| DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JANE CHANCELLOR MOORE April 24, 1951 - May 20, 2010 |
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Although she always preferred
to work in the background,
JANE CHANCELLOR
MOORE was an integral part
of every aspect of Broadstone
Media from its inception. The
wife of co-founder Larry W.
Moore, Jane avidly embraced
Broadstone as the hands-on
opportunity to express her
life-long passion for literature
and art, as well as her academic
training in English and
professional experience in
writing and editing. But she
was also a clear-eyed realist
who helped to anchor our
ambitions, by contributing the
rigorous analytical skills she
honed during her long career
in information technology with
Kentucky state government.
At Broadstone Books, she was
engaged in every aspect of
production, from reading
submissions and selecting texts
for publication, through
editing and proofreading and
finally the marketing of the
finished books on-line and
through readings and book
fairs.
With the inception of
Broadstone Gallery, Jane
discovered her gift for
curating, and the gallery walls
became her canvas where she
explored the interrelationships
among works of art that often
to work in the background,
JANE CHANCELLOR
MOORE was an integral part
of every aspect of Broadstone
Media from its inception. The
wife of co-founder Larry W.
Moore, Jane avidly embraced
Broadstone as the hands-on
opportunity to express her
life-long passion for literature
and art, as well as her academic
training in English and
professional experience in
writing and editing. But she
was also a clear-eyed realist
who helped to anchor our
ambitions, by contributing the
rigorous analytical skills she
honed during her long career
in information technology with
Kentucky state government.
At Broadstone Books, she was
engaged in every aspect of
production, from reading
submissions and selecting texts
for publication, through
editing and proofreading and
finally the marketing of the
finished books on-line and
through readings and book
fairs.
With the inception of
Broadstone Gallery, Jane
discovered her gift for
curating, and the gallery walls
became her canvas where she
explored the interrelationships
among works of art that often
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| Jane Chancellor Moore pictured in the gallery with Denis Huber, at the reception for Marilyn Donaldson, Lisa Huber and Susan Moore in 2008. |
surprised even the artists. She was responsible for most of the gallery installations as well as promoting the
shows through press releases and graphic design of postcards and other advertising, and of course her gracious
hosting of artists' receptions in the gallery
Sadly, Jane's dream life in the arts was cut short by cancer in the spring of 2010. It is no surprise that in the
same week that she learned of her disease, she was in the gallery hanging a new show; and in the final days
before her death she was discussing plans for a new book project.
Jane loved Broadstone. It was her life's ambition, and though she was (by her choice) never a formal partner
she was always the driving force behind everything that we did. To say that we will miss her is the mightiest
of understatements. We know we will never be as good without her as we were with her. But we also know
that nothing would have meant more to her than our continuation of the work that she so believed in and
carried out so well.
With this page we share some memories of Jane with those of you who knew her in life as well as the many
others of you who have been touched by her gifts through the books and the art that she helped to produce
and to promote.
(As a personal note, Jane hated having her picture taken, so the existence of so many images on this page is a
small miracle in itself. She wouldn't have approved, but just this once we are going against her judgment!)
shows through press releases and graphic design of postcards and other advertising, and of course her gracious
hosting of artists' receptions in the gallery
Sadly, Jane's dream life in the arts was cut short by cancer in the spring of 2010. It is no surprise that in the
same week that she learned of her disease, she was in the gallery hanging a new show; and in the final days
before her death she was discussing plans for a new book project.
Jane loved Broadstone. It was her life's ambition, and though she was (by her choice) never a formal partner
she was always the driving force behind everything that we did. To say that we will miss her is the mightiest
of understatements. We know we will never be as good without her as we were with her. But we also know
that nothing would have meant more to her than our continuation of the work that she so believed in and
carried out so well.
With this page we share some memories of Jane with those of you who knew her in life as well as the many
others of you who have been touched by her gifts through the books and the art that she helped to produce
and to promote.
(As a personal note, Jane hated having her picture taken, so the existence of so many images on this page is a
small miracle in itself. She wouldn't have approved, but just this once we are going against her judgment!)
| Not surprisingly, there are fewer photos of Jane working on Broadstone Books than there are of her more visual work with the gallery, but here she is pictured with her good friend and Broadstone author Steve Cope, at the Southern Kentucky Book Fest at Bowling Green in 2005. |
| Jane discussing art with a gallery patron during the reception for Marta Elam Dorton and Mark L. Roberts in 2007. As typical for these photos, I had to catch her in profile! |
| Jane at one of our favorite gallery events (you can tell by her smile!), the annual student art show held in conjunction with the Kentucky Derby Museum. Pictured here with Jane was one of our 2006 student artists, Brittany Bolton, and behind them, KECU President John Graham (1) and Kentucky Derby Museum Educator (and Jane's brother-in-law) Ross Moore (r). |
| Again, Jane in her element, having a good time with friends at the gallery reception for Paula Wojasinski in 2009. From left to right were gallery artist Lisa Huber and her husband Chris Goodlett, and gallery regular Phil Tackett. Jane, as usual, avoiding the camera. |
| Jane catching up with another good friend and gallery stalwart, Shea Hogan, at the reception for Rhett Beck in 2008. |
| Another reception (this time for Christina Bartsch in 2009), another intense conversation about art, with gallery patron John Cosby. |
| Finally, proof that we did get Jane out of the gallery at least occasionally! In this case, to the very familiar environment of Churchill Downs, with the Twin Spires in the background. Jane grew up going to the Kentucky Derby for many years with her family, so this was a homecoming of sorts for her. Pictured with her, left to right, were our 2009 student art winner Mary K Wentzel, Kentucky Derby Museum Educator Liz Williams, and KECU President John Graham. |
| All photographs by Larry W. Moore (Now, if I only had all the pictures she made me delete!) |