http://www.nga.gov en-us National Gallery of Art, Washington National Gallery of Art, Washington National Gallery of Art, Washington This audio series offers entertaining, informative discussions about the arts and events at the National Gallery of Art. These podcasts give access to special Gallery talks by well-known artists, authors, curators, and historians. Included in this podcast listing are established series: The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series, The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture in Italian Art, Elson Lecture Series, A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, Conversations with Artists Series, Conversations with Collectors Series, and Wyeth Lectures in American Art Series. 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. These podcasts give access to special Gallery talks by well-known artists, authors, curators, and historians. Included in this podcast listing are established series: The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series, The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture in Italian Art, Elson Lecture Series, A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, Conversations with Artists Series, Conversations with Collectors Series, and Wyeth Lectures in American Art Series. 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 Diaghilev Symposium: Worlds of Art: Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes: Diaghilev and the Courts: Culture Clashes and Lawsuits during the First American Tour of the Ballets Russes, Part 2 June 2013 - Anna Winestein, executive director, Ballets Russes Cultural Partnership. This symposium and panel discussion recorded on June 1, 2013 at the National Gallery of Art honored the exhibit Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909–1929: When Art Danced with Music, on view from May 12 to September 2, 2013. Adapted from the exhibition conceived by and first shown at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in 2010, the presentation in Washington draws upon that rich survey, including some 80 works from the V&A's renowned collection of dance artifacts, and adds about 50 objects generously offered by more than 20 lenders, private and public. The Ballets Russes combined Russian and Western traditions with a healthy dose of modernism, thrilling and shocking audiences with its powerful fusion of choreography, music, and design. Sarah Kennel, associate curator in the department of photographs at the National Gallery of Art, provides a welcome and introduces the first speaker, Sjeng Scheijen, a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/97268256-nationalgalleryofart-061713nl02.mp3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:00:00 EST 32:07 diaghilev, ballet, russe, dance, music National Gallery of Art Diaghilev Symposium: Worlds of Art: Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes: Diaghilev, a Russian Nationalist in the West, Part 1 June 2013 - Sjeng Scheijen, postdoctoral researcher, Veni Laureate, Leiden University. This symposium and panel discussion recorded on June 1, 2013 at the National Gallery of Art honored the exhibit Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909–1929: When Art Danced with Music, on view from May 12 to September 2, 2013. Adapted from the exhibition conceived by and first shown at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in 2010, the presentation in Washington draws upon that rich survey, including some 80 works from the V&A's renowned collection of dance artifacts, and adds about 50 objects generously offered by more than 20 lenders, private and public. The Ballets Russes combined Russian and Western traditions with a healthy dose of modernism, thrilling and shocking audiences with its powerful fusion of choreography, music, and design. Sarah Kennel, associate curator in the department of photographs at the National Gallery of Art, provides a welcome and introduces the first speaker, Sjeng Scheijen, a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/97270110-nationalgalleryofart-061713nl01.mp3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:00:00 EST 34:42 diaghilev, ballet, russe, dance, music National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 2007: Persistence and Style June 2013 - Sean Scully, artist. In this podcast recorded on March 8, 2007, at the National Gallery of Art as part of the Elson Lecture Series, Sean Scully, an artist of international acclaim, discusses his work in the modern tradition of abstraction. Imbuing his paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs with the poetic potential of geometry, light, and color, Scully has created nuanced blocks of color for more than 30 years that evoke distinct, personal moods, from exuberant to somber, all within a disciplined abstract vocabulary. He has also enriched understanding of the art of our time through his many important writings. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/96292089-nationalgalleryofart-elson-lecture-2007-persistence.mp3 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:00:00 EST 66:35 scully, sean National Gallery of Art Bernini's Beloved June 2013 - Sarah McPhee, Winship Distinguished Research Professor, Emory University. Costanza Piccolomini was Gianlorenzo Bernini's beloved. His passion for this woman was so strong it inspired the sculptor to preserve her beauty in one of his most captivating portrait busts and to commission a violent crime against her. But until now, little has been known about the woman herself. In this lecture recorded at the National Gallery of Art on March 10, 2013, Sarah McPhee draws from the revelations of her new book, Bernini's Beloved: A Portrait of Costanza Piccolomini, to discuss the nature of Bernini's artistry and the surprising life of this remarkable woman who forged a career as an art collector and dealer in the wake of their tempestuous affair. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/95381705-nationalgalleryofart-060413nl13.mp3 Tue, 04 June 2013 08:00:00 EST 51:49 bernini National Gallery of Art Useful and Beautiful: William Morris and His Books May 2013 - Mark Samuels Lasner, senior research fellow, University of Delaware Library, in conversation with Diane Waggoner, associate curator, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art. William Morris (1834-1896) gained fame as a designer, poet, socialist, founder of the arts and crafts movement, and maker of beautiful books at his Kelmscott Press, founded in 1891. In this conversation recorded on May 6, 2013 at the National Gallery of Art, Mark Samuels Lasner and Diane Waggoner explore Morris's lifelong, multifaceted engagement with print—as a reader, author, collector, calligrapher, typographer, printer, and publisher—that culminated with the publication of the great Kelmscott Chaucer just before his death. Samuels Lasner will also discuss his own collecting of the works of Morris and his circle. Selections from the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, on loan to the University of Delaware Library, are included in two concurrent exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art: Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848-1900 (February 17-May 19, 2013) and Pre-Raphaelites and the Book (February 9-August 4, 2013). http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/95289720-nationalgalleryofart-052813nl01.mp3 Tue, 28 May 2013 08:00:00 EST 64:28 morris National Gallery of Art Saving Italy: The Monuments Men, Nazis, and War May 2013 - Robert Edsel, author and founder and president, Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art. In August 1943, on the eve of the Allied invasion of Italy, Allied bombs threatened Michelangelo's David and nearly destroyed Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. In this lecture, recorded on May 19, 2013 at the National Gallery of Art, best-selling author of The Monuments Men Robert M. Edsel tells the blockbuster story of the race to save the world's greatest masterpieces. Edsel's new book, Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis, follows Monuments officers as they search for the location of billions of dollars of missing artwork taken from the great museums in Florence and Naples. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/93527182-nationalgalleryofart-052113nl01.mp3 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 EST 68:44 edsel, nazis, war, leonardo, italy, monuments, supper, florence, naples, treasurers, museums National Gallery of Art Conversations with Collectors: Dorothy and Herbert Vogel May 2013 - Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, collectors, in conversation with Ruth Fine, curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art; and Mark Rosenthal, curator of twentieth-century art, National Gallery of Art. New York collectors Herbert and Dorothy Vogel trace the development of their vast art collection in this podcast recorded on June 12, 1994 at the National Gallery of Art in honor of the exhibition From Minimal to Conceptual: Works from The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection. The Vogels began collecting art in the 1960s, a time that saw a new generation of artists respond to the abstract expressionist movement. These artists questioned the entire practice of art making, the nature of the art object, and how art functioned within society. By forming close personal relationships with the artists, a process that the Vogels describe as invaluable, they assembled one of the country's greatest and most extensive collections of conceptual, minimal, and post-minimal art with limited financial means. From Minimal to Conceptual was the first major showing of their collection at the National Gallery of Art and was on view from May 29 through November 27, 1994. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/91878585-nationalgalleryofart-051413nl01.mp3 Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 EST 51:22 vogels, collectors, drawings, prints, fine, rosenthal, dorothy, herbet National Gallery of Art Inside Photography: The Role of Art in Diplomacy May 2013 - Tina Barney, artist; Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of the department of photographs, National Gallery of Art; Sarah Lewis, art historian, author and curator; Clifford Ross, artist; and Robert Storr, dean of the Yale School of Art, chairman of FAPE's Professional Fine Arts Advisors, and consulting curator of modern and contemporary art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art In collaboration with the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE), the National Gallery of Art hosted a panel discussion on the role of art in diplomacy on April 30, 2013. The panelists—Sarah Greenough, Sarah Lewis, and Robert Storr—present an overview of FAPE's photography collection in American embassies around the world. Tina Barney discusses her recent gift to FAPE, and Clifford Ross reviews the photographs acquired by FAPE for display at the US Mission to the United Nations in New York as well as recent projects in China. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/90998559-nationalgalleryofart-inside-photography-the-role-of.mp3 Tue, 07 May 2013 08:00:00 EST 51:22 barney, greenough, lewis, ross, storr, FAPE, embassies, preservation, art National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms Symposium: Seduction or Salvation: Aesthetic Immersion in the Work of Edward Burne-Jones March 2013 - Andrea Wolk Rager, assistant professor of art history, Case Western Reserve University. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this symposium explored Britain's first avant-garde art movement in the context of other international modernisms. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (formed in 1848) shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Academics and curators consider modern art and craft movements in these lectures recorded on March 8 and 9, 2013. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Department of the History of Art, Yale University. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/84142723-nationalgalleryofart-pre-raphaelitism-and.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 75:28 pre-raphaelite, modernism, waggoner, rosenfeld National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms Symposium: The Craftsman's Dream: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts Movement March 2013 - Morna O'Neill, assistant professor of 18th- and 19th-century European art, Wake Forest University. