MADES--Pearl Oxorn, M.A. Peacefully at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland on Friday, November 2, 2012 with family by her side. Beloved wife of Leonard Mades. Loving mother of Kenneth (Sandy), Donald (Sue), Karen and Valerie. Loving grandmother of Michael, Jonathan, Alex, Sean and Alexandra. Survived by her loving brother Philip G. Futterman. Will be remembered fondly by her many nieces and nephews. Pearl will be greatly missed by her family and friends including her community at Riderwood Village and her friends, colleagues and students at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Pearl taught courses at the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences for twenty-nine years since its inception as the Evergreen Society in 1986. Prior to that, she was a published art critic and museum educator in Ottawa, Canada; Washington, D.C.; and Baltimore, Maryland. A scholarship in honor of her many years of dedicated teaching has been created at Osher. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Pearl Oxorn Mades Scholarship Fund at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins University, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850. Donations may also be made to the Experimental Education Unit (EEU) at the University of Washington which Pearl's grandson Sean attended for preschool and kindergarten. It is a state of the art inclusion program with a major focus on helping educate children with autism. Please indicate that it is in memory of Pearl Mades at: www.haringcenter.washington.edu/giving or the Experimental Education Unit, Attn: Development, University of Washington, Box 357925, Seattle, WA, 98195. A memorial gathering will be held on Monday, December 17, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:00pm in the Maryland Room, Montgomery Station, Riderwood Village, 3120 Gracefield Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904. To send condolences or sign the guestbook, please visit www.legacy.com.
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I met Pearl while i was attending the Baltimore session of Evergreen, and continued to keep in touch when i moved to the DC area and then she and Leonard did too..She was more than a great enthusiastic teacher, she was a most caring human being.
The last time i spoke wtih Pearl she had to cancel planned dinner with she and Leonard as Leonard was sick and she had to tend to him.. She was an example of how you care about people and make the most of the time available to all of us. When i was diagnosed with thyroid cancer she worried about me and spoke with a relative who had previous experence. Pearl will be missed but never forgotten.
Geri Mendelson
December 17, 2012
I first met Pearl at the then brand new National Building Museum in the early 1980s. I was very impressed with her knowledge and thoughtful personality. She created and led several very well crafted tours and educational programs which were models for me as I was learning my way around architectural history and museum education. Over the years, it was always a pleasure to cross paths with her, whether we were sharing insights and information or attending the same events of mutual interest. It was particularly fun to see her at Art Deco-related events, in which we both had special interest.
I regret that I won't be able to attend Pearl's memorial gathering on December 17. I send my sincere condolences to family and close friends and share my sense of loss with all who knew her.
Sincerely,
Linda Lyons
December 16, 2012
I enjoyed all of Pearl's wonderful classes. I will always remember her telling us "that looking at a beautiful painting is like a whiff of fine perfume".
i will remember her with warmth and fondness.
Sarita zimmermann, Osher
Sarita Zimmermann
December 16, 2012
One of the outstanding teachers at OSHER. We missed her when she stopped teaching in Baltimore, but I was pleased to run into her often in Columbia at the Film Society and in local restaurants. Truly a wonderful teacher.
Barbara Rudlin
December 13, 2012
Maggie Young
December 11, 2012
Pearl was a gracious, beautiful and intelligent person, who I feel lucky to have known, even briefly. She kindly extended her warmth and generosity to me, through her kindness and through her support of my photography. I will always be grateful for that, and will always remember her encouragement.
To her family, please know that I am thinking of you and will be sending thoughts and prayers your way in the coming days.
Maggie Young
December 11, 2012
I met Pearl 14 years ago, while working for the Evergreen Society at JHU. She and Leonard exemplified graciousness, cordiality, enjoyment of life and lifelong learning. I attended as many of her art class trips as time allowed, and was greatly enriched by each. I was truly saddened to hear of her passing. Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss.
Wafa
November 29, 2012
We got to know Pearl over the years when she would visit her daughter, Karen, in Ottawa. Theirs was a special mother-daughter relationship and it was always a joy to see them together. We will remember Pearl with much fondness, in particular her warmth, grace and curiosity about life.
Kate McGregor and Batia Winer
Ottawa, Canada
November 29, 2012
I feel so fortunate to have had such a wonderful sister-in-law. I treasured her spirit and passion for art. My condolences to Kenny, Karen, Donald and Valerie.
janet cooper
November 24, 2012
I have known Pearl for many years because of our shared interest in Inuit art. I met her at one of my Inuit Art-in-Conferences in Ottawa. She asked me if I was any relation to the Brooklyn Barz family, which I was. I married MArc Barz in 1964. Pearl wrote a series of wonderful articles for my publication, comparing inuit and fine arts. We kept in touch for many years--I attended her wedding to Leonard Mades and also touched base with her daughter Karen when I was at CMC. I thought of Pearl just a few weeks ago when at the Inuit Studies conference at the Smithsonian, wondering if she would be there as it is so close to Baltimore. Hope and know she had a wonderful life and will be missed by friends and family. Sandra Barz
November 24, 2012
I remember Pearl from my first years working at the National Gallery of Canada, where she was an exemplar of dedication, erudition and elegance. I then had the privilege of getting to know her talented daughter Karen as a colleague and a friend. Karen, please accept my sincere condolences to you and all your family at this sad time. Pearl's unique accomplishments and contributions will live on in so many.
Catherine Jensen
November 24, 2012
Pearl was a wonderful teacher. She tranferred her love of art to her students. Her passing is a great loss to Osher at JHU.
Gail Weiss
November 20, 2012
I'm very sad to hear about Pearl. She was a sweet and lovely person and a marvelous teacher who enriched my life. Pearl got me excited over artists that I never would have discovered on my own, and this is a wonderful gift she gave me. I miss her and all the classes I would have taken from her in the future. Bruce Herzfeld, Osher student (Montgomery Village, MD)
Bruce Herzfeld
November 19, 2012
Pearl, in her learned and gracious way, helped me to uncover a hidden interest in Art as an Osher student. I often told her after an inspiring lecture, that she was a shining light to me. She accompanied our group with gusto
to several Museum Field Trips. She is missed.
Nancy Schultz
November 17, 2012
I knew Pearl first as an educator at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa where her elegance and informative talks graced the galleries, and then as the mother of my dear friend Karen. May Pearl's memory be for blessing.
Sharon Katz
November 17, 2012
I knew Pearl as the mother of a friend. Her intelligence, gentleness, elegance and dedication to her students were always an inspiration to me. RIP, Pearl.
Penny Cousineau-Levine
November 17, 2012
A wonderful teacheer with a true command of her subject. She will be missed at Osher.
Marilyn Zeiberg
November 17, 2012
A wonderful teacher who genuinely loved what she did best and that was to give of herself and her knowledge. Her students loved her and she will be sorely missed. Marlene Freed Osher student
marlene freed
November 16, 2012
A lovely and gracious lady---and an inspiring teacher
Jerry Carmen
a former student at Oscher
November 16, 2012
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