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    Samuel M. Gore: Blessed with Tired Hands
    Samuel M. Gore: Blessed with Tired Hands
    Samuel M. Gore: Blessed with Tired Hands
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    Samuel M. Gore: Blessed with Tired Hands

    By Barbara Gauntt and Wyatt Waters

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    Born in Coolidge, Texas, Samuel Marshall Gore was the sixth of ten children born to a Baptist preacher and a mother described as “an angel.” From early childhood, Samuel Gore remembers enjoying making things, and gives credit to his mother and grandmother for his interest in art. Gore went on to be an art teacher and professor for more than fifty years, mostly at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. He has shown work in exhibitions and galleries for more than forty years. In 2012 the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters honored him with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

    In the first part of this volume, Barbara Gauntt traces how a concept in the mind of the artist comes to execution. Gore uses sketches on scraps of paper to inform studies in clay, as the piece Christ, Fulfillment of the Law begins to take its inspired shape. The project, expected to take about a year, lasts nearly two as Gore works to capture the constantly changing image forming in his mind. The 12' x 8' bronze, bas relief sculpture, a sister piece to Moses, Deliverer of the Law commissioned for the Mississippi College School of Law, moves from a small work area in the sculptor’s home to a shop on his property. There he builds the full-size piece on an armature of wood, foam board, and netting covered with clay. From chaos arises the beauty of detailed faces and a work of art that tells a story.

    The second section of the book covers the artist’s career from the late 1940s into the twenty-first century. Superb photographs of both two- and three-dimensional pieces show the artist’s diverse style and talent. Gore says that he “want[s] people to put their hands on [his] sculpture” because that is how he experiences his art. Gore sees no end in sight to his work. Moses started preaching at the age of eighty, so Gore figures that he is just getting started.

    This volume features detailed information about all of the artwork included; an interview with Samuel Gore in which the artist discusses his career, technique, and philosophy; a timeline of his life and career; and a foreword by noted Mississippi artist and former student, Wyatt Waters.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity Press of Mississippi
    Release dateJul 2, 2015
    ISBN9781628466874
    Samuel M. Gore: Blessed with Tired Hands
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    Barbara Gauntt

    Barbara Gauntt has been a professional photojournalist for over thirty years with more than a quarter century at the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi. She has been published in various international and national periodicals including National Geographic, U.S. News and World Report, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times.

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      Samuel M. Gore - Barbara Gauntt

      SAMUEL M. GORE

      SAMUEL M. GORE

      Blessed with Tired Hands

      Barbara Gauntt

      www.upress.state.ms.us

      Designed by Todd Lape

      The University Press of Mississippi is a member of the Association of American University Presses.

      Copyright © 2015 by Mississippi College

      Mastering the Piece, copyright © 2009 by The Clarion-Ledger

      All rights reserved

      Manufactured in Singapore

      First printing 2015

      ∞

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Gauntt, Barbara.

      Samuel M. Gore : blessed with tired hands / Barbara Gauntt.

      pages cm

      Includes index.

      ISBN 978-1-62846-686-7 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-62846-687-4 (ebook) 1. Gore, Samuel M., 1927–—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title.

      N6537.G645G38 2015

      British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data available

      In memory of Margie, the love of Sam’s life —

      And to Scott, the love of my life.

      CONTENTS

      Foreword by Wyatt Waters

      Acknowledgments

      Chronology

      PART ONE

      Mastering the Piece

      PART TWO

      An Interview with the Artist

      Retrospective of the Work of Samuel M. Gore

      Index

      FOREWORD

      I remember my first class with Dr. Gore. It was watercolor, first period, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at Mississippi College. I didn’t have my prerequisite of drawing. I’m not sure if Dr. Gore knew, but if he did, he let me in anyway. I have never asked him about that to this day. He told me I would have to do 100 paintings before I did anything worth keeping. I made it my mission to fill the number that semester. Be careful what you tell people. I finally got to 101 and it was remarkably like 100.

      The example of keeping on and putting one foot in front of the other, trying to make each better than the last—that has been the model that Dr. Gore has exhibited as long as I have known him. Persistence. He does not quit. Dr. Gore’s belief and art are one. When he paints, draws, or sculpts, it becomes an act of worship that makes one want to participate in a celebration of creation. You will see his art inside this book, but I will tell you something that is bigger than his art and is the reason for his art. It is no secret—something that defines him to those who have known him. Dr. Gore loves. That’s a full sentence and then some.

      He has real compassion. He loved me enough to help me believe in myself and then pointed me to a bigger belief. If anyone exemplifies the best of MC it is Dr. Gore. He told me I could call him Sam a few years ago. I could never do that. To me, it would be like calling Leonardo da Vinci, Leon. He will

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