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this symposium explored Britain's first avant-garde art movement in the context of other international modernisms. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (formed in 1848) shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Academics and curators consider modern art and craft movements in these lectures recorded on March 8 and 9, 2013. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Department of the History of Art, Yale University. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/89006846-nationalgalleryofart-pre-raphaelitism-and-1.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 75:28 pre-raphaelite, modernism, waggoner, rosenfeld National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms Symposium: Tirra Lirra in a Mirror: Rhyming Visual and Verbal Form March 2013 - Elizabeth Helsinger, John Matthews Manly Distinguished Service Professor, departments of English, art history, and visual arts, University of Chicago. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this symposium explored Britain's first avant-garde art movement in the context of other international modernisms. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (formed in 1848) shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Academics and curators consider modern art and craft movements in these lectures recorded on March 8 and 9, 2013. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Department of the History of Art, Yale University. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/84143777-nationalgalleryofart-pre-raphaelitism-and-2.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 37:40 pre-raphaelite, modernism, waggoner, rosenfeld National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms Symposium: Can Sculpture Be Pre-Raphaelite? March 2013 - Michael Hatt, professor of the history of art, University of Warwick. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this symposium explored Britain's first avant-garde art movement in the context of other international modernisms. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (formed in 1848) shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Academics and curators consider modern art and craft movements in these lectures recorded on March 8 and 9, 2013. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Department of the History of Art, Yale University. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2219613408001_031913nl05.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 47:27 pre-raphaelite, modernism, waggoner, rosenfeld National Gallery of Art Engaging with American Furniture: Looking Back, Moving Forward Symposium: April 2013 - Mark Leithauser, senior curator and chief of design, National Gallery of Art. This symposium honored the newly unveiled installation Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830, the first major presentation of early American furniture and related decorative arts on permanent public view in the nation's capital. The installation highlights nearly one-hundred examples from the distinguished collection of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman, acquired over the course of five decades and promised to the National Gallery of Art. Academics and curators discuss the fine art of American furniture and decorative arts and its future study in these lectures recorded on March 22 and 23, 2013. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2270377743001_040213nl04.mp3 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST 27:25 kaufman, furniture, american, decorative National Gallery of Art Engaging with American Furniture: Looking Back, Moving Forward Symposium: Research for the Future: Revisiting "...things you have long taken for granted" April 2013 - Wendy A. Cooper, Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Senior Curator of Furniture, Winterthur Museum. This symposium honored the newly unveiled installation Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830, the first major presentation of early American furniture and related decorative arts on permanent public view in the nation's capital. The installation highlights nearly one-hundred examples from the distinguished collection of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman, acquired over the course of five decades and promised to the National Gallery of Art. Academics and curators discuss the fine art of American furniture and decorative arts and its future study in these lectures recorded on March 22 and 23, 2013. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2270355117001_040213nl03.mp3 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST 46:32 kaufman, furniture, american, decorative National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms Symposium: Q and A (Day 1) March 2013 - Diane Waggoner, associate curator, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art, Jason Rosenfeld, distinguished chair and professor of art history, Marymount Manhattan College, Scott Allan, associate curator of paintings, J. Paul Getty Museum, Linda S. Ferber, vice president and senior art historian, New-York Historical Society, Cordula Grewe, associate professor of art history, Columbia University. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this symposium explored Britain's first avant-garde art movement in the context of other international modernisms. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (formed in 1848) shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Academics and curators consider modern art and craft movements in these lectures recorded on March 8 and 9, 2013. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Department of the History of Art, Yale University. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2219613900001_031913nl04.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 45:40 pre-raphaelite, modernism, waggoner, rosenfeld National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms Symposium: Introduction: Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde March 2013 - Tim Barringer, Paul Mellon Professor of the History of Art and director of graduate studies, Yale University. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this symposium explored Britain's first avant-garde art movement in the context of other international modernisms. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (formed in 1848) shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Academics and curators consider modern art and craft movements in these lectures recorded on March 8 and 9, 2013. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Department of the History of Art, Yale University. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/84144205-nationalgalleryofart-pre-raphaelitism-and-3.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 47:27 pre-raphaelite, modernism, waggoner, rosenfeld National Gallery of Art Engaging with American Furniture: Looking Back, Moving Forward Symposium: From Appreciation to Interpretation: Academic Engagement with American Furniture April 2013 - Edward Cooke, chair and Charles F. Montgomery Professor of American Decorative Arts, Yale University. This symposium honored the newly unveiled installation Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830, the first major presentation of early American furniture and related decorative arts on permanent public view in the nation's capital. The installation highlights nearly one-hundred examples from the distinguished collection of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman, acquired over the course of five decades and promised to the National Gallery of Art. Academics and curators discuss the fine art of American furniture and decorative arts and its future study in these lectures recorded on March 22 and 23, 2013. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2270355309001_040213nl02.mp3 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST 48:56 kaufman, furniture, american, decorative National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms Symposium: Avant-Garde Matters April 2013 - Cordula Grewe, associate professor of art history, Columbia University. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this symposium explored Britain's first avant-garde art movement in the context of other international modernisms. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (formed in 1848) shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Academics and curators consider modern art and craft movements in these lectures recorded on March 8 and 9, 2013. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Department of the History of Art, Yale University. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2219612773001_031913nl03.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 44:45 pre-raphaelite, modernism, waggoner, rosenfeld National Gallery of Art Engaging with American Furniture: Looking Back, Moving Forward Symposium: Dust, Grain, and Soften: The Fine Art of Decorative Painting April 2013 - Wendy Bellion, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies, University of Delaware. This symposium honored the newly unveiled installation Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830, the first major presentation of early American furniture and related decorative arts on permanent public view in the nation's capital. The installation highlights nearly one-hundred examples from the distinguished collection of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman, acquired over the course of five decades and promised to the National Gallery of Art. Academics and curators discuss the fine art of American furniture and decorative arts and its future study in these lectures recorded on March 22 and 23, 2013. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2270354822001_040213nl01.mp3 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST 40:46 kaufman, furniture, american, decorative National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms Symposium: Ripe for Revolution? Reconsidering "The New Path" and the American Pre-Raphaelites April 2013 - Linda S. Ferber, vice president and senior art historian, New-York Historical Society. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this symposium explored Britain's first avant-garde art movement in the context of other international modernisms. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (formed in 1848) shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Academics and curators consider modern art and craft movements in these lectures recorded on March 8 and 9, 2013. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Department of the History of Art, Yale University. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2219612772001_031913nl02.mp3 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST 56:08 pre-raphaelite, modernism, waggoner, rosenfeld National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition:"Albrecht Dürer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertina" March 2013 - Andrew Robison, A.W. Mellon Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art To celebrate the exhibition opening of Albrecht Dürer: Master Drawings, Watercolors, and Prints from the Albertinaon March 24, 2013, Andrew Robison shares that, while the artist's paintings were prized, his most influential works were executed on paper. Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) has long been considered the greatest German artist, uniquely combining the status held in Italian art by Michelangelo in the 16th century, by Raphael in the 18th and 19th centuries, and by Leonardo da Vinci in our own day. The finest collection of Dürer's drawings and watercolors is that of the Albertina in Vienna, Austria. One of the largest in the world, it is distinguished by many of the artist's most stunning masterpieces: watercolors such as The Great Piece of Turf, a sublime nature study of the Renaissance; chiaroscuro drawings such as The Praying Hands, surely the most famous drawing in the world; and the amazingly precocious silverpoint Self-Portrait at Thirteen, perhaps the earliest self-portrait drawing by any artist. On view through June 9, 2013, this groundbreaking exhibition presents 91 of the superb Dürer watercolors and drawings from the Albertina and 27 of the museum's best related engravings and woodcuts. It also includes 19 closely related drawings and prints from the Gallery's own collection. