Tempe Center for the Arts: "Chuck Amuck: A Legacy of Laughter" exhibit
Late in his life, Chuck Jones began to receive long
overdue accolades for his prolific body of work. These included a film
retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of the Moving
Image, London (for which he created, on-site, a multi-story mural of his
much-loved Warner Bros. characters,) and an interactive art exhibition at the
Capitol Children’s Museum, Washington, D.C. And of course, there have been
multiple film festival tributes world-wide honoring the man who brought you such
classic animated fare as “What’s Opera, Doc?” and “The Dot and the Line.”
But, for the first time, his art (drawings, paintings,
writings) and his life (photos and ephemera) along with his film work have been
the focus of an exciting triple-site retrospective, lovingly constructed and
executed by the amazing curatorial staffs of the Tempe Center for the Arts
(Chuck Amuck: A Legacy of
Laughter), Tempe Public Libraries (The Books of Chuck Jones: Black and White and Read
All Over), and Sky Harbor Airport Museum, Phoenix (Chuck Jones: An Animated Life). Their
obvious love for Jones’ work, along with their creative energy and
professionalism, has made these exhibitions a must-see event for Chuck Jones
fans around the globe.
Sky Harbor Airport Museum: "Chuck Jones: An Animated Life" exhibit
The Board of Trustees of Chuck Jones Center for
Creativity would like to particularly thank,
Michelle Dock: Gallery Coordinator of Tempe Center for the Arts;
Lennée Eller: Museum Program Manager of Sky Harbor Airport
These two made these three exhibits exciting, exuberant and exceptional. Thank you.
Tempe Public Library, "The Books of Chuck Jones: Black and White and Read All Over" exhibit
The Center for Creativity would like to thank the
Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe Cultural Services/Community
Services, Tempe Public Library, and Tempe Parks and Recreations for their assistance
in bringing Chuck Amuck, A Legacy of
Laughter to the valley of the sun. Of course, there were so many
people involved at all three locations: art handlers, registrars, graphic
designers, and docents; each and everyone an important facet of the final
product. Here is a list of those who worked so hard to make these exhibitions
so beautiful and so successful.
Adrienne Richwine, Cultural Services Deputy
Manager
Don Fassinger, Facility Manager, TCA
Mary Fowler, PR/Management Assistant
Kathleen Dooner, Production Coordinator
Sally Garrsion, Front of House Coordinator
Kara Osburn, Box Office Manager
Marilyn Gliddon, Facility Maintenance
Cameo Wall, Administrative Assistant
Suzanne Durkin-Bighorn, Business Development
Coordinator
Gail Fisher, Mel Kessler, Diane
Cripe: Friends of TCA
Sherry Warren, Tempe Public
Library
Clay Workman, Tempe Public
Library
Marco Albarran, Gallery
Laura Hukill, Gallery
James Sulak, Gallery
Carrie Meyer, Gallery
Donna Smith, Gallery
Jennifer Campbell, Gallery
Chris Vialpando, Gallery
Sam Carrera, Gallery
Karen Drazek, Intern, Gallery
Christy Brown, Gallery
David Uhley, ASU volunteer
Mary Erickson, ASU/Curriculum Consultant
Kathy David, Tempe High School/Curriculum
Consultant
TCA Docent Volunteers
TCA Front of House staff and
volunteers
TCA Production Crew
And, yes–all three exhibitions are
still open to the public!
