American artist Gerry Bergstein (born 1947) juxtaposes images in his work to illustrate alternative universes and apocalyptic visions. Employing an encyclopedia of intaglio techniques in developing this print, Bergstein uses etching, aquatint, lift ground, spit bite, drypoint, scraping, burnishing, and chine collé.  Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook drawings from the late fifteenth century of wave patterns and cloud formations, this image typifies Bergstein’s concerns of the duality inherent in life and death, growth and decay.

Buried almost 3,000 year ago in ancient Egypt, Ti-Ameny-Net’s mummified body and wooden coffin were purchased by Professor Jabez L. M. Curry in 1875 and donated to Richmond College in 1876. During the summer of 2010, DNA material was extracted from the mummy, and x-rays and CT scans were performed to reveal new information about this Egyptian woman.  The exhibition features Ti-Ameny-Net, her coffin, and other ancient Egyptian objects in addition to highlighting the new scientific information discovered about the mummy.

The exhibition is presented by students enrolled in the Seminar in Museum Studies during the 2012 spring semester, a course offered in the University’s Department of Art and Art History and part of the Interdisciplinary Concentration in Arts Management.  The students select works from the collection of the University Museums, design the installation of the objects, and develop marketing and educational programming.