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2252742757001_032613nl01.mp3 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 69:21 Durer, Albrecht Dürer, prints, drawings, robison, albertina, watercolors, austria, german, paper National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms Symposium: Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Painting and the Barbizon School, or, The English Beef with the French March 2013 - Scott Allan, associate curator of paintings, J. Paul Getty Museum. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this symposium explored Britain's first avant-garde art movement in the context of other international modernisms. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (formed in 1848) shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Academics and curators consider modern art and craft movements in these lectures recorded on March 8 and 9, 2013. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Department of the History of Art, Yale University. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2219600438001_031913nl01.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 43:03 pre-raphaelite, modernism, waggoner, rosenfeld National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 2013: A Conversation with Glenn Ligon March 2013 - Glenn Ligon, artist, with Molly Donovan and James Meyer, associate curators of modern art, National Gallery of Art. Glenn Ligon’s intertextual works examine cultural and social identity—often through found sources such as literature, Afro-centric coloring books, and photographs—to reveal the ways in which slavery, the civil rights movement, and identity politics inform our understanding of American society. In 2012, the Gallery acquired its first painting by Ligon, Untitled (I Am a Man) (1988). In honor of this acquisition, Ligon presented the 20th annual Elson Lecture on March 14, 2013. Untitled (I Am a Man) is a reinterpretation of the signs carried by 1,300 striking African American sanitation workers in Memphis in 1968 and made famous in Ernest Withers' photographs of the march. Proclaiming "I Am a Man," the signs evoke Ralph Ellison's famous line—"I am an invisible man." Approximating the size of these signs, Ligon’s roughly made painting combines layers of history, meaning, and physical material in a dense, resonant object. As the first painting in which the artist appropriated text, itis a breakthrough. In subsequent works he would transform texts into fields of semilegible and masked meanings. The Gallery owns sixteen works by Ligon, including a suite of etchings and a print portfolio. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2237663411001_031913nl09.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 59:29 elson, ligon, donovan, meyerhoff, withers, ellison, african american, I am a Man National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms Symposium: Welcome and Introduction: Pre-Raphaelitism and International Modernisms March 2013 - Diane Waggoner, associate curator, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art, Jason Rosenfeld, distinguished chair and professor of art history, Marymount Manhattan College. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, this symposium explored Britain's first avant-garde art movement in the context of other international modernisms. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (formed in 1848) shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Academics and curators consider modern art and craft movements in these lectures recorded on March 8 and 9, 2013. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Department of the History of Art, Yale University. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2219611419001_031913nl00.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 20:12 pre-raphaelite, modernism, waggoner, rosenfeld National Gallery of Art Truth, Lies, and Photographs March 2013 - Mia Fineman, assistant curator, department of photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art The urge to modify camera images is as old as photography itself—only the methods have changed. Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop is the first major exhibition devoted to the history of manipulated photographs before the digital age. The exhibition, on view at the National Gallery of Art from February 17 to May 5, 2013, offers a provocative new perspective on the history of photography. In this lecture recorded on February 24, 2013, exhibition curator Mia Fineman traces photographic manipulation from the 1840s through the 1980s and shows that photography is—and always has been—a medium of fabricated truths and artful lies. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2219229462001_031213nl13.mp3 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST 52:46 photography, camera, method, fineman, photoshop National Gallery of Art Conversations with Collectors: Robert and Jane Meyerhoff March 2013 - Robert and Jane Meyerhoff, collectors, in conversation with Irving Blum, collector and co-founder of the Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles. To celebrate the exhibition opening of The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection: 1945-1995 at the National Gallery of Art on March 31, 1996, the Meyerhoffs joined Irving Blum to discuss the history and practice of their collecting. On view through July 21, 1996, the exhibition presented 194 works, almost their entire collection of post-World War II art. The Meyerhoffs' acquisitions have been based wholly on their belief in the quality of individual works and not on any preconceived theory or plan. If they were passionate about an artist, they collected his or her work in depth. Their private residence has a room dedicated to each of the following artists: Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank Stella. The collection is both a tribute to the extraordinarily high level of accomplishment by these artists and to the Meyerhoffs' intuition. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2201351503001_030513nl01.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 40:04 meyerhoff, collectors, johns, lichtenstein, rauschenberg, stella National Gallery of Art Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde March 2013 - Tim Barringer, Paul Mellon Professor of the History of Art and director of graduate studies, Yale University; Jason Rosenfeld, distinguished chair and professor of art history, Marymount Manhattan College; and Diane Waggoner, associate curator, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art. In this podcast recorded on February 17, 2013, at the National Gallery of Art, Tim Barringer, Jason Rosenfeld, and Diane Waggoner celebrate the opening of the exhibition Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900, the first major survey of Pre-Raphaelite art to be shown in the United States. The Pre-Raphaelites were a group of young artists who sought to overturn established traditions of painting and made art that looked to the past for inspiration, but also engaged directly with the bustling modern world of Victorian Britain. The exhibition features some 130 paintings, sculptures, photography, works on paper, and decorative art objects that reflect the ideals of Britain's first modern art movement. Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900 is on display through May 19, 2013. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2201352599001_030513nl02.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:00:00 EST 71:28 pre-raphaelites, victorian, avant-garge, britain National Gallery of Art Colorforms: Ellsworth Kelly and the Colored Paper Images February 2013 - Charles Ritchie, associate curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art While Ellsworth Kelly is best known for crafting pristine, monochrome shapes, he has periodically employed chance as a strategy in composing works. The series of 23 paper-pulp works featured in the exhibition Ellsworth Kelly: Colored Paper Images, on view at the National Gallery of Art from December 16, 2012, through December 1, 2013, is a dramatic example of this approach. Wet colored paper pulps were pressed into freshly made sheets of paper, resulting in color bleeds that eroded the precision of his designs. In this lecture recorded on February 10, 2013, Charles Ritchie investigates factors contributing to the success of this project—from Kelly's improvisation on earlier motifs to print publisher Ken Tyler's study of pigmentation in order to create strongly colored, lightfast paper pulps. Ritchie also discusses the expertise of veteran papermakers John and Kathleen Koller, who developed the paper for this project. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2188809741001_022613nl01.mp3 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST 59:51 kelly, elsworth, ritchie, prints, paper National Gallery of Art William H. Johnson February 2013 - Gwendolyn H. Everett, assistant professor, department of art, Howard University Gwendolyn H. Everett, scholar and author of the award-winning children's book Li'L Sis and Uncle Willie: A Story Based on the Life and Paintings of William H. Johnson, provides an overview of William Henry Johnson's (1901-1970) career as part of the Five African American Artists lecture series recorded on August 3, 2003. Everett traces Johnson's determination to become an artist, despite a humble upbringing in South Carolina, to his years at a segregated elementary school where art was not part of the formal curriculum. In 1918, during the first Great Migration, Johnson moved to New York to pursue artistic training unavailable in the South. While living in Harlem and working several jobs to support himself, he was accepted into the prestigious National Academy of Design. Noted watercolorist Charles Webster Hawthorne provided critical mentorship at the academy, hired Johnson to work at the Cape Cod School of Art, and sponsored his further training in Europe. Johnson supplemented this sponsorship with prizes awarded by the academy and funds earned working for Ashcan School painter George Luks. In 1920s Paris, Johnson lived in the former studio of James McNeill Whistler and became acquainted with Henry O. Tanner, an African American expatriate artist who had achieved international acclaim and who would become a pivotal figure in Johnson's rise to prominence. Follow along as Everett illustrates Johnson's journey—marked by determination, strengthened by hard work, and bolstered by the support of influential artists—that led him to become one of the greatest American artists of the 20th century. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2174507281001_021913nl02.mp3 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST 64:03 Johnson, hawthorne, whistler National Gallery of Art Oil and Water: De Kooning in His Studio February 2013 - Richard Shiff, Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair in Art and professor of history of art, University of Texas at Austin. The exhibition Willem de Kooning: Paintings, on view at the National Gallery of Art from May 8 to September 5, 1994, was presented in honor of the artist's 90th birthday. The exhibition included 76 paintings that spanned de Kooning's career from the 1930s to the mid-1980s. In this lecture recorded on May 29, 1994, catalogue author Richard Shiff highlights four aspects of the artist's career. First, Shiff explores de Kooning's involvement with change: he thought of himself as always evolving, and his work could not be classified under a single style. Second, Shiff describes the physicality of de Kooning's work: the artist became involved with materials of real substance and engaged his body with these materials by pushing, pulling, and physically manipulating them. Third, Shiff shares how to look at and think about de Kooning's figures and representations, which initially might not be recognizable. Fourth, de Kooning resisted any description of himself more elaborate than painter: here Shiff addresses de Kooning's objections to abstract art—even though he made abstract work, he did not consider himself an abstractionist. