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Events at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), and
Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and its Renwick Gallery Friday, July 25, 2008
1:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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 Discover the treasures of the Luce Foundation Center for American Art; then enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. The Luce Foundation Center is a study center and open storage facility that displays more than 3,300 objects from the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Meet in the F Street lobby. Fridays Peek into David Becks animated sculpture Movie Palace or discover the miniature world of his MVSEVM. Saturday, July 26, 2008
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
MLK Library and NPG's Education Center
National Portrait Gallery
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During this program, visitors ages 12 and older will create a self-portrait modeled after the works of Kehinde Wiley, whose paintings are featured in the Portrait Gallerys exhibition RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture. Wileys contemporary interpretations of 17th, 18th and 19th century art are bold re-creations of known paintings with modern-day sitters. Participants will have a chance to view Wileys paintings in the exhibition and create their own portraits, using inspiration from the Portrait Gallerys collection. This program is limited to 20 participants. The librarys Young Adult Services Division will register students. Look forward to a reception and exhibition showcasing student artwork created during the workshop at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library Gallery. This program is a collaborative effort between the MLK Jr. Memorial Library and the National Portrait Gallery. At noon, meet at the library, 901 G Street, NW, Young Adult Services Division, Room 106, Washington, DC 20001. The group will continue to the National Portrait Gallery at 8th and F streets N.W. Saturday, July 26, 2008
1:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Join us for a program in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art; then enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. The Luce Foundation Center is a study center and open storage facility that displays more than 3,300 objects from the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Tour or talk at 1:30 p.m.; beverages served until 3:30 p.m. (except during special events). Special tour on Fridays of David Beck's Movie Palace or MVSEVM. Saturday, July 26, 2008
3:00 PM
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery
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 Painting Conservation Intern Amber Kerr-Allison interviews Conservator Christiana Cunningham-Adams about her extraordinary experience restoring the Aaron Douglas murals at Fisk University. Hear how Douglas approached the murals early in his life versus late in his life and learn how this conservation project provided a window for interpretation about the artist. Lunder Conservation Center Sunday, July 27, 2008
1:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Join us for a program in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art; then enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. The Luce Foundation Center is a study center and open storage facility that displays more than 3,300 objects from the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Tour or talk at 1:30 p.m.; beverages served until 3:30 p.m. (except during special events). Special tour on Fridays of David Beck's Movie Palace or MVSEVM. Sunday, July 27, 2008
4:00 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Docent-led, walk-in tour of the Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist exhibition. Tuesday, July 29, 2008
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Luce Foundation Center, Third Floor
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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 Join us for a lively sketching workshop. Draw inspiration from sketchbooks from the Archives of American Art as well as the thousands of objects on display in the Luce Foundation Center. Some materials provided; please bring a small sketchbook and pencils. Repeats weekly. Wednesday, July 30, 2008
1:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Join us for a program in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art; then enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. The Luce Foundation Center is a study center and open storage facility that displays more than 3,300 objects from the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Tour or talk at 1:30 p.m.; beverages served until 3:30 p.m. (except during special events). Special tour on Fridays of David Beck's Movie Palace or MVSEVM. Wednesday, July 30, 2008
3:00 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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 Join a SAAM docent for a gallery discussion about the innovative Washington artists featured in the Local Color exhibition and the vibrant paintings they created. Meet in the F Street lobby. Wednesday, July 30, 2008
3:00 PM
Lunder Conservation Center, Third Floor Mezzanine
Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery
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 Learn how museum conservators use science, art history, and skilled hands to preserve objects from our collections in the Lunder Conservation Center. Group size is limited; meet at the Luce Foundation Center Information Desk by 3 p.m. Program repeats every week. Lunder Conservation Center, Third Floor Mezzanine Thursday, July 31, 2008
1:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Join us for a program in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art; then enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. The Luce Foundation Center is a study center and open storage facility that displays more than 3,300 objects from the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Tour or talk at 1:30 p.m.; beverages served until 3:30 p.m. (except during special events). Special tour on Fridays of David Beck's Movie Palace or MVSEVM. Thursday, July 31, 2008
6:00 PM
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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 Zora Neale Hurston, the author of the classic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, received national acclaim as a writer but died in obscurity. Using interviews with her family and colleagues, this documentary illuminates Hurstons legacy as a folklorist, ethnographer, and literary leader of the Harlem Renaissance. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production. 2005. 42 minutes. Supported by the Diane and Norman Bernstein Foundation, Inc. Thursday, July 31, 2008
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
F Street lobby
National Portrait Gallery
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On July 31, curator Wendy Wick Reaves speaks about the portrait of Charlie Chaplin in the exhibition "Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture." ONGOING
EXHIBITIONS
July 4 - October 13, 2008 Smithsonian American Art Museum Map February 8 - October 26, 2008 National Portrait Gallery Map March 8, 2008 - January 18, 2010 Smithsonian American Art Museum Map April 11 - September 1, 2008 National Portrait Gallery Map April 11 - September 1, 2008 National Portrait Gallery Map May 9 - August 3, 2008 Smithsonian American Art Museum Map November 2, 2007 - September 28, 2008 National Portrait Gallery Map May 8, 2008 - February 8, 2009 National Portrait Gallery Map May 2 - November 30, 2008 National Portrait Gallery Map June 20 - November 9, 2008 Smithsonian American Art Museum Map UPCOMING
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September 26, 2008 - January 4, 2009 Smithsonian American Art Museum Map December 5, 2008 - March 1, 2009 Smithsonian American Art Museum Map October 23, 2009 - August 22, 2010 National Portrait Gallery Map Pictured Above:
Aaron Douglas, Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery Through Reconstruction, 1934, Oil on canvas, 57 3/4 x 138 1/4 in., Art & Artifacts Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations |
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