http://www.nga.gov en-us National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art This audio series offers entertaining, informative discussions about the arts and events at the National Gallery of Art. This series consists of two programs: NGA Arttalk provides engaging conversations between Gallery staff and top cultural figures, and NGA Backstory permits listeners to step behind the scenes of a world-class museum with host Barbara Tempchin and guests. Download the programs, then visit us on the National Mall or at www.nga.gov, where you can explore many of the works of art mentioned. New podcasts are released every Tuesday. This audio series offers entertaining, informative discussions about the arts and events at the National Gallery of Art. This series consists of two programs: NGA Arttalk provides engaging conversations between Gallery staff and top cultural figures, and NGA Backstory permits listeners to step behind the scenes of a world-class museum with host Barbara Tempchin and guests. Download the programs, then visit us on the National Mall or at www.nga.gov, where you can explore many of the works of art mentioned. New podcasts are released every Tuesday. National Gallery of Art webfeedback@nga.gov National Gallery of Art The Vogel Collection Story: Part 2, Working with the National Gallery of Art May 2008, Arttalk - Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art, and collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel. Dorothy and Herbert Vogel have amassed one of the greatest collections of minimal, conceptual, and post-minimal art in the world, acquiring works by some of the most important contemporary artists of our time, including Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Sol LeWitt, Richard Tuttle, and Pat Steir. Curator of special projects in modern art, Ruth Fine, spoke with the Vogels shortly after they announced The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States Project, which will distribute their vast collection across the country for all to enjoy. In the second part of this three-part podcast, the Vogels discuss their choice of the National Gallery of Art for their collection. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0805arttalk02.mp3 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:59 http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0805arttalk02.mp3 National Gallery of Art The Vogel Collection Story: Part 1, Meeting and Collecting April 2008, Arttalk - Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art, and collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel. Dorothy and Herbert Vogel have amassed one of the greatest collections of minimal, conceptual, and post-minimal art in the world, acquiring works by some of the most important contemporary artists of our time, including Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Sol LeWitt, Richard Tuttle, and Pat Steir. Curator of special projects in modern art, Ruth Fine, spoke with the Vogels shortly after they announced The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States Project, which will distribute their vast collection across the country for all to enjoy. In part one of this three-part podcast, the Vogels discuss how they met, and how they started collecting art. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0804arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST 11:27 http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0804arttalk01.mp3 National Gallery of Art Tools of the Trade April 2008, Backstory - Neal Turtell, executive librarian, National Gallery of Art. Artists in the 19th and early 20th century had access to more up-to-date information about art technique and technology than any generation before. Tools of the Trade—in the National Gallery of Art library-offers a fascinating look back in time. The display complements In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, a showcase of 19th-century landscapes created in the famous forest south of Paris. Executive librarian Neal Turtell talks with NGA Backstory host, Barbara Tempchin, about Tools of the Trade. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0804bs01.mp3 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:04 http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0804bs01.mp3 National Gallery of Art The Paper Tiger: Calotypes in Great Britain, Part 2 March 2008, Arttalk - Sarah Greenough, senior curator of photographs, National Gallery of Art, and Roger Taylor, professor of photographic history at De Montfort University, Leicester. Two methods of fixing an image dominated the early days of photography: the one-of-a-kind daguerreotype and the replicable calotype, which was made using paper negatives. In the second of this two-part episode, Gallery curator Sarah Greenough and Professor Roger Taylor of De Montfort University discuss some of the best calotypists, the subjects that fascinated them, and the slow death of the medium as it was supplanted by more popular photographic processes. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840–1860. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0803arttalk02.mp3 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:40 photography, daguerreotype, calotype, glass negatives, paper negatives, Fontainebleau National Gallery of Art The Paper Tiger: Calotypes in Great Britain, Part 1 March 2008, Arttalk - Sarah Greenough, senior curator of photographs, National Gallery of Art, and Roger Taylor, professor of photographic history at De Montfort University, Leicester. Two methods of fixing an image dominated the early days of photography: the one-of-a-kind daguerreotype and the replicable calotype, which was made using paper negatives. In the first of this two-part episode, Gallery curator Sarah Greenough, and Professor Roger Taylor of DeMontfort University discuss the emergence of the calotype and how it competed with the emergence of glass negatives. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840–1860. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0803arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:40 photography, daguerreotype, calotype, glass negatives, paper negatives, Fontainebleau National Gallery of Art The Italian Legacy in Washington, DC March 2008, Backstory - Maygene Daniels, chief of Gallery Archives. From its inception, the design of the West Building of the National Gallery of Art was inspired by Italian tradition in art and architecture. The Gallery’s collection of Italian paintings is considered to be among the finest in the world, and John Russell Pope’s neoclassical design is reminiscent of ancient Rome’s Pantheon. In this podcast, host Barbara Tempchin and Gallery chief archivist Maygene Daniels talk about the enduring link between Italian traditions and the National Gallery of Art. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0803bs02.mp3 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST 5:23 architecture, italian, rome, pantheon, archieves National Gallery of Art The Magic of Fontainebleau March 2008, Backstory - Kimberly Jones, associate curator of French paintings, National Gallery of Art. At one time it was a royal hunting ground for kings and emperors, but in the 19th century, the Forest of Fontainebleau became a magnet for artists and tourists. It was the birthplace of impressionism, and its rugged features and old-growth forests provided artists with endless visually compelling scenes to paint and photograph. In this Backstory episode, curator Kimberly Jones and host Barbara Tempchin discuss the Forest of Fontainebleau and the important place it holds in the history of open-air painting. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0803bs01.mp3 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:33 french painting, monet, corot, fantainebleu, photographs National Gallery of Art Robert Rauschenberg: Part 4: Today's Work February 2008, Arttalk - Guests: Charles Ritchie, associate curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art, and Mary Lynn Kotz, Rauschenberg biographer. Robert Rauschenberg has consistently created vital art for more than 50 years. Now working from a wheelchair after a series of strokes, Rauschenberg continues to produce new art. In the last episode of this four-part series, Gallery curator Charles Ritchie and Rauschenberg biographer Mary Lynn Kotz discuss his current work—the Lotus series—and reveal how his ROCI series got its name. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg from the National Gallery of Art and Related Collections. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0802arttalk04.mp3 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST 4:09 rauschenberg, ritchie, kotz, modern prints, drawings National Gallery of Art Robert Rauschenberg: Part 3: Family Matters February 2008, Arttalk - Guests: Charles Ritchie, associate curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art, and Mary Lynn Kotz, Rauschenberg biographer. Robert Rauschenberg has consistently created vital art for more than 50 years and family relationships have been influential. In the third episode of this four-part series, Gallery curator Charles Ritchie and Rauschenberg biographer Mary Lynn Kotz discuss the role that the artist's parents played in his becoming an artist, and how his strained relationship with his father affected his art. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg from the National Gallery of Art and Related Collections. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0802arttalk03.mp3 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:34 rauschenberg, ritchie, kotz, modern prints, drawings National Gallery of Art Robert Rauschenberg: Part 2: The Personal and the Global February 2008, Arttalk - Guests: Charles Ritchie, associate curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art, and Mary Lynn Kotz, Rauschenberg biographer. Robert Rauschenberg has consistently created vital art for more than 50 years. Everything from newspaper clippings to family images is crucial to his work. In the second episode of this four-part series, Gallery curator Charles Ritchie and Rauschenberg biographer May Lynn Kotz discuss how Rauschenberg's art has always incorporated both personal and global references. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg from the National Gallery of Art and Related Collections. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0802arttalk02.mp3 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:07 rauschenberg, ritchie, kotz, modern prints, drawings National Gallery of Art Robert Rauschenberg: Part 1: Printmaking, Collaboration, and Language February 2008, Arttalk - Guests: Charles Ritchie, associate curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art, and Mary Lynn Kotz, Rauschenberg biographer. Robert Rauschenberg has consistently created vital art for more than 50 years. In the first episode of this four-part series, Gallery curator Charles Ritchie and Rauschenberg biographer Mary Lynn Kotz discuss why the artist chose printmaking as a favorite medium and why collaboration has been central to his creative process. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg from the National Gallery of Art and Related Collections. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0802arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:00 rauschenberg, ritchie, kotz, modern prints, drawings National Gallery of Art Going Dutch: Exploring Paintings from the Netherlands: Part One February 2008, Backstory - Guest: Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art. Why do so many people love Dutch paintings? Whether it is the stunning landscapes, the seemingly familiar portraits, or the lush still lifes, these centuries-old paintings still resonate today. In the second part of this Backstory episode, curator Arthur Wheelock and host Barbara Tempchin discuss the National Gallery of Art Dutch paintings collection, how it grew, and the recent acquisition of a Salomon van Ruysdael masterpiece. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0802bs01.mp3 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:27 dutch, painting, netherlands, wheelock, landscapes, still life National Gallery of Art Bronze and Boxwood: Sculpting the Robert H. Smith Collection January 2008, Arttalk - Guest: Nicholas Penny, senior curator of sculpture and decorative arts, National Gallery of Art, and Dylan Smith, Robert H. Smith Research Conservator, National Gallery of Art. Robert H. Smith has amassed one of the most important private collections of Renaissance sculptures in the world. The Smith collection includes bronzes by masters such as Antico, Giovanni Bologna, and Antonio Susini, as well as eye-catching works in ivory and boxwood. Nicholas Penny—in his last podcast as National Gallery of Art curator of sculpture and decorative arts before he assumes directorship of the National Gallery, London—talks to Robert H. Smith Research Conservator Dylan Smith about these beautiful works of art, their composition, and how they were made. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0801arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:43 bronze, boxwood, smith, penny, sculpture, bologna, susini, ivory National Gallery of Art Going Dutch: Exploring Paintings from the Netherlands: Part One January 2008, Backstory - Guest: Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art. Why do so many people love Dutch paintings? Whether it is the stunning landscapes, the seemingly familiar portraits, or the lush still lifes, these centuries-old paintings still resonate today. In the first part of this Backstory episode, curator Arthur Wheelock and host Barbara Tempchin discuss these masterpieces and why they continue to fascinate us. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0801bs02.mp3 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:27 dutch, painting, netherlands, wheelock, landscapes, still life National Gallery of Art Why Medals Matter: The Story of the Renaissance Medal January 2008, Backstory - Guest: Eleonora Luciano, associate curator of sculpture, National Gallery of Art. Medals, like those given out at the Olympics, are typically associated with feats of athleticism. However, during the Renaissance, medals were used for purposes of propaganda. The National Gallery of Art has released a two-volume, 1200-page catalogue of its Renaissance medals collection, one of the world’s most outstanding. In this podcast, one of the authors, Gallery associate curator Eleonora Luciano, talks to host Barbara Tempchin about these intriguing works of art. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0816bs01.mp3 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:36 renaissance, medals, National Gallery of Art The Baroque Woodcut: Carving a Niche December 2007, Backstory - Guest: Peter Parshall, curator and head of old master prints, National Gallery of Art. Centuries before photography was invented, artists used woodcuts to reproduce their works for the public. The idea behind the woodcut is simple—an image is carved onto a wood block, dipped into ink, and pressed onto a surface. But creating a quality woodcut takes enormous skill. Peter Parshall, curator of old master prints, and host Barbara Tempchin talk about the baroque woodcut. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0712bs02.mp3 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:00:00 EST 7:13 wood cut, baroque, prints, carving National Gallery of Art Opening the Covers of the Rare Book Collection December 2007, Backstory - Guest: Neal Turtell, executive librarian, National Gallery of Art. Most people think that rare books are stashed away in the corners of museums, untouched and collecting dust. At the National Gallery of Art, not only are they given a special climate-controlled environment, but they're often on public display. In this podcast, executive librarian Neal Turtell talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the Gallery's rare books collection, in particular about those featured in the exhibition British Picturesque Landscapes, on view in the Gallery's West Building through February 24, 2008. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0712bs01.mp3 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:01:00 EST 6:01 rare books, library, british landscapes National Gallery of Art Rauschenberg's Experiments in Printmaking November 2007, Backstory - Guest: Charles Ritchie, associate curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art, Host: Barbara Tempchin. Robert Rauschenberg has been at the forefront of American art for more than 50 years. His bold, innovative experiments in printmaking are the focus of an exhibition called Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg from the National Gallery of Art and Related Collections. In this Backstory, host Barbara Tempchin and Charles Ritchie, exhibition curator, discuss the impact Rauschenberg's prints have had on artists worldwide. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Let the World In: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg from the National Gallery of Art and Related Collections. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0711bs02.mp3 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:41:00 EST 9:41 rauschenberg, prints, drawings, printmaking, ritchie National Gallery of Art Exploring Turner, Part 2: Invention November 2007, Arttalk - Guest: Ian Warrell, curator of 18th- and 19th-century British art, Tate Britain, London, Host: Franklin Kelly, senior curator, National Gallery of Art. In this two-part podcast, Franklin Kelly, National Gallery of Art senior curator, and Tate Museum curator Ian Warrell discuss the life and work of J. M. W. Turner. Here, focusing on Turner's inventiveness, they talk about how the artist positioned himself within the history of art, the range of his subjects, and his open-ended process of discovery. In part 1, they discuss Turner's process. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0711arttalk02.mp3 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:00:00 EST 06:29 turner, kelly, warrell, tate, london National Gallery of Art Exploring Turner, Part 1: Process November 2007, Arttalk - Guest: Ian Warrell, curator of 18th- and 19th-century British art, Tate Britain, London, Host: Franklin Kelly, senior curator, National Gallery of Art. In this two-part podcast, Franklin Kelly, National Gallery of Art senior curator, and Tate Museum curator Ian Warrell discuss the life and work of J.M.W. Turner. Here, focusing on Turner's process, they talk about the artist's use of sketchbooks and observation, his dramatic series of works depicting the burning of the Houses of Parliament, and his modernist aesthetic. In part 2, they discuss Turner's inventiveness. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0711arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:00:00 EST 10:11 turner, kelly, warrell, tate, london National Gallery of Art J. M. W. Turner and America November 2007, Backstory - Guest: Franklin Kelly, senior curator of American and British paintings, National Gallery of Art, Host: Barbara Tempchin. J. M. W. Turner's innovative paintings and watercolors have fascinated collectors and artists for almost two centuries. In the United States, the British master's works were received with a sense of amazement, and eventually, with widespread admiration. Curator Franklin Kelly chats with host Barbara Tempchin about the impact that Turner had on American art. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0711bs01.mp3 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:00:00 EST 6:50 turner, kelly National Gallery of Art Snapshot Collecting October 2007, Arttalk - Guest: Robert E. Jackson, collector Host: Sarah Greenough, senior curator of photographs, National Gallery of Art Robert E. Jackson has been collecting other people's snapshots for more than a decade. Some of the best works in his collection are on display in The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888–1978. In this podcast Jackson and Sarah Greenough, senior curator of photographs, talk about why he collects snapshots and what makes an image capture his attention. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0710arttalk02.mp3 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:00:00 EST 9:46 snapshots, photography, collecting, jackson, sarah greenough National Gallery of Art The Mystique of Edward Hopper October 2007, Arttalk - Guest: Carol Troyen, curator emerita at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Edward Hopper's depictions of 20th-century America continue to engage and fascinate the public. Shortly after the opening of the Edward Hopper exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Deputy Director Alan Shestack spoke with Carol Troyen, curator emerita at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, about Hopper's captivating paintings and etchings. They also discuss the theme of solitude prevalent in his works. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0710arttalk.mp3 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:00:00 EST 11:46 edward hopper, cinema, seascapes, new york city, isolation, lighthouses National Gallery of Art Holiday Stamps: Bernardino Luini's The Madonna of the Carnation October 2007, Backstory - Guest: David Brown, curator of Italian paintings, National Gallery of Art. Since 1965 the National Gallery of Art and the United State Postal Service have collaborated to select a national Christmas stamp. In 2007 Bernardino Luini's The Madonna of the Carnation (c. 1515) will grace envelopes across the country. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0710bs02.mp3 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:00:00 EST 7:02 holiday stamps, postal service, the madonna of the carnation, david brown, italian paintings National Gallery of Art Amateur Photography and the Decisive Moment October 2007, Backstory - Guest: Sarah Greenough, senior curator of photographs, National Gallery of Art. Since the first Kodak camera was sold in 1888, American amateur photographers have taken billions of snapshots. In this Backstory episode, curator Sarah Greenough and host Barbara Tempchin discuss how anonymous photographers experimented with the medium, creating artfully crafted images. They also talk about the exhibition The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-1978: From the Collection of Robert E. Jackson http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0710bs01.mp3 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:00:00 EST 8:08 amateaur photography, snapshots, evolution of snapshot photography, George Eastman, Kodak, camera National Gallery of Art Exploring Photography at the National Gallery of Art September 2007, Arttalk - Guest: Sarah Greenough, curator and head of the department of photographs. National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art has presented memorable exhibitions of photographs through the years, ranging from monographic shows on the work of such well-known photographers as Ansel Adams and Robert Frank to historically based exhibitions such as Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945. The Gallery's deputy director Alan Shestack speaks with curator Sarah Greenough about the history of the photography collection and the gallery space devoted to the medium. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0709arttalk.mp3 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:00:00 EST 7:58 photography, greenough, photo, gallery, washington National Gallery of Art A Shakespearean Connection September 2007, Conversations - Listen to engaging conversations between Gallery staff and top cultural figures. Guests: Michael Kahn, artistic director, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Franklin Kelly, senior curator, National Gallery of Art. Although separated in life by 150 years, the playwright William Shakespeare and artist Joseph William Mallord Turner share more than just a name, and possibly a birthday (April 23). Michael Kahn, artistic director of the world-renowned Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, and Gallery senior curator Franklin Kelly take time out from their busy schedules to discuss how the Bard influenced the one of Britain's most celebrated artists. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0709ngacon.mp3 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:00:00 EST 13:15 shakespeare, theatre, stage, gallery, washington National Gallery of Art Telling the Edward Hopper Story September 2007, Backstory - Guest: Carroll Moore, film and video producer, National Gallery of Art. The iconic paintings and artistic impact of Edward Hopper are the subject of a new documentary film that accompanies the exhibition Edward Hopper on its Boston-Washington-Chicago tour. Award-winning producer Carroll Moore speaks with Tempchin about the making of this illuminating film. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0709bs01.mp3 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:00:00 EST 7:37 hopper, edward, art, gallery, washington National Gallery of Art Hopper Meets Opera in Later the Same Evening September 2007, Backstory - Guest: Leon Major, professor of music, University of Maryland. The world of music merges with the visual arts in Later the Same Evening: an opera inspired by five paintings of Edward Hopper. The performance is a joint project of the National Gallery of Art, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, and the University of Maryland School of Music. Music professor Leon Major, talks about the opera and artist Edward Hopper with Tempchin. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0709bs02.mp3 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:00:00 EST 7:04 hopper, opera, music, aria, gallery, washington National Gallery of Art Desiderio da Settignano August 2007, Arttalk - Guest: Nicholas Penny, senior curator of sculpture and decorative arts. The work of fifteenth-century sculptor Desiderio da Settignano inspired contemporaries to declare that he "brought cold marble to life." On the occasion of the exhibition Desiderio da Settignano: Sculptor of Renaissance Florence, Alan Shestack, deputy director of the National Gallery of Art, talks with senior curator Nicholas Penny about Desiderio-the sculptor and the exhibition. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0708arttalk.mp3 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:00:00 EST 9:18 desiderio, ssettignano, penny, sculpture, gallery, washington National Gallery of Art Modernity and Tradition: Film in Interwar Central Europe August 2007, Conversations - Listen to engaging conversations between Gallery staff and top cultural figures. Guests: Margaret Parsons, head of the film programs and Sonja Simonyi, curator of the Modernity and Tradition film series. In Europe during the period between the two world wars, artistic motion pictures were as popular a medium of expression as photography. The National Gallery of Art film series Modernity and Tradition: Film in Interwar Central Europe, which accompanies the Gallery's exhibition on tour, Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, includes more than thirty documentaries, features, and experimental films. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0708ngacon.mp3 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:00:00 EST 7:13 modernity, europe, war, parsons, film, washington, gallery National Gallery of Art Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945 August 2007, Backstory - Guest: Matthew S. Witkovsky, assistant curator of photographs. Against a background of tremendous social and political upheaval, photography scaled new heights in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, and Poland. Between the two world wars. Host Barbara Tempchin and Matthew Witkovsky, curator of Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, discuss the landmark exhibition, which had its world premiere here at the National Gallery of Art in June 2007 landmark exhibition. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0708bs01.mp3 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:00:00 EST 8:21 modernity, europe, photography, gallery, washington National Gallery of Art Tabernacle Frames from the Samuel H. Kress Collection August 2007, Backstory - Guest: Karen Serres, A.W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow. Going to a museum typically means looking at works of art inside picture frames. But have you ever taken the time to look at the frames themselves? Karen Serres, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow, helped organize the installation Tabernacle Frames from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. Host Barbara Tempchin talks with her about the space just outside the picture. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0708bs02.mp3 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:00:00 EST 6:33 tabernacle, frames, kress, gallery, conservation, washington National Gallery of Art Who Is That Boy in Fancy Dress July 2007, Arttalk - Guest: Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., Curator of Northern Baroque Paintings. More than forty years after Rembrandt's painting Portrait of a Boy in Fancy Dress (c. 1655), or "Titus," made its first Washington appearance, it has returned to the National Gallery of Art for several months through September 2007 as part of a new series of loan exchanges between the Gallery and the Norton Simon Foundations in Pasadena, CA. Installed in the Rembrandt galleries next to the artist's Self-Portrait (1659), it sparks intriguing questions: Who is this young boy? Is it Rembrandt's son? What is the mysterious animal on his shoulder? How does the portrait relate to a nearby painting by Hans Holbein? Host Alan Shestack probes these and other interesting questions with curator Arthur Wheelock. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0707arttalk.mp3 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EST 12:05 rembrandt, norton, simon, baroque, gallery, washington National Gallery of Art Photography between the Wars July 2007, Conversations - Listen to engaging conversations between Gallery staff and top cultural figures. Guest: Robert Leibowits, collector. For years Robert and June Leibowits have been collecting photographs and books. A portion of their impressive collection of eastern European photographs from between the two world wars is featured in the National Gallery of Art exhibition Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945. Exhibition curator Matthew S. Witkovsky chats with Robert Leibowits to find out what drives him to collect in this medium and subject area. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0707ngacon.mp3 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EST 8:48 photography, war, collecting, photp, washington National Gallery of Art The Mellon Legacy: Andrew and Paul Mellon July 2007, Backstory - Guest: Maygene Daniels, Chief of Gallery Archives. Gallery archivist Maygene Daniels and Barbara Tempchin discuss Andrew Mellon's founding of the National Gallery of Art and how this legacy was carried on through his son Paul Mellon. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0707bs01.mp3 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EST 10:09 mellon, andrew, paul, gallery, washington National Gallery of Art The Making of a DVD Paul Mellon: In His Own Words July 2007, Backstory - Guest: Joe Krakora, Development and External Affairs Officer. The centenary of the birth of National Gallery of Art founder Paul Mellon provides the theme of this Backstory. Joe Krakora, director of the new documentary Paul Mellon: In His Own Words, and host Barbara Tempchin discuss the film, which airs on public television nationwide in fall 2007. http://luxmedia.vo.llnwd.net/o10/clients/nationalgallery/audio/0707bs02.mp3 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EST 10:37 mellon, andrew, paul, gallery, dvd, washington clean