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2175933554001_021913nl01.mp3 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST 61:48 dekooning, shiff National Gallery of Art Social Art, Social Cooperation: A Conversation with Tania Bruguera, Tom Finkelpearl, and Mierle Laderman Ukeles February 2013 - Tania Bruguera, artist; Tom Finkelpearl, executive director, Queens Museum of Art; and Mierle Laderman Ukeles, artist. Socially cooperative art is a field not well understood by many, indeed even in the art world. Why is it art? Where does art end and social action begin? Who is the author of a cooperative project? In this lecture recorded on February 3, 2013, at the National Gallery of Art, Tom Finkelpearl celebrates his latest publication, What We Made: Conversations on Art and Social Cooperation, by providing an overview of socially cooperative art—where it comes from, what its artistic roots are, and why it can be considered valuable. Tania Bruguera and Mierle Laderman Ukeles, two of the most important artists working in America today in this field, then describe their work, focusing on a single project. Bruguera, Finkelpearl, and Ukeles take a careful look at how art can intersect with life and how artists are reimagining this intersection in the new avant-garde of participatory, activist, community-inclusive art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2158035457001_021213nl02.mp3 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST 61:40 bruguera, finkelpearl, laderman, ukeles National Gallery of Art Artists in Residence: Henry O. Tanner in the Holy Land February 2013 - Gwendolyn H. Everett, lecturer, National Gallery of Art. As part of the Artist in Residence lecture series, Gwendolyn H. Everett focused on Henry Ossawa Tanner's (1859-1937) visits to the Holy Land, and how this travel affected the later religious paintings for which he achieved international recognition. In this podcast recorded on August 9, 1987, Everett explains the formative influence of Tanner's upbringing in an educated, religious family in post-Civil War Philadelphia. Tanner's father was a minister and, later, a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and his mother administered a Methodist school. Tanner enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as the only African American student in 1879, graduating in 1885. His professor, the artist Thomas Eakins, encouraged a progressive method of study from live models instead of plaster casts, which profoundly affected Tanner. after 1891 Tanner resided primarily in France; by 1895 his paintings were mostly of biblical themes, and in 1897 he made his first trip to the Holy Land, where his firsthand experience led to mastery of religious subject matter. He visited the region several times to explore mosques and biblical sites, and to complete character studies of the local population, as he had learned from Eakins. Tanner invigorated religious painting with modernism and with his deeply rooted faith, achieving renown in the international art world. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2158036553001_021213nl01.mp3 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST 65:23 Johnson, hawthorne, whistler National Gallery of Art Michelangelo's David-Apollo: An Offer He Couldn't Refuse February 2013 - Alison Luchs, curator of early European sculpture, National Gallery of Art Michelangelo created the statue now known as David-Apollo around 1530 to please the tyrannical governor of Florence, Baccio Valori. The double name of this unfinished work, which is on loan to the National Gallery of Art from the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence, reflects contradictory evidence—both visual and documentary—concerning the subject. The graceful figure, its surface still veiled in chisel marks, embodies ambiguities and conflicts in Michelangelo's own life. This lecture, recorded on January 27, 2013, at the National Gallery of Art, explores the mysteries surrounding the statue, the significance of its unfinished condition, and responses to it from later artists. The loan of David-Apollo opened the nationwide celebration 2013―The Year of Italian Culture.The sculpture is on view from December 13, 2012, to March 2, 2013. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2140385550001_020513nl02.mp3 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST 48:06 david, apollo, luchs, bargello, florence, michelango, baccio, valori National Gallery of Art Historical Perspectives: African American Art February 2013 - David C. Driskell, artist, curator, and professor of art, University of Maryland, College Park . On January 11, 1990, the National Gallery of Art announced an initiative to address the underrepresentation of minorities—particularly African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans—in the museum profession. In response, David Driskell presented a lecture at the Gallery on February 11, 1990, on multi-cultural representation in art museum collections and exhibitions and among staff and visitors. Unresolved issues in our cultural history raise questions about why the arts have been divided along racial lines—if, as Driskell observes, all art emanates from the salient desire to express the inner urges of the human spirit. This quality we all possess is colorless, classless, and uncluttered by feelings of racial superiority. The insistence on dividing art in the United States along racial lines demonstrates a response different in both thought and action than that seen in older cultures and ancient societies. Driskell hopes that these impending initiatives allow us to enter the 21st century with a more holistic view of our history and the cultural pluralism that is the privilege of this nation. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2140381766001_020513nl01.mp3 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST 44:26 driskel, african american, race National Gallery of Art Of Times and Spaces: On Looking at Thomas Struth and Candida Höfer January 2013 - Charles W. Haxthausen, Robert Sterling Clark Professor of Art History, Williams College. "My work," the German photo artist Candida Höfer has said, "is about making images of spaces." Yet both she and fellow photographer Thomas Struth are equally interested in the dimension of time andthe evidence of layers of history in the spaces they photograph. Although Struth's and Höfer's photographs are inevitably the products of a single exposure, of a unique, fugitive moment, their images manifest a temporal complexity and transparency. Recorded on January 13, 2013, at the National Gallery of Art, the lecture by Professor Haxthausen explores the ways in which these artists' work complicates how we think about the relationship of photography to time. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2127229718001_012913nl02.mp3 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST 63:18 haxthausen, struth, sterling, photograph National Gallery of Art Roy Lichtenstein's Kyoto Prize Lecture of 1995 January 2013 - Harry Cooper, curator and head, department of modern art, National Gallery of Art, with original slides courtesy of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. On November 11, 1995, Roy Lichtenstein was in Japan to receive the Kyoto Prize from the Inamori Foundation. In accepting the award, he delivered a lecture on the evolution of his work since his Pop breakthrough of 1961. Thanks to the generosity of the artist's estate and foundation, Harry Cooper, the National Gallery of Art's curator of modern art, presented this lecture at the Gallery, with the original slides, on January 9, 2013—in honor of Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, the first major exhibition of the artist's work since his death in 1997. The exhibition was on view at the Gallery from October 14, 2012, to January 13, 2013. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2127226896001_012913nl01.mp3 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST 55:02 lichtenstein, kyoto, cooper, japan, retrospective National Gallery of Art A Conversation with Calvin Tomkins: "Duchamp: A Biography" January 2013 - Ruth Fine, curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art, and Calvin Tomkins, author and staff writer, The New Yorker. In this conversation with Ruth Fine recorded on March 17, 1997, Calvin Tomkins shares the history of his relationship with Marcel Duchamp and the process of writing a biography on this enigmatic artist. As a foreign news writer for Newsweek with hardly any knowledge of Duchamp or modern art, Tomkins was assigned to interview him in 1959. The interview was so fascinating that it led to Tomkins' first interest in modern art. After joining The New Yorker as a staff writer in 1960, one of Tomkins' early profiles was on Duchamp; two years later he was asked by the Time Life series to write its book on the artist. Eventually, Tomkins approached Duchamp's widow about the idea of writing a proper biography on the artist. Alexina "Teeny" Duchamp asked why he would want to do that, but granted permission as long as he did not write anything too personal. Tomkins relied on hours of recorded conversations between himself and Duchamp, as well as interviews with his contemporaries and letters from Duchamp saved by others. Duchamp saved nothing, traveling light all his life. In this biography, Tomkins demonstrates that Duchamp was agnostic about art, believing that life was more important http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2119340414001_012213nl01a.mp3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST 58:00 duchamp, tomkins, ruth fine National Gallery of Art A Sculptor Looks at Rodin's Work January 2013 - Sidney Geist, sculptor, and professor of sculpture, New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture. In conjunction with the exhibition Rodin Rediscovered, on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 28, 1981, to May 2, 1982, Sidney Geist highlights some of the 366 catalogued works by Auguste Rodin that filled spaces on each of the East Building's four levels. With works from about 40 American and European collections, the exhibition recreated a typical Paris Salon of the 1870s. Twenty-nine sculptures filled the Upper Level Galleries, continued downward through the building with nine sections devoted to different themes of Rodin's work, and ended on the Concourse with a new eight-ton bronze cast of The Gates of Hell with its 186 figures. In this lecture recorded on September 27, 1981, Geist brings his unique perspective as a sculptor to the examination of Rodin's work, expressing how difficult it is to separate Rodin's technical ability from the mystical quality of his sculpture. This intertwining of the human and the divine, the mundane and the transcendent led Geist to remark of Rodin and his apprentice, Constantin Brancusi: "Sculpture is the place we read their spirits." http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2093076412001_011413nl01.mp3 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST 53:46 geist, rodin, sculpture, bronze, casts, paris, brancusi National Gallery of Art Concerning America, and Alfred Stieglitz, and Myself January 2013 - Emmet Gowin, photographer and professor of visual arts, Princeton University. In the first of two lectures honoring the exhibition Stieglitz in the Darkroom, on view at the National Gallery of Art from October 4, 1992, to February 14, 1993, photographer Emmet Gowin shares the relevance of Alfred Stieglitz's (1864-1946) work to his own. The exhibition of 75 photographic prints, chosen from the "key set" of 1,600 photographs given to the Gallery by Georgia O'Keeffe in 1949 and 1980, spanned Stieglitz's career. It demonstrated how a photographer can alter the aesthetics of his art and meaning through cropping, scale, tone, paper selection, and printing process—and also the extraordinary commitment a photographer has to his work. One of the most important photographers of his generation, Gowin (born 1941) is the son of a Methodist minister and considered America and Alfred Stieglitz (1934) to be his second bible. For this lecture recorded on November 29, 1992, Gowin used the title of his undergraduate senior thesis, demonstrating his strong connection with Stieglitz and Robert Frank's The Americans (1958). Tracing the influence of Stieglitz throughout his career, Gowin shares how his work transitioned from photographing primarily human beings to making aerial photographs of toxic waste sites and nuclear reservations. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2079840699001_010813nl02.mp3 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST 65:05 gowin, stieglitz, frank National Gallery of Art Art and Espionage: Michael Straight's Giorgione January 2013 - David Alan Brown, curator of Italian and Spanish paintings, National Gallery of Art. In 1974, Michael Whitney Straight, scion of the Whitney family and an American arts administrator, donated Giorgione's portrait titled Giovanni Borgherini and His Tutor to the National Gallery of Art. At the time of the donation, Straight was serving as deputy chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts. Straight's legacy as an art collector is often overshadowed by his self-admitted involvement within the Communist party. In this lecture given on October 1, 2012, David Brown sheds light on Straight's vocation as a collector by attempting to connect his activities as a Soviet sympathizer and agent with his interest in the Giorgione painting and the technical evidence gathered about it. