HMA’s Reaccreditation Process: Reminiscence
On September 5, 2024, local notables including Hickory’s Mayor, HMA Board members, and other museum supporters along with the museum’s volunteers and staff celebrated HMA’s reaccreditation success with a party. The Mayor declared the day of the party Hickory Museum of Art Day, and everyone raised a champagne toast.
Being reaccredited was certainly not as simple as …
Josephine Bonniwell Lyerly (1879–1964)
An especially intriguing aspect of the family is the involvement of Kate and George’s daughters, Norma and Josephine, in the family building business — an unusual situation for the time. Even more, that the Bonniwell daughters had their father’s support and promotion is all the more interesting.
The Women behind Hickory Museum of Art
A mock-up of the fabled then-brand-new 1954 Dodge station-wagon served as a photo setting for partiers celebrating at the premiere of the Women Behind HMA video.
History of Hickory Museum of Art
… That location served well as a museum for the most part, except perhaps the time when the floor of the main gallery caved during a crowded reception. As Paul's steadfastly supportive and collaborative wife Mickey reminisced in 1984,