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“Thrill After Thrill: Thirty Years of Wayne White”› When: Through Oct. 1› Where: Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View› Admisson: Free for members; $15 for adults and free for youth 17 and under› Online: huntermuseum.orgWayne-O-Rama› When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, through Sept. 30› Where: 1800 Rossville Ave., Suite 108› Online: wayneorama.com
Wayne White is dressed in his customary blue coveralls with the Wayne-O-Rama patch over the left front pocket. He is in the gallery at the Hunter of Museum of American Art overseeing the installation of dozens of pieces he has created over the last 30 years.
The walls are covered not only in framed pieces. There are several of his “Word” paintings and a few drawings of set designs for the TV shows he worked on, including “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” and “Beakman’s World.” And for this exhibition, he has painted new drawings on the actual museum walls.
In the center of one of the two large rooms are 16-foot cardboard figures of Country Music Hall of Famers the Louvin Brothers, Charlie and Ira, who grew up in Henagar, Ala. Their likenesses are waiting to be hung from the ceiling in a place of honor.
One of the “Word” paintings features the phrase “Maybe Now I’ll Get the Respect I So Richly Deserve.” It is also the title of White’s 2009 book.