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2079830030001_010813nl01.mp3 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST 39:43 art, espionage, giorginoe, brown, italian, borgherini National Gallery of Art Picasso and the Concept of the Masterpiece January 2013 - Arthur C. Danto, Jonathan Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Columbia University, and art critic, The Nation. In this lecture recorded on September 19, 1993, at the National Gallery of Art, Arthur C. Danto assesses early works in Pablo Picasso's (1881–1973) career as a starting point for considering the concept of the masterpiece. The understandable but obsessive tendency of Picasso scholarship has been to treat even his simplest works as evidence that his cognitive powers had almost mythic dimensions. Danto argues that much of Picasso's early work became part of history only retrospectively because he became a great artist—mythic a priori. An artist makes certain choices in materials when he believes himself to be embarking on a masterpiece. By investing in a large-scale canvas, its lining, and other expensive materials for a painting, an artist demonstrates the meaning this particular work intended to have relative to his other works so far. It is a conservation gesture—not part of the internal or aesthetic meaning of the work, but a declaration of achievement and hope. Citing Picasso's rose period work Family of Saltimbanques (1905), in the Gallery's collection, and the African-influenced period work Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907), Danto considers the meaning of a masterpiece in an artist's life in terms of the language of beginnings and endings. One works up to a masterpiece, which defines a period of endeavor, and after that the artist may change direction entirely. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2067153662001_010113nl01.mp3 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST 55:54 danto, picasso National Gallery of Art Living with the Dead in France: Nineteenth-Century Tomb Sculpture December 2012 - Suzanne G. Lindsay, adjunct associate professor in the history of art, University of Pennsylvania Professor Suzanne G. Lindsay explores some of the most celebrated avant-garde sculpture of 19th-century France as originally conceived and used as tombs and ritual centers. In this lecture recorded on December 9, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, Lindsay argues that radical changes in 19th-century French tombs owe much to France's renewed desire for a close relationship between the living and their dead following the inhumanities of the revolution. Fueled by this new desire, the French citizenry demanded reform for urban burials after decades of worsening conditions, and reexamined the use of architecture, gardens, and sculpture in the funerary arts of modern France. These issues provide the vital frame for a little commented art-historical phenomenon that occurred in France like nowhere else in Europe: the revival of a powerful and historical form of funerary sculpture inspired by medieval and Renaissance tombs, the "macabre" effigy of the deceased as dying or dead. This unique and artistic sculptural type became instantly famous, garnered high critical praise, and contributed to the resurgence of funerary cult as a dominant, often dramatic, feature of public life in 19th-century France. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2057487780001_122512nl02.mp3 Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST 46:38 france, scultpure, europe National Gallery of Art Painting in Emilia December 1, 2012 - Sydney J. Freedberg, chief curator, National Gallery of Art In honor of The Age of Correggio and the Carracci: Emilian Painting of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries exhibition, on view from December 19, 1986, to February 16, 1987, at the National Gallery of Art, Sydney J. Freedberg explains the genesis of the exhibition and introduces many of its masterpieces, including 79 paintings created in the northern Italian province of Emilia between 1500 and 1700. Sir John Pope-Hennessy (then of the Metropolitan Museum of Art) chose the 16th-century works and Freedberg selected those painted in the 17th century. In this lecture recorded on December 26, 1986, Freedberg leads the audience through the exhibition, promising that even though his tour begins with the grandeur of Correggio, there are marvelous surprises of equal mastery to come. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/78430873-nationalgalleryofart-painting-in-emilia.mp3 Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST 65:41 freedburg, italian, correggio National Gallery of Art Tony Smith at 100 Symposium: The Tony Smith Experience and Q and A Session December 2012 - The Tony Smith Experience, Harry Cooper, curator and head, department of modern art, National Gallery of Art; Q and A Session, featuring Kiki Smith. Tony Smith was an architect-turned-sculptor who defied stylistic categories. His objects, at once imposing and playful, left a lasting mark on postwar art and raised public sculpture to a new level of ambition. On the occasion of what would have been his 100th year, this symposium, recorded on December 1, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, takes a new look at Smith's achievement from the diverse perspectives of artist, art historian, and curator. Featured speakers include scholar Eileen Costello, sculptor Charles Ray, and curator Harry Cooper. This program was held in collaboration with Kiki Smith, Seton Smith, and the Tony Smith Estate. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2041335907001_121812nl03.mp3 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST 54:25 tony smith, kiki, setaon, ray, cooper National Gallery of Art Tony Smith at 100 Symposium: Tony Smith: X Marks the Spot December 2012 - Tony Smith: X Marks the Spot, Charles Ray, artist. Tony Smith was an architect-turned-sculptor who defied stylistic categories. His objects, at once imposing and playful, left a lasting mark on postwar art and raised public sculpture to a new level of ambition. On the occasion of what would have been his 100th year, this symposium, recorded on December 1, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, takes a new look at Smith's achievement from the diverse perspectives of artist, art historian, and curator. Featured speakers include scholar Eileen Costello, sculptor Charles Ray, and curator Harry Cooper. This program was held in collaboration with Kiki Smith, Seton Smith, and the Tony Smith Estate. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2041462247001_121812nl02.mp3 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST 27:10 2041341512001 National Gallery of Art Tony Smith at 100 Symposium: Tony Smith at 100 Symposium: Introductory Remarks and "Dream of the Proper Context": Tony Smith, the Abstract Expressionists' Architect Decemberr 2012 - Introductory Remarks, Faya Causey, head of academic programs, National Gallery of Art and Kiki Smith, artist; "Dream of the Proper Context": Tony Smith, the Abstract Expressionists' Architect, Eileen Costello, editor and project director, The Catalogue Raisonné of the Drawings of Jasper Johns, The Menil Collection. Tony Smith was an architect-turned-sculptor who defied stylistic categories. His objects, at once imposing and playful, left a lasting mark on postwar art and raised public sculpture to a new level of ambition. On the occasion of what would have been his 100th year, this symposium, recorded on December 1, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, takes a new look at Smith's achievement from the diverse perspectives of artist, art historian, and curator. Featured speakers include scholar Eileen Costello, sculptor Charles Ray, and curator Harry Cooper. This program was held in collaboration with Kiki Smith, Seton Smith, and the Tony Smith Estate. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2043468139001_121812nl01a.mp3 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST 41:08 2041341512001 National Gallery of Art Collecting for Quality: The Kaufman Collection of American Furniture, 1725-1825 December 2012 - Wendy A. Cooper, director, The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Colonial Williamsburg. In honor of the exhibition opening for American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection on October 12, 1986, curator Wendy A. Cooper presented this lecture highlighting works collected by Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kaufman over a period of 25 years. The exhibition, on view through April 19, 1987, at the National Gallery of Art, showed 101 examples of American furniture made between 1690 and 1840. The collection, one of the largest and most refined in private hands, includes chairs, desks, tables, high chests, mirrors, clocks, and sconces from the major style centers of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Newport, and Charleston. The Kaufmans recognized this furniture as one of the earliest American art forms, as well as an expression of their love for and strong pride in our nation's creative and artistic heritage. Each and every object that they desired to acquire and live with is an extraordinary example of high quality craftsmanship, aesthetics, and design. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2026064838001_121112nl01.mp3 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST 51:37 Craftsmanship, Furniture National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art: Lodovico Carracci: Observations on a Faulted Genius December 2012 - Sydney J. Freedberg, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Fine Arts, and acting director, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. At the time of the exhibition Prints and Related Drawings by the Carracci Family, on view from March 18 to May 20, 1979, at the National Gallery of Art, Sydney J. Freedberg presented his observations on Lodovico Carracci (1555-1619), the oldest of the family of Bolognese artists that included cousins Agostino (1557-1602) and Annibale (1560-1609). Together the Carracci profoundly altered the course of Italian art in the later years of the 16th century and laid the basis for the baroque style that would dominate the century to come. In this lecture recorded on April 8, 1979, Freedberg opposes the perception of Lodovico as a flawed artist outdistanced by his younger cousins. Providing a more comprehensive account, Freedberg argues that the artist's expressive capacity— seen in his sensuous handling of paint, powerful evocations of form, and innovative chiaroscuro—was both his strength and defect. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2026096965001_121112nl02.mp3 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST 64:39 Lodovico, Carracci, Freedberg, Fogg National Gallery of Art The Lion in Great Age: Titian's Last Painting December 2012 - Sydney J. Freedberg, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Fine Arts emeritus, Harvard University, and chief curator, National Gallery of Art. In honor of the exhibition Titian: The Flaying of Marsyas on view at the National Gallery of Art from January 17 to April 20, 1986, chief curator Sydney J. Freedberg revealed how he arranged this special showing of Titian's last painting in the United States. In 1983 the work had been lent by the State Museum in Kromeriz, Czechoslovakia, for the first time in 300 years to the Genius of Venice exhibition at London's Royal Academy of Arts. Freedberg persuaded authorities to permit the painting to travel to the National Gallery of Art, in what he described as its second emergence from exile. In this lecture recorded on January 26, 1986, Freedberg provides the context for The Flaying of Marsyas (c. 1550-1576) and the later years of Titian's career. