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Burkesville, KY African art collection on display at CU Cumberland Countian Margery Henderson collected the artifacts while doing Southern Baptist Convention missionary work with her late husband W. Glenn Henderson over six years in Liberia. Margery Henderson is author of Two Worlds, Two Dreams For related story, Click Here Click on headline for photo plus full story By Tawny Vilchis News from Campbellsville University CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY - A set of African artifacts has found a permanent home at Campbellsville University thanks to Margery Henderson of Burkesville, Ky., and an exhibit of the artifacts are on display at the university's Art Gallery, 205 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY, from 8amET-5pmET, Monday through Friday, until March 26, 2010. A reception will take place Thursday, March 25 2010, from 5pmET until 7pm in recognition of Henderson and the collection. "Through the years we had enjoyed a close relationship with Campbellsville University and this just seemed the right place for our prized collection," Henderson said. As a Kentucky native, Henderson desired a permanent home for the African artifact collection that could be frequently visited by her family members and loved ones. "Several large universities contacted us, but my desire was that they be placed close to our permanent home and accessible to our daughter, son-in-law and three grandchildren," she said. Henderson, along with her late husband W. Glenn Henderson and daughter Cynthia Henderson (who is now Mrs. Steve Hurt), acquired the African artifacts during their six-year stay in Liberia serving on the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), which was known as the Foreign Mission Board (FMB). Henderson said each individual artifact in the collection was carefully purchased with great attention pertaining to its history and tribal origins. Some of the pieces were utilitarian while others were used for celebration, various rituals and ornamental purposes. Some of the pieces on display include garments, masks, jewelry, shoes, drums, baskets, statues, and other items. The Henderson's were appointed to a two-year term of International Service Corps volunteers to serve in an advisory capacity for the British Baptist Union in 1967. In 1972, Henderson became critically ill from a tropical disease and was forced to return to the United States ending her stay in Liberia. Glen Henderson died in August 1988 while running along the River Thames in England. For more information about the exhibit, contact Linda J. Cundiff, professor and chair of the department of art, at (270) 789-5268 or via e-mail at ljcundiff@campbellsville.edu. Margery Henderson is the author of Two Worlds Two Dreams This story was posted on 2010-03-12 05:17:22
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