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Paul Brown
Laurie Addis: Contemporary Weavings Inspired by the Massillon Museum's Kashmir Shawl
Laurie Addis' work for this show is based on a shawl in the permanent collection of the Massillon Museum.
Laurie Addis is a painter and weaver. Her interests are in digital Jacquard weaving and the process of subverting making by repetition. In her current work, fragments of flower imagery, re-workings of Weaver's Guild designs, non-repeating mathematical systems and systematic dyeing errors are literally woven into an optical mix.
Laurie was born in Northern Ireland. After graduation from Queens University Belfast with a degree in English, she relocated to England to work for several years as an archaeological ceramics researcher and illustrator at Durham University. She was awarded a B.A. (Hons.) painting, Newcastle polytechnic, 1983, and a M.A. painting, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, 1986. Laurie relocated to the United States in 1990s. She held the full-time Visiting Artist position at Syracuse University, New York, from 1991-2, returning to England to teach painting full-time at Bradford College of Art and Design, 1992-6. She has also lived and worked in St. Louis, MO, and Newark, NJ before moving to Kent, OH, where she took the opportunity to study weaving with Janice Lessman-Moss. Laurie Addis's weavings have been exhibited in the U.S and in Europe. Her first solo exhibit of textiles was at Gallery 138, Kent, in 2003. In 2005 she participated in Northern Fiber 6: (wo)man & technology, at Kerava Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland, and The CAT show: Computer Aided Textiles at Hillsdale College, Michigan. She currently teaches drawing part-time at Kent State University, Ohio.
Paisley: Exploding the Teardrop
Jack London
75th Anniversary Exhibition
Jean-Baptiste Massillon (1663-1742)
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Greatest Generation
On display December 21, 2008 - April 5, 2009
Massillon Museum Curator Alexandra Nicholis says: “In an age when people talk to one another less and
less, with brevity of conversation resulting from emailing, text messaging, and busy schedules, the
Museum saw a real need to capture the stories of individuals who helped shape this country over the
past half-century. Chris Craft, Museum Assistant, had the idea to recognize this group of individuals
as ‘The Greatest Generation.’ Through artifacts, clothing, photographs and oral histories, the Museum
staff will attempt to represent the history of Massillon during the 1930s-50s, both from civilian and
military perspectives.”
“Everyone in The Greatest Generation has a story to tell, from everyday activities to harrowing struggles,”
Pond says. “We want to make sure that those stories are preserved for future generations to learn from and
to enjoy.”
Veterans may call Pond at the Museum, 330-833-4061, to make an appointment. During the interview, she will
ask questions, but particiants are invited to bring notes and introduce special stories that they wish to
record. Bringing special photographs or objects to the meeting sometimes helps inspire meaningful dialogue.
Each interviewee will receive one CD of the recorded conversation; another copy will be preserved by the
Massillon Museum. All veterans are encouraged to participate at no charge.
Paul L. David Sports Gallery
Sports photographs, uniforms, and equipment show sports throughout the past century.
Curiosity Cabinet
See the "Pease Museum"- objects donated by Dr. Abraham Per Lee Pease. These items were the first objects on display at the Massillon Museum when it opened in 1933.
Pioneer Kitchen
Explore the kitchen of a pioneer family. This exhibit is based on the Massillon Museum's exhibit from the "old Museum" when we were housed alongside the Massillon Public Library.
Local History: Massillon and Museum Timeline
Hear former Massillon Museum curator Albert Hise speak about the history of the Museum:
Call our free cell phone audio tour: 866-418-0753
The Immel Circus Gallery
Liz DeBellis: “Domesticity As I See It”
Brian Robinson
Walsh University Digital Photojournalism Students
Nan McAllister Ream
Wizards of Watercolor
Todd V.: “Larger than Life”
Massillon Boys and Girls Club annual exhibit
Massillon Relay for Life Photography Exhibit
Michele Waalkes: "Next"
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The materials on display in the Sports Gallery relating to Paul Brown
have come to us on loan from the Massillon Tiger Football Museum. They
were recently donated to the Massillon Tiger Football Museum by Mary Brown,
Paul Brown’s widow. Their exhibition in the Massillon Museum
is the first time these materials have ever been displayed. The
small-scale exhibit serves as a glimpse into the personal life and career
of legendary coach Paul Brown. On display are some of his coats,
childhood photographs, and even one of his signature hats that characterized
him in later years. 
Mrs. Rohr, a former Emerson Elementary School cook, donated her
collection to the Massillon Museum in 1988. Margy Vogt, who was
the Museum's registrar at that time, remembers that Mrs. Rohr's dining
room was surrounded by glass cabinets filled with the shakers. "She
toured us through the house, telling us stories about many of the sets...where
she found them, who gave them to her, why they were special." Four
years later the Museum exhibited a large portion of the collection.
Eliza Duncan, who helped found the city of Massillon with her husband James in 1826, was the daughter of French immigrants and very well educated. She so admired Jean-Baptiste Massillon’s sermons that she chose to name the new settlement in Stark County after him. This gallery features Massillon's sermons, other artifacts, and photographs of Hyeres, France, where one can find Place Massillon, named for Jean-Baptiste Massillon.
“The Greatest Generation” exhibition, curated by Alexandra Nicholis and Christopher Craft, will open to
the public on Sunday, December 21, 2008, and continue through February 5, 2009. Its photographs and
artifacts will depict the 1930s pre-war period, the World War II years, and post-war America of the 1950s.
In anticipation of the upcoming exhibition, “The Greatest Generation,” Archivist Mandy Pond invites
World War II veterans to record their memories for preservation in the Massillon Museum’s archives.
Read all about Massillon history, Massillon Museum history, and world events on our 48-foot timeline. Dates and facts are supplemented by photographs and a free cell phone audio tour.
