HANDS OF THE SPIRIT
I'm going to be in this musical this week and next. I hope you come see it if you can! The story is wonderful. Let me know if you have any questions.
:)
Aleta
HANDS OF THE SPIRIT
The musical story of Mary Padgelek's
In the Hand of the Holy Spirit: The Visionary Art of J. B. Murray
Morton Theatre, Athens, Georgia
October 12, 13, 19, and 20 - 7:30 p.m.
October 21 - 3:00 p.m.
$15 Adults, $12 Senior Citizens (55+), $10 Children & Students
For Reservations Call (706) 613-3771
Box Office Opens October 1, 2007
In 1978 a seventy-year-old Black farm worker in rural Glascock County, Georgia, received what he believed to be a call from God. Though unable to read or write, J. B. Murray began to draw and paint flowing abstractions under what he understood to be the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Over the next ten years, Murray created paintings of ghostly figures and elongated shapes that represented "the people what is living like God don't exist." By the time of his death in 1988, Murray's work had been shown in art galleries all over the world, from Atlanta, Washington DC, New York, and Los Angeles to London and Tokyo.
About the Author
In The Hand of the Holy Spirit: The Visionary Art of J.B. Murray won the award Georgia Author of the Year 2000 in the Category Biography. Mary G. Padgelek holds a Ph.D. in art from the University of Georgia, where she has taught in the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Her own art has been shown in galleries and exhibits throughout the South. She lives in Athens, Georgia.
:)
Aleta
HANDS OF THE SPIRIT
The musical story of Mary Padgelek's
In the Hand of the Holy Spirit: The Visionary Art of J. B. Murray
Morton Theatre, Athens, Georgia
October 12, 13, 19, and 20 - 7:30 p.m.
October 21 - 3:00 p.m.
$15 Adults, $12 Senior Citizens (55+), $10 Children & Students
For Reservations Call (706) 613-3771
Box Office Opens October 1, 2007
In 1978 a seventy-year-old Black farm worker in rural Glascock County, Georgia, received what he believed to be a call from God. Though unable to read or write, J. B. Murray began to draw and paint flowing abstractions under what he understood to be the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Over the next ten years, Murray created paintings of ghostly figures and elongated shapes that represented "the people what is living like God don't exist." By the time of his death in 1988, Murray's work had been shown in art galleries all over the world, from Atlanta, Washington DC, New York, and Los Angeles to London and Tokyo.
About the Author
In The Hand of the Holy Spirit: The Visionary Art of J.B. Murray won the award Georgia Author of the Year 2000 in the Category Biography. Mary G. Padgelek holds a Ph.D. in art from the University of Georgia, where she has taught in the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Her own art has been shown in galleries and exhibits throughout the South. She lives in Athens, Georgia.