{"id":1366,"date":"2015-06-09T17:15:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T17:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/domainsiderbsu.wordpress.com\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2015-06-09T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T17:15:55","slug":"the-magnificent-gift-of-david-owsley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/doma\/2015\/06\/09\/the-magnificent-gift-of-david-owsley\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magnificent Gift of David Owsley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hailey Beard<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Public Relations Intern<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115656\/653258.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1367\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115656\/653258.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"The Gift of David Owsley\" width=\"660\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115656\/653258.jpg 1418w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115656\/653258-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115656\/653258-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115656\/653258-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\u201cThis documentary tells the story of how an ordinary town came to have an extraordinary <a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115700\/98644228.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1370 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115700\/98644228.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"98644228\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115700\/98644228.jpg 1437w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115700\/98644228-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115700\/98644228-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115700\/98644228-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>museum, and the man who made it all possible.\u201d This quote is featured at the beginning of a documentary detailing the life of David Owsley and the museum that bears his name. The largest donor in the history of Ball State\u2019s art museum, he has had a monumental impact on the collection. \u201cI just felt it was my obligation and my pleasure to create something and to continue what my grandparents had started.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1368\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115657\/6546434.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1368\" class=\"wp-image-1368 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115657\/6546434.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"The Ball family in front of their mansion, Minnetrista.\" width=\"660\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115657\/6546434.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115657\/6546434-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115657\/6546434-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115657\/6546434-768x553.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ball family in front of their mansion, Minnetrista.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1369\" style=\"width: 195px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115658\/654762.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1369\" class=\"wp-image-1369 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115658\/654762.jpg?w=185\" alt=\"A picture of the Ball brothers. David Owsley's maternal grandfather, Frank C. Ball,  bottom left, was essential in the original art museum in Muncie. \" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115658\/654762.jpg 484w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115658\/654762-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Owsley&#8217;s maternal grandfather, Frank C. Ball, bottom left.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As an adolescent, Mr. Owsley spent a great deal of time in Muncie and has always considered it to be home. As a child, he lived overseas in Romania, Denmark, and Ireland while his father served in the diplomatic corps. When he and his mother would return to the United States, they would always stay in Muncie, Indiana with his grandparents, Frank and Elizabeth Ball, at their home named Minnetrista. While Minnetrista eventually burned down, and later replaced by the Minnetrista Cultrual Center, Owsley\u2019s love of Muncie never wavered or changed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1371\" style=\"width: 369px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115701\/6546168.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1371\" class=\"wp-image-1371 \" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115701\/6546168.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"David Owsley and President Furgus meet in the Sculpture Court\" width=\"359\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115701\/6546168.jpg 1429w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115701\/6546168-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115701\/6546168-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115701\/6546168-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Owsley and the President of Ball State University, Dr. Ferguson, meet in the Sculpture Court.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Starting with the Ball brothers, the love of art continued in the family for generations. The brothers, including David Owsley&#8217;s maternal grandfather Frank C. Ball, shared their art with Muncie in order to build a stronger community. Together David Owsley and the museum that bears his name continue this tradition. The museum features various programs that are free and open to the public, such as Community Day, Final Friday, and artist demonstrations. David Owsley perpetuates the values of the Ball brothers by educating and bringing together Munsonians, and all who walk through the museum\u2019s doors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1378\" style=\"width: 349px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115705\/jkldfjkldjkldajkl.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1378\" class=\"wp-image-1378 \" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115705\/jkldfjkldjkldajkl.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"David Owsley and Director of the David Owsley Museum of Art, Dr. La France, examine a sculpture gifted by Mr. Owsley.\" width=\"339\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115705\/jkldfjkldjkldajkl.jpg 1435w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115705\/jkldfjkldjkldajkl-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115705\/jkldfjkldjkldajkl-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115705\/jkldfjkldjkldajkl-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Owsley and Director of the David Owsley Museum of Art, Dr. La France, examine a sculpture gifted by Mr. Owsley.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As a former professional curator, who has worked at multiple museums, Mr. Owsley is able to pinpoint what art will help enhance the museum\u2019s collection. An eclectic collector, he believes in featuring a substantial variety of works of art from various time periods. Mr. Owsley states that he wishes to be known as the best kind of enabler. He wants to help educate students, and believes that having quality works of art can help open doors to the world of art.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1373\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115702\/946.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1373\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1373\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115702\/946.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"David Owsley meets and talks with students in the David Owsley Museum of Art\" width=\"660\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115702\/946.jpg 1433w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115702\/946-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115702\/946-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115702\/946-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Owsley meets and talks with students in the museum that has seen thousands of his contributions.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1374\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115703\/654327.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1374\" class=\"wp-image-1374 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115703\/654327.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Associate Director, Carl Schafer, compares Mr. Owsley to a bodhisattva.\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115703\/654327.jpg 1435w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115703\/654327-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115703\/654327-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115703\/654327-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Associate Director, Carl Schafer, compares Mr. Owsley to a bodhisattva.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Owsley especially loves bodhisattvas, which are mythological beings whom practice Buddhism and have achieved enlightenment. Yet, they have decided to remain on earth in order to help mankind. As the Associate Director of the David Owsley Museum of Art, Carl Schafer, states, \u201c\u2026(S)ometimes I think of David Owsley himself as a bodhisattva, because he has remained here and made it sort of his own mission to help us become enlightened in a certain way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1376\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115704\/5586868787.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1376\" class=\"wp-image-1376 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115704\/5586868787.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"5586868787\" width=\"660\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115704\/5586868787.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115704\/5586868787-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115704\/5586868787-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/06\/02115704\/5586868787-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bodhisattvas gifted to the museum by David Owsley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To learn more about David Owsley, the Ball family, the history of Muncie and to hear interviews with Mr. Owsley, the staff at the museum, and students at Ball State, watch the documentary \u201cGift of David Owsley\u201d at https:\/\/vimeo.com\/128513855.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hailey Beard Public Relations Intern \u201cThis documentary tells the story of how an ordinary town came to have an extraordinary museum, and the man who made it all possible.\u201d This quote is featured at the beginning of a documentary detailing the life of David Owsley and the museum that bears his name. 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