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“SHARP & SAVVY: 14 Historic Men of Ojai” An Original History Exhibition at Ojai Valley Museum
 Edward Drummond Libbey By Anonymous — Monday, June 27th, 2011
June 30 - September 11, 2011
 Fernando Tico  Sherman Thacher  Tom Clark The Ojai Valley Museum presents its second original history exhibition of 2011, “Sharp & Savvy: 14 Historic Men of Ojai,” which will open on June 30 and runs through September 11. A gala reception is planned for Saturday, July 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. In 2008 (June through September), the Ojai Valley Museum mounted an exhibition entitled “Smart & Sassy: 17 Historic Women of Ojai.” The upcoming “Sharp & Savvy” show is the male counterpart to this previous all-female exhibition. “Smart and Savvy” is a three-dimensional, in-depth study of fourteen influential men, who are acknowledged as 19th century “movers and shakers” in the Ojai Valley. The featured men are: Thomas Bard, Abram Blumberg, John J. Burke, Dr. Charles Butler, Tom Clark, Abram Hobson, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Edward Drummond Libbey, John Meiners, Charles Pratt, Doc B.L. Saeger, Royce G. Surdham, Sherman D. Thacher, and Fernando Tico. Visitors will learn about each man’s impact in his respective capacity as civic leader, land owner, educator, spiritualist, art aficionado, benefactor, physician, architect, banker, or tradesman on the town of Ojai and its environs. Each man in the exhibit is described with an extensive textual biography, a period portrait revealing his personage, and a mannequin dressed to reflect the man at the height of his influence. In addition, photographs from the Ojai Valley Museum Archive further describe each man and his endeavors. The Ojai Valley Museum, established in 1967, is generously supported in part by Museum Members, Private Donors, Business Sponsors and Underwriters, the Smith-Hobson Foundation, Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, City of Ojai, and Rotary Club of Ojai. The museum is located at 130 W. Ojai Avenue, Ojai, California. Free parking is available in the lot off Blanche Street behind the museum building. Adult admission is $4.00. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sundays noon to 4 p.m. Private tours can be arranged by calling (805) 640-1390 x 203. For more information or to RSVP for the July 16 gala reception, call (805) 640-1390 x 203, email ojaimuseum@sbcglobal.net or visit the museum website at www.ojaivalleymuseum.org. |
