the john muir exhibit - john muir in the arts

John Muir in the Arts

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Collections	Architecture	Sculpture	Drawing & Decorative Arts	Interior Decoration
Painting	Graphic Arts	Photography	Music & Song	Theater, Drama, Film

Collections

• American Art Galleries Featuring John Muir
• A Tale of Two Scots: Historic California Collection Reunites John Muir and William Keith - First of Four Exhibitions
• The Mountains of California Collection - Second Exhibit to Reunite John Muir and William Keith
• John Muir And William Keith Go North To Alaska - Third Exhibit on Muir and Keith focuses on Alaska
• In John Muir's House - Fourth Exhibit on Muir and Keith focuses on Muir's personal art collection
• January 16, 2005 through April 24, 2005 - John Muir and Joseph LeConte's great-grandsons honor Sierra Club and conservation movement origins at Keith Gallery - fifth Exhibit on friendship of Muir, Ketih, and this time, Joseph LeConte, at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California
• An Infinite Storm of Beauty - Landmark Exhibition on John Muir by the Edinburgh Art Centre (July-October, 1999) (link de-activated by off-site owner)
• Museums Featuring John Muir. (See this link for full list; some highlights are below.)
  • Nature's Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir's Botanical Legacy - Traveling Exhibit
  • John Muir Birthplace, Dunbar, Scotland (official website)
  • John Muir Birthplace, Dunbar, Scotland (off-site link to East Lothian Council)
  • Friends of John Muir's Birthplace (off-site link)
  • John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, California
  • California Museum, Sacramento, California (off-site link)
  • Grant Grove Visitor Center, Kings Canyon National Park, California (off-site link)
  • The Muir Experience (Museum) - at the Holt-Atherton Library, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
  • Yosemite Visitor Center, Yosemite National Park, California (off-site link)

Architecture and Interior Decoration

• John Muir House Mini-Mansion 3D Model
• Exterior - John Muir Lodge, Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park
• Interior - John Muir Lodge, Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park
• Saint John Muir by Harold Wood - Muir included the 100 Dancing Saints Icons mural in the rotunda at Saint Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco.
• John Muir Mural on Alhambra Ave., Martinez, California

Sculpture, Numismatics, Ceramic Arts

• John Muir Sculpture - view images of unique sculptures, as well as these currently available limited editions:
  • Mountain Muir Sculpture by Will Pettee (2010)
  • Nature's Prophet Sculpture by Will Pettee (2010)
  • "The Visionary" - John Muir at Age 34 (1872) - Bust by Will Pettee (2011)
  • "The Inspiration" - John Muir at Age 52 (1890) - Bust by Will Pettee ((2011)
  • The Begats by James Muir, 2017 - The three great Wisconsin environmental icons: "In the beginning there was John Muir, who begat Aldo Leopold, who begat Gaylord Nelson, who begat Earth Day."
    • James Muir - Allegorial Sculptor (offsite link)
    • "Sculptor James Muir Features 'The Begats" - broadwayworld.com - April 12, 2017
      
  • Numismatics
    • 1964 Martinez Chamber of Commerce Medallion
    • 1988 Muir Sesquicentennial Medallion
    • 1972 National Park Centennial Medallion
    • 1990 Yosemite National Park Centennial Medallion
    • 2005 John Muir Yosemite California Quarter Coin Design - Officially adopted by the U.S. Mint for the California Quarter Program
    • 2016 National Park Service Centennial Gold Coin - John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt depicted on this special centennial coin.
  • Ceramics
    • John Muir Coffee Mug - from Grant Village, Kings Canyon National Park

  Drawing & Textile, and Decorative Arts

  • Collectibles
  • Drawings and Decorative Arts of John Muir
  • Muir, Earth, and Turtles All the Way Down - Decorative Art by George Pettit
  • Textile Arts
    • Patch: "John Muir 1838 Conservationist 1914"
    • Muir Street Banner
    • California State Tartan and John Muir Tartan Honor John Muir
  • Interior Decoration
    • Interior - John Muir Lodge, Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park

  Painting

  • Paintings of John Muir
  • January 16, 2005 through April 24, 2005 - John Muir and Joseph LeConte's great-grandsons honor Sierra Club and conservation movement origins at Keith Gallery, St. Mary's College, Moraga, California
  • "Through The Eyes of John Muir" watercolor painting by Janet Flynn - limited-edition prints, a poster, and notecards awere once available from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Endangered Resources Program. The painting depicts the varied species of native plants and animals of Wisconsin.