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2008409168001_120412nl01.mp3 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST 64:39 freedburg, titian, italian National Gallery of Art George Bellows Symposium: The Late Work of George Bellows and the Question of Modernity December 2012 - Mark A. White, Eugene B. Adkins Curator and Chief Curator, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma. When George Bellows died at the age of forty-two in 1925, he was hailed as one of the greatest artists America had yet produced. The exhibition George Bellows, on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 10 to October 8, 2012, provides the most complete account of his achievements to date. Bellows was a leading figure in the generation of artists who negotiated the transition from the Victorian to the early modern era in American culture. In this public symposium, held in conjunction with the exhibition on October 5-6, 2012, and coordinated with the Columbus Museum of Art, curators and scholars examine the remarkable scope of Bellows' career and assess his contributions to the first wave of twentieth-century American modernism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_2008399545001_102312nl08.mp3 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST 32:56 bellows, american, modernism National Gallery of Art The Collecting of African American Art IX: Collecting Black: An Anachronism November 2012 - Darryl Atwell, collector, and Jeffreen M. Hayes, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow in African American Art, Birmingham Museum of Art. Darryl Atwell, a collector based in Washington, DC, has been acquiring works by artists of the African diaspora for the last eight years. His conversation with curator Jeffreen M. Hayes, recorded on November 18, 2012, as part of the National Gallery of Art lecture series The Collecting of African American Art, provides an overview of Atwell's important collection. They also discussed the collecting of African American art by others and the rise of contemporary African American artists. Hayes is a scholar whose research interests are African American visual culture, contemporary representations of race, and art museums. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST 63:29 Atwell, Hayes, African American National Gallery of Art George Bellows Symposium: The Ashcan Goes to War: Bellows, Belligerence, and the Rape of Belgium November 2012 - David Lubin, Charlotte C. Weber Professor of Art, Wake Forest University. When George Bellows died at the age of forty-two in 1925, he was hailed as one of the greatest artists America had yet produced. The exhibition George Bellows, on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 10 to October 8, 2012, provides the most complete account of his achievements to date. Bellows was a leading figure in the generation of artists who negotiated the transition from the Victorian to the early modern era in American culture. In this public symposium, held in conjunction with the exhibition on October 5-6, 2012, and coordinated with the Columbus Museum of Art, curators and scholars examine the remarkable scope of Bellows' career and assess his contributions to the first wave of twentieth-century American modernism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1990437996001_102312nl07.mp3 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST 32:56 bellows, american, modernism National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art "Not a painting, but a Vision!": Raphael's Sistine Madonna Turns Five Hundred November 2012 - Andreas Henning, curator of Italian paintings, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Hardly any other Italian Renaissance work is as well-known as Raphael's Sistine Madonna. All the evidence suggests that Pope Julius II commissioned Raphael to paint this altarpiece in the summer of 1512. For more than 240 years, the painting hung almost completely unremarked in its original position in the San Sisto Church in Piacenza, Italy. In this 16th annual Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art recorded on November 11, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, Andreas Henning reveals how the Sistine Madonna only gradually became known to a growing audience after it was acquired for Dresden's Royal Gallery in the mid-18th century. This lecture not only presents Raphael's masterpiece and outlines the conditions that led to its creation 500 years ago, but also considers the many different forms that its reception has taken in art, literature, craft work, and kitsch to popularize the work. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1978401837001_112012nl01.mp3 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST 50:39 freedburg, raphael, sistine madonna, 1512, dresden National Gallery of Art George Bellows Symposium: Sunday in the Park with George Bellows November 2012 - David Park Curry, senior curator of decorative arts and American painting and sculpture, The Baltimore Museum of Art. When George Bellows died at the age of forty-two in 1925, he was hailed as one of the greatest artists America had yet produced. The exhibition George Bellows, on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 10 to October 8, 2012, provides the most complete account of his achievements to date. Bellows was a leading figure in the generation of artists who negotiated the transition from the Victorian to the early modern era in American culture. In this public symposium, held in conjunction with the exhibition on October 5-6, 2012, and coordinated with the Columbus Museum of Art, curators and scholars examine the remarkable scope of Bellows' career and assess his contributions to the first wave of twentieth-century American modernism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1978390432001_102312nl06.mp3 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST 32:56 bellows, american, modernism National Gallery of Art George Bellows Symposium: "The infant terrible of painting": Bellows by the River November 2012 - Carol Troyen, Kristin and Roger Servison Curator Emerita of American Paintings, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. When George Bellows died at the age of forty-two in 1925, he was hailed as one of the greatest artists America had yet produced. The exhibition George Bellows, on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 10 to October 8, 2012, provides the most complete account of his achievements to date. Bellows was a leading figure in the generation of artists who negotiated the transition from the Victorian to the early modern era in American culture. In this public symposium, held in conjunction with the exhibition on October 5-6, 2012, and coordinated with the Columbus Museum of Art, curators and scholars examine the remarkable scope of Bellows' career and assess his contributions to the first wave of twentieth-century American modernism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1978377209001_102312nl05.mp3 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST 32:56 bellows, american, modernism National Gallery of Art Italian Painting: Mannerism and Maniera November 2012 - Sydney J. Freedberg, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Fine Arts, Harvard University In this lecture recorded on May 16, 1976, at the National Gallery of Art, Sydney J. Freedberg sought to clarify the art-historical terms of mannerism and maniera, which had become confused in the relatively new investigation by scholars into this period of 16th-century Italian art. High Renaissance art, dating from the early 16th century, recalled the substantiality of classical art and expressed order, serenity, and ideal beauty. Mannerism, emerging in the 1520s, was seen as a deliberate revolt against such classicism. The human figure was distorted and elongated, portraying an excessive emotionalism. Freedberg hoped to rescue mannerism from this perceived difference in character of form and quality of expression. In the process, he distinguished mannerism from maniera, the reigning style in Central Italy during the second half of the century. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1967247495001_111312nl02.mp3 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST 56:11 manneris, maniera, freedberg National Gallery of Art Imperial Augsburg: A Flourishing Market for Innovative Prints November 2012 - Gregory Jecmen, associate curator of old master prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art With a storied past and a strong imperial presence, Augsburg enjoyed a golden age in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, fostering artists such as Hans Burgkmair, Erhard Ratdolt, Daniel Hopfer, Jörg Breu, and Hans Weiditz. The artists flourished from about 1475 as the effects of the Italian Renaissance were first being felt, through the social, political, and religious upheavals of the Reformation, which took hold in 1537 following 20 years of struggle. In this paired lecture recorded on October 21, 2012, Gregory Jecmen explains this rich and varied history through more than 100 works featured in Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475–1540. Focusing on drawings, prints, and illustrated books mostly from the Gallery's own extensive collection, the exhibition—the first of its kind in America—serves as an introduction to Augsburg, its artists, and its cultural history, during this period. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1966984882001_111312nl01.mp3 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST 51:01 augsburg, jecmen, prints, drawings National Gallery of Art George Bellows Symposium: Bellows' "Riverfront": The Pestilential City and the Problem of Masculinity November 2012 - David C. Ward, historian and deputy editor of the Charles Willson Peale Family Papers, National Portrait Gallery. When George Bellows died at the age of forty-two in 1925, he was hailed as one of the greatest artists America had yet produced. The exhibition George Bellows, on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 10 to October 8, 2012, provides the most complete account of his achievements to date. Bellows was a leading figure in the generation of artists who negotiated the transition from the Victorian to the early modern era in American culture. In this public symposium, held in conjunction with the exhibition on October 5-6, 2012, and coordinated with the Columbus Museum of Art, curators and scholars examine the remarkable scope of Bellows' career and assess his contributions to the first wave of twentieth-century American modernism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1966985913001_102312nl04.mp3 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST 32:56 bellows, american, modernism National Gallery of Art Triumphs in Craftsmanship: Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700-1830 November 2012 - Wendy A. Cooper, Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Senior Curator of Furniture, Winterthur Museum, University of Delaware. Curator Wendy A. Cooper celebrated the landmark installation of early American furniture and related decorative arts at the National Gallery of Art in this lecture recorded on October 28, 2012. The Kaufman Collection is one of the largest and most refined collections of early American furniture in private hands, acquired with great connoisseurship over five decades by George M. (1932–2001) and Linda H. Kaufman (born 1938). The collection, a gift promised to the Gallery in October 2010, comprises more than 200 works of art including American furniture, paintings, and works on paper. These fine examples of American decorative arts in the Kaufman Collection will be complemented by outstanding American paintings from the Gallery's own collection, including portraits by artists such as John Wollaston (active 1742/1775), Ralph Earl (1751–1801), and Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828). Located on the Ground Floor of the West Building, Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830 is the first major presentation of such objects to be on continuous public view in the nation's capital. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1948960772001_110612nl02.mp3 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST 52:28 kaufman, craftmanship, furniture National Gallery of Art Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series: Inside Out November 2012 - Joel Shapiro, artist On October 28, 2012 at the National Gallery of Art, Joel Shapiro presents a lecture on his nearly 50-year career as part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series. Born in 1941 in New York City, Shapiro received BA and MA degrees from New York University. Since his first exhibition in 1970, Shapiro has become one of the most widely exhibited American sculptors and the subject of many solo exhibitions and retrospectives, and his work can now be found in numerous public collections in the United States and abroad. His work, from early minimal objects to increasingly expansive and complex forms, has always dealt with such central issues of the sculptural tradition as size and scale, balance and imbalance, figuration and abstraction. He believes that all sculpture is a projection of thought into the world, and he strives to create intimacy and vitality in all his projects. Shapiro lives and works in New York City. The Gallery owns 16 works by the artist, including drawings, prints, and sculptures. