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New Gallery Reveals Treasures from Vault
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new space in the university Art Gallery allows works to be moved out of its vault and displayed where students, faculty and other scholars can use them.
The Herman Maril Teaching and Research Gallery, honoring a longtime Maryland art professor, was created with a $50,000 gift from the Herman Maril Foundation and Kenneth Grief, a Maril family friend.
"Many of the Art Gallery's 1,500 works will never be part of an exhibit, and they typically stay locked away in the vault," says Director John Shipman. "They are valuable for teaching and research, and now we can make them accessible on request."
The teaching gallery features display space for objects and flat prints as well as two computer stations and a resource library to encourage on-site research.
"I was really impressed with John’s vision for this space and thought it was something my father should be a part of it," says David Maril, who heads the foundation dedicated to preserving Herman Maril's legacy. "My father taught here for 30 years, and I'm hoping that by maintaining his presence, students today will also be influenced by him."
One wall of the gallery will always feature a painting by Maril, whose art is included in more than 100 museum collections. The student gallery in the Art Department is also named in his honor.
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