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Counterparts: Contemporary Painters and Their Influences

June 29–September 23, 2007
The culmination of a major three-year curatorial and educational project at MOCA, Counterparts juxtaposed contemporary American painters from around the country with the influential works of their teachers and inspirations. Acknowledging the resurgence of painting in contemporary art, MOCA's educational programming brought visitors up-to-date with current state of painting. Read more in the Counterparts gallery guide. Purchase the Counterparts catalogue at MOCA’s Museum Shop. …

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Counterparts: Contemporary Painters and Their Influences
Counterparts at MOCA.

Magna Carta & Four Foundations of Freedom

March 30-June 18, 2007
In celebration of First Landing in April 1607, MOCA exhibited the Lincoln Cathedral Magna Carta, the founding document of free democracy and the American legal and governmental system that it underpins. Magna Carta & Four Foundations of Freedom was an exhibition exploring the relevance of five key historical documents to contemporary civil liberties. They represent touchstones of freedom, each building upon the next protect the rights of the people. MOCA presents them as a whole so that visitors can trace these freedoms to contemporary society. The exhibition was sponsored by SunTrust Bank and The Virginian-Pilot. Read more about the exhibition and related events in the exhibtion gallery…

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Magna Carta & Four Foundations of Freedom
Magna Carta at MOCA.

New Waves 2007: By Our Heirs Forever

March 30-June 18, 2007
"By Our Heirs Forever" was a thematic, juried exhibition of contemporary Virginia artists working in all visual arts media. It was shown alongside Magna Carta & Four Foundations of Freedom. All of the works in the exhibition illuminate moments in history when individual rights and freedom were extended to include an ever-expanding citizenry. The exhibition included the 1215 Lincoln Cathedral exemplar of Magna Carta, a Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence, James Wilson’s original draft of the U.S. Constitution, a Lincoln-signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, and artifacts from the Civil Rights and Women’s Suffrage movements. Read more in the exhibition didactic …

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New Waves 2007: By Our Heirs Forever
New Waves 2007 at MOCA.

Writing on the wall: An interactive exhibition about Freedom

March 30-June 18, 2007
Visitors of all ages were invited to create depictions of the term “freedom.” MOCA transformed the Butler Gallery into an interactive space by supplying visitors with various drawing materials and asking them to make their mark on the gallery walls. Visitors were supplied with the following quotes for inspiration. Read more in the exhibition didactic panel. …

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Writing on the wall: An interactive exhibition about Freedom
Writing on the Wall at MOCA.

Moneta Sleet, Jr.: Pulitzer Prize Photojournalist

January 15-March 11, 2007
This retrospective collection of 125 photographs, drawn largely from images Sleet shot for Johnson Publishing, divides his work into six sections: the era of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; the Civil Rights Movement; Africa; Photo Essays; Portraits; and Children. It was Sleet’s gripping picture of Coretta Scott King and her youngest daughter, Bernice, at Dr. King’s funeral that in 1969 earned him the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography; hew was the first African-American to receive the honor. Read more in the exhibition gallery guide.   …

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Moneta Sleet, Jr.: Pulitzer Prize Photojournalist
Moneta Sleet, Jr. at MOCA.