May 29, 2005: Events: Headlines: COS - Sierra Leone: Museums: Art: Masks: Newsday: Sierra Leone RPCV Gary Schulze's "Artists and Patrons in Traditional African Cultures," at the Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, Bayside through September 30
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May 29, 2005: Events: Headlines: COS - Sierra Leone: Museums: Art: Masks: Newsday: Sierra Leone RPCV Gary Schulze's "Artists and Patrons in Traditional African Cultures," at the Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, Bayside through September 30
Sierra Leone RPCV Gary Schulze's "Artists and Patrons in Traditional African Cultures," at the Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, Bayside through September 30
Sierra Leone RPCV Gary Schulze's "Artists and Patrons in Traditional African Cultures," at the Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, Bayside through September 30
Out of Africa, masks and carvings
By Carl MacGowan
Newsday
Long Island, N.Y.
May 29, 2005
What: "Artists and Patrons in Traditional African Cultures," at the Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, Bayside.
Why: Gary Schulze had no plans to become an art collector when he joined the Peace Corps in 1961.
Teaching history at a secondary school in Freetown, Sierra Leone, he was asked to be acting curator at the national museum. Once he visited a small village 250 miles away and met a woodcarver.
"I watched him carving these masks and that's what sparked my interest," Schulze, 66, said in a phone interview. "It speaks to me. African art is very powerful."
He began collecting masks, carvings and sculptures - some ancient, some recent - from numerous African countries, a collection that grew to hundreds of pieces, many of which are on display.
Masks are used in ceremonies and, in some cases, for protection against evil spirits. Schulze's collection includes horns, staffs, a crown and figures made to honor dead relatives. The objects were commissioned by patrons, including kings, tribal societies and families, to mark significant events.
Schulze, now an executive with the MTA, said Africans are very hospitable people, and he is shocked that Sierra Leone has endured years of civil war.
"I can't remember anywhere in Africa where I wasn't treated well," he said.
When and where: Through Sept. 30 at the QCC Art Gallery, Springfield Boulevard at 56th Avenue, Bayside. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
How much: Free.
Getting there: Take the Long Island Expressway to Exit 29, take Springfield Boulevard north. Turn right onto 56th Avenue. The college is on the left. Or take the No. 7 train to Main Street in Flushing, then the Q27 bus to Springfield Boulevard.
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