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PRESS RELEASE
September 10, 2002
Contact:
Katie Sproles, (541) 346-0942, ksproles@darkwing.uoregon.edu
KOREAN FAMILY ESTABLISHES NEW WING AT UO MUSEUM OF ART
EUGENE, OR, September 10, 2002 -- A major gift to the University of Oregon
Museum of Art (UOMA) will establish the Wan Koo & Young Ja Huh Wing of
Korean Art. The gift from the family of Wan Koo and Young Ja Huh, honors Wan
Koo and Young Ja's lifetime commitment to education and their Korean heritage.
Highlights from the Korean collection to be shown in the new wing include
200 costumes and accessories, as well as paintings, bronzes and ceramic pieces
from the 6th through the early 20th centuries.
The gift contributes significantly to the museum's capital campaign and comes
as the art museum begins a major renovation. The project will double the size
of the building which is scheduled to reopen in winter of 2004.
"This generous gift will be very important in helping to build the new
museum," explains Christie McDonald, UOMA director of external affairs.
"To those who have had the fortune to know them, Wan Koo and Young Ja
Huh have come to represent a commitment to giving, and we are honored to have
the Huh name on our Wing of Korean Art."
Principal owners of LG Group, Korea's second largest conglomerate, Wan Koo
and Young Ja Huh have long believed in giving back to the community to provide
others with a better place to live and improved educational opportunities.
The Huh family are majority owners of Eugene-based Farwest Steel Corp. and
consider Eugene to be their second home, as shown by their regular visits
during the past 20 years. They have exhibited their generosity to the university
and other local recipients of their philanthropy on numerous occasions.
Two well-known Korean art scholars--Dr.Kumja Paik Kim, curator of Korean Art
at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum and Dr. Yoon Se Young, director of the
Korea University Museum--have praised the strength of the UOMA's growing collection
of Korean art.
The $12.72 million UOMA renovation and expansion project is partially supported
by the State of Oregon which awarded the project $6.36 million in state-serviced
bonds. An equal amount of required matching funds comes from a combination
of grants from federal and private foundations, several estate gifts and more
than 750 individual donations.
For information about the University of Oregon Museum of Art, contact Katie
Sproles, public relations and marketing coordinator, at (541) 346-0942.
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