACO, 145 E. Main St., Lancaster.

Beeler, who will explain the process behind cartooning, is an award-winning editorial cartoonist for Counterpoint, a groundbreaking new commentary venture.

Prior to working as the editorial cartoonist at The Dispatch from 2012 to 2019, the Columbus native drew cartoons for more than seven years in the nation’s capital for The Washington Examiner.

His cartoons have appeared in publications, such as USA Today, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time and U.S. News & World Report.

He has also been featured on news networks like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News, where viewers of the show, “The O’Reilly Factor,” voted him a “Pinhead.”

Beeler began his career as a sophomore working for the Bexley High School student newspaper in Columbus. He graduated with a journalism degree from American University in 2002, and won several top college cartooning awards including the John Locher Award, the Charles M. Schulz Award and a first-place finish in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards.

As one of the most widely syndicated editorial cartoonists, Beeler has had his cartoons distributed internationally to more than 800 publications. He has won numerous professional awards, including the 2008 Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award from the National Press Foundation, the 2009 Overseas Press Club’s Thomas Nast Award and the 2014 Fischetti Award from Columbia College Chicago.

The Society of Professional Journalists also awarded him the Sigma Delta Chi Award for editorial cartoons in 2017, and he has received multiple top honors from the Virginia, Maryland and D.C. press associations.

In his spare time, Beeler enjoys ice hockey, guitar and spending time with his three children: Max, 11, Ruby, 6, and Vera, 4.

For more information on tickets, click here.

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From the Executive Director

2/7/2020

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​Welcome February – and Barbara Shermund!

Thank you for all your support in helping bringing the art of this amazing woman to life. Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund is the perfect title, and we had record attendance at the member opening party and a terrific turnout at Caitlin McGurk’s Curator's Talk. Next up is political cartoonist Nate Beeler and his “Chalk Talk” artist talk on March 1.

Our volunteers, docents, and staff are working hard to welcome our goal of 1,800 visitors to the exhibition, so please bring your friends, family and groups.

We would also ask you to become a member this month; we’d like to grow to 400 members strong. Call, stop in or join online. We also welcome any and all who would like to volunteer with us. It’s a growing group, and I think they’re having fun. Sign up today!

We’re planning a robust spring and summer of classes and camps, so look for the schedule in coming weeks. And for frequent updates and fascinating art news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

I am always eager to hear your feedback on how we’re doing; call, email, text, or stop by any time – the door’s always open!

Cheers, 
David Hogrefe

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New Spotlight on 1940s Tea Service

2/4/2020

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Q&A with Becky Odom, history curator at the Ohio History Connection and curator of our Spotlight exhibitions

The Spotlight exhibition, with pieces loaned from the Ohio History Connection, will be on display in the double parlors of the Reese-Peters House through July.

What are the highlights of the new Spotlight exhibition at DACO that you have curated? For the next six months, the Spotlight exhibition will feature 1940s tea-service items, coffee pots and tea cups as well--all made by Hall China Company.
 
What’s so special about Hall China? It is an Ohio company that started in East Liverpool in 1903 and is still in operation today. Its founder developed a single-fire process. Usually with ceramics, you fire every time after you paint or glaze. With this process, it would harden the clay and it saves time and makes the piece much stronger and less porous so it lasts longer. 

The company started with 3 brick kilns and 38 potters. Now, the factory covers 6 acres and employs 125 people. It’s huge. Because of the durability of their china, they produce a lot of lines of dinnerware for restaurants. 

So what about their teapots, as this is the exhibition’s focus? Their teapots are phenomenal. The designs changed as design trends changed. The teapots from the 1940s really reflect modern design. 

The idea for displaying teapots stemmed from our desire to support the Decorative Art Center of Ohio’s initiative to highlight the history of the house. Afternoon tea was very important, not just as a meal, but also as a social event. This is really a way to highlight a tremendously important event during the time the families lived there. 

Why was afternoon tea such a big deal? Afternoon tea has a fascinating history. It started in England around the mid-19th century by a member of the royal family who found herself getting dizzy spells around 5 p.m. It was customary to have a light lunch and then a large meal at 8 or 9 p.m., so it started as a way for the ladies to sustain themselves in the afternoon until dinner. 

Teas could be informal, but also became a way for women to get together and socialize and gossip. Families like the Reeses and Peters would have wanted to go to teas to see and be seen at this social event. 

After World War II, the popularity of teas declined because there were more women in the workplace. With more families working, the dinner hour started earlier and there was no need for that afternoon snack. 

What can visitors to DACO expect when they view the Spotlight? There will be 22 items total; 21 of them are teapots, coffee pots, cups and saucers一items that were part of a tea service. We will also include a hostess dress from the 1930s or 40s. The idea is that the woman who would have hosted the tea would have dressed up because it was an event. 
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The dress we chose belongs to Mary White, daughter of former Ohio Governor George White. Mary acted as the host, because her father was a widower. The dress was from Montaldo's, a high-end ladies apparel shop in big cities, including Columbus. 

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