  Graphic Arts

  • Bookmarks
  • Stamps and First Day Covers
  • Medallions, Patches, Posters, and other Collectibles
  • John Muir House Mini-Mansion 3D Model
  • Keeping a Nature Journal - Make your own nature journal - template included! (PDF) by Bonnie Johanna Gisel, Ph.D.

  Photography

  • Photographs of John Muir
  • California Faces - Selections from the Bancroft Portrait Collection - (Offsite Link with search engine)
  • John Muir Pictures - John Muir Global Network

  Music and Song

  • Songs About John Muir
  • John Muir Tribute CD (off-site link)
  • Mountain Days, the John Muir Musical
    • Original Cast Recording

  Theater, Drama, Film

  • Live Performances of John Muir
  • Lecture Presentations on John Muir
  • Film and Video Documentaries on John Muir
  • Mountain Days, the John Muir Musical
  • Ben Clawson's play King of the Mountains. Premiered October 9, 2016 at Luna Stage theatre in West Orange, New Jersey. Audiences journey back to 1903 Yosemite and have a seat at the campfire as President Teddy Roosevelt and Naturalist John Muir go head to head. This historic camping trip was a milestone in the ongoing battle over what to do with our public land and would contribute to the forming of The National Parks Service. Book by Ben Clawson. Directed by Cheryl Katz. Cast: Ian Gould and Rik Walter. Production and Design: Christopher and Justin Swader (Set Design), Jorge Arroyo (Lighting Design), Andy Cohen (Sound Design), Deborah Caney (Costume Design), Liz Cesario (Production Manager), and Dan Viola (Stage Manager).
    
    • YouTube Video interviews available: Interview of actor Ian Gold (Theodore Roosevelt) and Interview of actor Rik Walter (John Muir)
    • Article from NJArts.net: 'King of the Mountains': A camping trip that made history
  • "The Mountains Call My Name", American Folklore Theatre, October 2, 1989. Written by Frederic "Doc" Heide, Ph.D.
    First performed in 1989 and later in 1996, 2012, and 2013, this is a musical theater presentation depicting Muir's troubled youth and nature-inspired adulthood. See description and reviews on The Mountains Call My Name Northern SkyTheater website. The title song from the musical, The Mountains Call My Name by Fred "Doc" Heide, is available on his album Lessons I Learned From The Moon. A 2012 production by the "Lake Superior Big Top Chataugua" in Washburn, WI performed the musical theater production "The Mountains Call My Name: A Musical Portrait of Environmentalist John Muir" on August 18, 2012. This version describes the show as follows: "Join the Blue Canvas Orchestra for their musical portrayal of John Muir, founder of the national park system and the Sierra Club. Mount Ashwabay and the towering pines around the tent prove an ideal setting for the stories of Muir, a Scottish-born Wisconsin resident for much of his early life. Written by American Folklore Theatre co-founder Frederick "Doc" Heide, the show has been adapted by our own Tom Mitchell who plays Muir, and our Musical Director Ed Willett who leads the BCO in a moving selection of songs that celebrate the glorious natural wonders Muir encountered and wrote about in his travels. That glory is illuminated on the big screen with photography and film curated by our Visuals Director Betty Ferris. This show will be a feast for all of your senses and promises to become a new favorite Big Top Chautauqua show." The song The Mountains Call my Name is also available on YouTube, performed by Steve Koehler and Jimmy Kaplan in 2013 in the Fishstock Music Series, at Camp David's concert barn in Fish Creek, Wisconsin.
  • Giants in the Wilderness, a play by G.Thomson Fraser
  • Seonaidh a’ Mhonaidh (John of the Moors), a Gaelic language play celebrating 175 years since the birth of the naturalist John Muir and the Year of Natural Scotland (2013).
  • Thank God For John Muir - A Play by Andrew Dallmeyer performed in Dunbar, March 2015. The five minute excerpt gives a taste of the performance and evening.

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