DSU Year of Delta Heritage tours art collection
CLEVELAND— The Delta State University Year of Delta Heritage recently presented a guided tour of the Viking Range Art Collection. Delta artist Jim Seale (at right) is curator of the collection and led the tour. Carol Puckett, also pictured, added commentary to the tour and allowed participants to see the pieces that she has personally added to the collection.
The collection includes the works of some fifty Delta artists. Each piece was commissioned by Viking Range to hang in the Alluvian Hotel, the Alluvian Spa, or neighboring facilities.
The collection was honored in 2006, when Viking Range received a Governor’s Award from the Mississippi Arts Commission for being an important patron of the arts in the Delta. The collection includes work by many members of the DSU Art Department, and is the subject of an upcoming book.
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