Tom Huck to lecture at K-State's Beach Museum of Art

Media Relations and Marketing
9 Anderson Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-0117
Phone: 785-532-6415
Fax: 785-532-6418

Information provided by K-State Media Relations, K-State's news service, may be reproduced without permission. The marks and names of Kansas State University are protected trademarks and may not be used in any commercial or private endeavor without the approval of the university.

http://www.k-state.edu/bma/
News release prepared by: Jon Johnson, 785-532-7718

Thursday, February 24, 2005

At K-State's Beach Museum of Art:
GUEST LECTURER TOM HUCK TO DISCUSS HIS PRINT EXHIBITION

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art will feature a guest lecture by Tom Huck at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 9. The lecture is in conjunction with Huck's print exhibition now on display at the museum through April 17.

Huck will discuss his work in prints, specifically those done with woodcuts, as well as the motivation behind his art. The lecture is free and the public is invited.

The Beach Museum exhibition of Huck's work includes examples of prints from his "2 Weeks in August: 14 Rural Absurdities" and "The Bloody Bucket" series.

"My work deals with personal observations about the experiences of living in a small town in southeast Missouri," Huck said. "The often strange and humorous occurrences, places and people in such towns offer a never ending source of inspiration for my prints. I call this work 'rural satire.'"

Huck is a St. Louis-based artist and a Missouri native. He was born in Farmington and raised in nearby Potosi, a town of 2,662 about 80 miles southwest of St. Louis. He earned a bachelor of fine art from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and a master of fine art from Washington University in St. Louis. Huck is best known for his satirical, large-scale woodcuts in which he chronicles the life and lore of Potosi, creating images filled with narrative and visual incident.

More information on Huck's lecture is available by calling the Beach Museum at 785-532-7718.

The Beach Museum of Art is on the southeast corner of the K-State campus at 14th Street and Anderson Avenue. Admission to the museum is free and complimentary visitor parking is available adjacent to the facility. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.