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Painting from the exhibition of The World of William Kurelek at the Ukrainian Museum in NYC. Фраґмент виставки "Світ Василя Курилика" в Україн ському Музею. Квітень 1987 р. Japanese film crew and director Maria Shust discuss the mak ing of Ukrainian pysanky. Група японців-фільмарів в Українському Музею. Марія Ш уст вияснює символіку українських писанок. The exhibition features ЗО paintings, two drawings and several examples of Kurelek’s book illustrations and writings. A ten-minute video film produced by the National Film Board of Canada is also part of the exhibi tion and offers, through visual presentation of Kurelek’s paintings, an insight into the childhood years of the artist and the harsh life on the Canadian prairie. Joan Murray, Director of the McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Ontario, curated the exhibition. Ms. Murray is quite familiar with Kurelek’s work, having previously organized an exhibition of his landscapes which tra veled throughout Canada from 1982 — 1984. To complement the painting exhibition, the Ukrainian Museum published an 84-page English and Ukrainian catalogue. By itself, the catalogue is an enormously informative reference work. It is most impressive in its excellent color and black-and-white photos of the paintings offered at the exhibition as well as the in- depth essay written by George Shevelov, Professor Emeritus of Columbia University, Department of Slavic Languages, containing both a philosophical analysis and interpretation of Kurelek’s work. The catalogue is available at the Museum Gift Shop for $9.50. The world of William Kurelek is organized as a travel ing exhibition and is scheduled to open on May 15, 1987 at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago and on September 19, 1987 at the McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Canada. The folk costumes comprise the largest part of the folk art collection at the Ukrainian Museum. Recently, the Museum reorganized its permanent exhibition gallery of Ukrainian folk costumes to present magnificent new examples of Ukrainian traditional wear. The displayed costumes and parts of costumes are mainly those worn on festive occasions and reflect the rich traditions of the Ukrainian people. The wealth of decor and the variety of motifs in embroidery and their application, coupled with exquisite workmanship, make this exhibition a feast for the eyes. The items on exhibit are representative of the follow ing regions of Ukraine: Zakarpattia, Bukovyna, Pokuttia, Yavorivszczyna, Poltava, Kiev, Volyn’, Hutsulszczyna and Lemkiwszczyna. The curator for the exhibiton is Lubow Wolynetz, Director of Education for the Museum and in charge of the Museum’s ethnographic collection. OUR COVER Our cover features a photograph taken by Volodymyr Shuchevych, ethnographer and activist in various areas of commun ity life, who was one of the first amateur photographers towards the end of the 19th and the beginning of 20th century. The photograph depicts the blessing of “pasky” Easter breads, in the village called Tyshkivci, in Western Ukraine. Other photos in this issue showing Ukrainian Easter traditions are also from V. Shuchvych’s collection. Today photography is made simple and accessible to everyone. In the days when V. Shuchevych started his hobby, the camera was a large, heavy object and films were cumbersome glass plates. Traveling with such baggage was not easy, yet Volodymyr Shuchevych, a ded icated and enthusiastic ethnographer and researcher, took these discomforts in stride. His aim was to document the life and culture of the Ukrainian people. V. Shuchevych was most interested in the Hutzul region of Ukraine. As a result of studies, the Shevchenko Scien tific Society in Lviv published five volumes of his work “Hutzulszyna” in the span between 1899-1908. This work was also translated and published in four volumes in the Polish language. Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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