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(All Proceeds above the cost of the following
items will benefit the development and maintenance of the
Philip Simmons Garden)
Keeper of the Gate Series Photographic Exhibit:
Keeper of the Gate is an Photographic Exhibit by Claire
Y. Greene. It was exhibited around the state of South Carolina
for two years through the State Museum's traveling program.
It
has also been exhibited out of state at Mississippi State
University, the Kentucky Art and Craft Museum, the Art Gallery
at the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building in New
York City and the Walter Greer Gallery at the Arts Center
on Hilton Head Island, SC.
This exhibit is now available through the traveling program
at Avery Research Center, College of Charleston. Contact:
Curtis Franks, Director of Museum Education and Exhibits,
Avery Research Center, 125 Bull Street, Charleston, SC 29401,
(843)953-7609, E-mail:
franksc@admin.cofc.edu.
Catalog ($27.00)
Soft bound book of the 35 b/w photographs displayed in
the photographic exhibit with introduction by Leo F. Twiggs,
Ph.D., and contributions from Bernard E. Powers, Ph.D. John
Michael Vlach, Ph.D. and Claire Y. Greene.
Video ($25.00)
A 22 minute view of the life and works of Philip Simmons
as seen through his eyes and words, through the owners of
his works, scholars and friends. It will give the viewer
an overall picture of the evolution of the iron crafts from
shoeing horses to the decorative art and design that Simmons
is known for today. This video won an "Regional Emmy"
in 1995 for its excellence in cultural affairs programming.
Produced and directed by David Flander productions, E-mail
David@dfpro.com
Curriculum (Grades 3-12) ($40.00)
Activities and lesson plans have been developed as guides
to the possibilities for using the video tape Keeper of
the Gate in the classroom. No matter what is taught, the
teacher will be able to use something from The Life and
Works of Philip Simmons to present some concept which can
be related to some aspect of the subject being taught. Plans
include the following subjects: Art, Math, Language Arts
or Social Studies, American History, and Science.
The concept for the curriculums was designed by Owen Riley
Lee and the Philip Simmons Foundation, Inc.
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