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The Douglas Society is the support group for the Denver Art Museum covering American Indian art, African art, and Oceanic art.
Frederic Huntington Douglas was one of the first scholars to recognize the artistic achievements of American Indians as well as the arts of Africa and Oceania. From 1929 to 1956, as the Denver Art Museum's Curator of Native Arts, he began acquiring the objects that form the core of what is now recognized throughout the world as one of the most important collections of native arts. In 1974 the Douglas Society was founded to honor and ensure the continuance of the work of Frederic Douglas.
May Program:
Growing Up Douglas:
A Grandson's Perspective
Spend an evening with Jack Maher, one of the three surviving grandsons of Eric Douglas and a television producer at Denver's Channel 9 News. Frederic (Eric) Huntington Douglas was Curator of the Native Arts Department at the DAM from 1929 to 1956 and was instrumental in collecting many of the artworks in the collection today. Jack will bring Eric to life as he presents interesting anecdotes that have been shared by close family members. He will also show a documentary short film on Eric's early days at the Hiwan Homestead in Evergreen.
For more information about Frederick Douglas, check out the article printed in the Douglas Society Newsletter, October 2006. Article reproduced for this website - click here.
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012
5:30 PM – Check in and Social Time ~~ 6:00 PM – Program
Denver Art Museum, North Building,
Lower Level lobby
RSVP REQUIRED by May 14 – call 720-913-0130
OR - GET TICKETS ONLINE - CLICK HERE
Admission: (cash or check only)
DS Members - $5
DAM Members - $10
Others - $12
Students Free with ID
All events at the Denver Art Museum are handicap accessible.