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1948924115001_110612nl01.mp3 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:00:00 EST 43:41 inside-out, shapiro National Gallery of Art Roy Lichtenstein: Reading between the Dots October 2012 - Harry Cooper, curator and head, department of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. Harry Cooper, the Gallery's consulting curator for Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective—on view from October 14, 2012 to January 13, 2013—presents an overview of the first major exhibition of the artist's work since his death in 1997. In this opening-day lecture recorded on October 14, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, Cooper reviews some of the 136 works in the exhibition, including Lichtenstein's greatest paintings from all periods of his career, as well as drawings and sculptures. The retrospective presents Lichtenstein's expansive legacy—the classic early pop paintings based on advertisements, comic-book treatments of war and romance, versions of paintings by the modern masters, and series including Brushstrokes, Mirrors, Artist's Studios, Nudes, and Chinese Landscapes. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1930384346001_103012nl02.mp3 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EST 60:27 lichtenstein, cooper, pop paintings National Gallery of Art Amber and the Ancient World October 2012 - Faya Causey, head of academic programs, National Gallery of Art. Amber, a tree resin that has metamorphosed over millions of years into a hard, transparent polymer, has captivated mankind since the Paleolithic era. It has been treasured in both its raw and carved state. In this lecture, recorded on May 13, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, Faya Causey presents the myths and legends woven around amber and explored in her new book, Amber and the Ancient World. Causey explains its employment in magic and medicine, its transport and carving, and its incorporation into jewelry, amulets, and other objects of prestige. The book showcases remarkable amber carvings in the J. Paul Getty Museum and masterpieces from other collections. Causey also discusses the launch of the accompanying online catalogue, Ancient Carved Amber in the J. Paul Getty Museum— a first-of-its-kind publication. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1930384141001_103012nl01.mp3 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EST 64:55 causey, amber, resin, metamorphoses, myths, legends, ancient, carved National Gallery of Art George Bellows Symposium: "Election Night, Times Square" October 2012 - Sean Wilentz, George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History, Princeton University. When George Bellows died at the age of forty-two in 1925, he was hailed as one of the greatest artists America had yet produced. The exhibition George Bellows, on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 10 to October 8, 2012, provides the most complete account of his achievements to date. Bellows was a leading figure in the generation of artists who negotiated the transition from the Victorian to the early modern era in American culture. In this public symposium, held in conjunction with the exhibition on October 5-6, 2012, and coordinated with the Columbus Museum of Art, curators and scholars examine the remarkable scope of Bellows' career and assess his contributions to the first wave of twentieth-century American modernism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1917910345001_102312nl01.mp3 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EST 35:32 bellows, american, modernism National Gallery of Art George Bellows Symposium: Bellows "Both In and Out of the Game" October 2012 - Rebecca Zurier, associate professor of the history of art, University of Michigan. When George Bellows died at the age of forty-two in 1925, he was hailed as one of the greatest artists America had yet produced. The exhibition George Bellows, on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 10 to October 8, 2012, provides the most complete account of his achievements to date. Bellows was a leading figure in the generation of artists who negotiated the transition from the Victorian to the early modern era in American culture. In this public symposium, held in conjunction with the exhibition on October 5-6, 2012, and coordinated with the Columbus Museum of Art, curators and scholars examine the remarkable scope of Bellows' career and assess his contributions to the first wave of twentieth-century American modernism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1917910862001_102312nl02.mp3 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EST 34:27 bellows, american, modernism National Gallery of Art Celebrating "National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection" October 2012 - Alan Shestack, deputy director and chief curator; Philip Conisbee, senior curator of European paintings; John O. Hand, curator of Northern Renaissance paintings, Kimberly Jones, assistant curator of French paintings, National Gallery of Art. In honor of the publication of National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection, contributing authors share highlights from this new survey of the Gallery's European and American paintings collection. Despite the Gallery's short history, opening to the public in 1941, its collection spans 600 years, from middle ages to the present, and includes some of the greatest masterpieces in Western art history. Most of the masterpieces were given by the Founding Benefactors and their families. It has been the Gallery's mission to supplement these gifts with acquisitions that present Western paintings in as broad and comprehensive a manner as possible. The first collection survey was published by then-director John Walker in 1975, which was revised and reprinted in 1984. In this program recorded on December 4, 2004, the new survey is revealed—400 master paintings are chosen from 3,000, and 1 of 4 works were acquired since the 1984 survey. Collecting is tempered by its time and a particular point of view, and this new publication showcases master paintings in the Gallery's collection as measured from the present moment. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1902323800001_101612nl02.mp3 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EST 68:51 national gallery of art, shestack, hand, conisbee, european National Gallery of Art Barnett Newman: The Stations of the Viewer October 2012 - Harry Cooper, curator and head, department of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. Prior to the exhibition opening of In the Tower: Barnett Newman on June 10, 2012, Harry Cooper discussed the 26-work installation by Barnett Newman (1905–1970) in this lecture recorded on June 4, 2012, as part of the Works in Progress series at the National Gallery of Art. Cooper describes Newman's childhood, artistic techniques, and evolution as an artist that ultimately led him to paint the 14 canvases of The Stations of the Cross, considered by many to be Newman's greatest achievement. This is the fifth show in a series installed in the Tower Gallery that focuses on developments in art since the mid-20th century. The centerpiece of the exhibition, Newman's famed Stations of the Cross, is brought to new light in the vaulting, self-contained space of the I. M. Pei–designed tower. In the Tower: Barnett Newman will be on view through February 24, 2013. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1902320652001_101612nl01.mp3 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EST 50:57 newman, barnett, stations of the cross, cooper National Gallery of Art The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years October 2012 - Sarah Kennel, associate curator, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art, and Ksenya Gurshtein, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, National Gallery of Art. To celebrate the opening of The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years at the National Gallery of Art on September 30, 2012, Sarah Kennel and Ksenya Gurshtein explored the role of seriality in 20th-century and contemporary photographic portraiture. On view through December 31, 2012, the exhibition features some 150 works by 20 photographers who transcend the limits of the single image by photographing the same subjects—"primarily friends, family, and themselves"—over the course of days, months, years, and even decades. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1889356604001_100912nl01.mp3 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:00:00 EST 47:16 serial, portrait, photography, kennel, Gurshtein, portraiture National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition:"Shock of the News" September 2012 - Judith Brodie, curator and head, department of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art. In 1909 F. T. Marinetti's futurist manifesto appeared on the front page of Le Figaro; less than four years, later Pablo Picasso incorporated a fragment of real newspaper into a work of art. The modern mass-media newspaper had colonized fine art. The exhibition Shock of the News examines the many manifestations of the "newspaper phenomenon" from 1909 to 2009, a century during which major artists engaged in a vibrant and multifaceted relationship with the printed news by co-opting, mimicking, defusing, memorializing, and rewriting newspapers. In this podcast recorded on September 23, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art for the exhibition opening, Judith Brodie presents work by more than 60 European and American artists from Marinetti, Picasso, and Man Ray to Adrian Piper, Robert Gober, and Mario Merz. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1858888582001_092512nl01.mp3 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EST 50:36 brodie, newspaper, Marinetti, Picasso, Man Ray, Adrian Piper, Robert Gober, Mario Merz National Gallery of Art An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum September 2012 - Wendy A. Cooper, Lois D. and Henry S. McNeil Senior Curator of Furniture, Winterthur Museum, University of Delaware. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library, 296 objects from the museum collection—including furniture, textiles, paintings, watercolors, ceramics, glass, needlework, and metalwork, all made or used in America between 1640 and 1860—were presented in the exhibition An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pontˈs Winterthur Museum, which was on view at the National Gallery of Art from May 5– to October 6, 2002. In this lecture recorded on June 9, 2002, exhibition curator Wendy A. Cooper gives an overview of the Winterthur estate, surrounding lands, and the evolution of Francis du Pont's collection before highlighting some of the standout pieces in the exhibition. This lecture touched on five thematic elements: Early Settlement and Sophistication; Passion for Rococo; East Meets West; Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans; and American Classicism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1845845067001_091812nl02.mp3 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EST 55:49 craftmanship, dupont, winterthur, american National Gallery of Art Gérôme: Celebrated, Vilified, Reconsidered September 2012 - Mary Morton, curator and head of the department of French paintings, National Gallery of Art. Revisiting the theme of the exhibition The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from June 15 through September 12, 2010, curator Mary Morton shares revelations from the exhibition and since its closing two years ago. In this lecture recorded on September 16, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, Morton explains the complexity of Jean-Léon Gérôme's work, career, and reception. During his life Gérôme (1824–1904) attained a high degree of professional and financial success, but his artistic reputation suffered due to alleged commercialism and his resistance to the avant-garde impressionist and post-impressionist movements. Morton reviews works from Gérôme's entire career—the early "Néo-Grec" paintings with references to classical antiquity, historical scenes, Orientalist genre paintings, and his late focus on sculpture—to make the case for his spectacular art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1845847342001_091812nl01.mp3 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EST 72:33 morton, gerome, french, orientalist National Gallery of Art "Gilbert Stuart": An Introduction to the Exhibition September 2012 - Ellen G. Miles, curator of painting and sculpture, National Portrait Gallery. Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828) was the most successful portraitist of early America. Known for his renderings of the most famous American men and women of the era, including George Washington and John Adams, Stuart painted nearly 1,000 portraits over the course of his 50-year career. In this lecture recorded on April 3, 2005, Ellen G. Miles, cocurator of the exhibition Gilbert Stuart, illustrates the artistˈs career through documents of his sitters and business partners. The exhibition, which was on view from March 27 to July 31, 2005, presented 91 exceptional works that showcase Stuart's mastery of 18th-century English portraiture, revealing the paintingsˈ elegant, refined beauty and historical importance. Of the Galleryˈs unequaled collection of 43 paintings by Stuart, 16 were conserved in 2012 through a Bank of America Art Conservation Project Grant. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1841917246001_091112nl01.mp3 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EST 63:38 stuart, gilbert, miles National Gallery of Art PASSAGE 7: John Cage— incidents, texts, conversations, and music September 2012 - Jenny Lin, pianist, and Roger Reynolds, University Professor, University of California, San Diego. For this multimedia creation conceived for the National Gallery of Art on the occasion of the John Cage Centennial Festival Washington, DC, Roger Reynolds discusses American poet John Cage as a composer, writer, philosopher, visual artist, and performer. Recorded on September 9, 2012, the presentation offers a personalized perspective on (and around) Cage and his work. Passages recorded from a 1985 conversation between Cage and Reynolds are included, as well as some of the signature one-minute Indeterminacy stories as recorded by Cage. The live and recorded readings interpenetrate each other and coexist with projected images and videos. Guest pianist Jenny Lin performs Cage's Seasons (excerpts), Quest, and ONE, which intermingle and overlap with other elements in the presentation. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1838778101001_091112nl02.mp3 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EST 48:45 cage, passage, reynolds, lin, seasons, quest, one National Gallery of Art Signs of the Artist: Signatures and Self-Expression in American Paintings September 2012 - John Wilmerding, Christopher Binyon Sarofim '86 Professor of American Art in the Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University, and visiting curator, department of American art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art John Wilmerding, former senior curator and deputy director at the National Gallery of Art, discusses his book Signs of the Artist: Signatures and Self-Expression in American Paintings in this lecture recorded on October 19, 2003. Wilmerding explores unconventional use of signatures in paintings, focusing on American artists who have placed their signature within the pictorial space of the canvas. With this act, Wilmerding argues, the artist may be making a metaphorical, and often biographical, association with the setting or situation depicted. Wilmerding discusses artists from the 18th through 20th centuries, including John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Jasper Johns, Andrew Wyeth, and Richard Estes. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1822683406001_090412nl01.mp3 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EST 88:21 american, paintings National Gallery of Art Joan Miró Symposium: L'Oeuvre de guerre of Miró: Constellation Series, Série Barcelona, and Ceramics, 1940–1945 September 2012 - Jaume Reus, art historian and curator . Catalan painter Joan Miró (1893–1983), celebrated as one of the greatest modern artists, combined abstract art with surrealist fantasy to create his lithographs, murals, tapestries, and sculptures for public spaces. Held on June 1 and 2, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, this public symposium explored Joan Miró—his personal life, politics, art, and the impact that he had on other artists. This program was held in conjunction with the exhibition Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape on view at the Gallery from May 6 to August 12, 2012, and was coordinated with and supported by the Institut Ramon Llull. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1822680464001_081412nl05.mp3 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EST 62:24 miro, artist, reus, catalan National Gallery of Art Joan Miró Symposium: Miró's Studios: Reflecting His Roots, His References, and His Memories August 2012 - Maria Luisa Lax, curator and head of collections, Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca. Catalan painter Joan Miró (1893–1983), celebrated as one of the greatest modern artists, combined abstract art with surrealist fantasy to create his lithographs, murals, tapestries, and sculptures for public spaces. Held on June 1 and 2, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, this public symposium explored Joan Miró—his personal life, politics, art, and the impact that he had on other artists. This program was held in conjunction with the exhibition Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape on view at the Gallery from May 6 to August 12, 2012, and was coordinated with and supported by the Institut Ramon Llull. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1808440973001_081412nl04.mp3 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST 43:22 miro, artist, russell, catalan National Gallery of Art Nazi Loot in American Collections August 2012 - Nancy Yeide, head of the department of curatorial records and files, National Gallery of Art, and the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Curatorial Sabbatical Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art. The looting of cultural property by Nazi forces has been called the "Greatest Theft in History." In total, the Nazis looted more than 200,000 individual items, including paintings, sculptures, and tapestries, during World War II, primarily from Jewish owners in the occupied countries. In this lecture recorded on February 2, 2003, at the National Gallery of Art, Nancy Yeide provides the provenance of famous cases to explore how some looted art ended up in American collections and museums. Yeide also discusses how Hermann Göring, founder of the Gestapo and commander of the German Air Force, used his political and military power to amass the largest private art collection in Europe. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1797165141001_082112nl01.mp3 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 25:41 yeide, nazi, loot, gestapo, german, jewish, goring National Gallery of Art Joan Miró Symposium: "The Farm": Primitivism and Transfiguration August 2012 - Maria-Josep Balsach, professor of contemporary art, University of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Catalan painter Joan Miró (1893–1983), celebrated as one of the greatest modern artists, combined abstract art with surrealist fantasy to create his lithographs, murals, tapestries, and sculptures for public spaces. Held on June 1 and 2, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, this public symposium explored Joan Miró—his personal life, politics, art, and the impact that he had on other artists. This program was held in conjunction with the exhibition Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape on view at the Gallery from May 6 to August 12, 2012, and was coordinated with and supported by the Institut Ramon Llull. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1797162712001_081412nl03.mp3 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST 43:22 miro, artist, russell, catalan National Gallery of Art Exotic Beasts and Politics: The Menageries of Josephine Bonaparte, Lorenzo de' Medici, and Rudolph II August 2012 - Marina Belozerskaya, independent scholar Exotic animals have been sought and collected by rulers for millennia, going back to Egyptian pharaohs and Mesopotamian kings. But how they have been used varied from culture to culture, reflecting the concerns of a particular time and place. In this lecture recorded on June 17, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, Marina Belozerskaya discusses the uses of exotic beasts in Europe between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, and the shifting purposes they served, from emulation of antiquity to building encyclopedic collections to spurring scientific and economic progress http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1783985725001_081412nl01a.mp3 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST 62:53 medici, rudolph, bonaparte, Belozerskaya National Gallery of Art Joan Miró Symposium: Perspective, Position, and Politics: Joan Miró August 2012 - Charles Palermo, Alumni Memorial Term Distinguished Associate Professor of Art History, The College of William and Mary. Catalan painter Joan Miró (1893–1983), celebrated as one of the greatest modern artists, combined abstract art with surrealist fantasy to create his lithographs, murals, tapestries, and sculptures for public spaces. Held on June 1 and 2, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, this public symposium explored Joan Miró—his personal life, politics, art, and the impact that he had on other artists. This program was held in conjunction with the exhibition Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape on view at the Gallery from May 6 to August 12, 2012, and was coordinated with and supported by the Institut Ramon Llull. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1783982445001_081412nl02.mp3 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST 48:00 miro, artist, russell, catalan National Gallery of Art Joan Miró Symposium: Carob Link: A Promenade with Miró August 2012 - Benet Rossell, artist. Catalan painter Joan Miró (1893–1983), celebrated as one of the greatest modern artists, combined abstract art with surrealist fantasy to create his lithographs, murals, tapestries, and sculptures for public spaces. Held on June 1 and 2, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, this public symposium explored Joan Miró—his personal life, politics, art, and the impact that he had on other artists. This program was held in conjunction with the exhibition Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape on view at the Gallery from May 6 to August 12, 2012, and was coordinated with and supported by the Institut Ramon Llull. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1773977648001_081412nl01.mp3 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST 32:17 miro, artist, russell, catalan, National Gallery of Art "Rings: Five Passions in World Art,"A Preview of the Olympic Exhibition August 2012 - J. Carter Brown, director emeritus, National Gallery of Art To commemorate the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games, J. Carter Brown (1934-2002), former director of the National Gallery of Art, curated Rings: Five Passions in World Art, on view from July 4 to September 29, 1996, at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. The works in this exhibition celebrated the Olympic spirit by highlighting the universal human emotions of love, anguish, awe, triumph, and joy. In this lecture recorded on June 9, 1996, Brown described bringing together 129 objects—including Rodinˈs The Kiss (1889) and Munchˈs The Scream (1893)—spanning seven centuries, loaned from prestigious museums and private collections around the world. Brown experimented with the exhibition installation, grouping artworks by the primary emotion that each evoked rather than by artist, chronology, movement, or locale. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1773975814001_080712nl01.mp3 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST 53:41 carter, brown, director, emeritus, ring, olympics National Gallery of Art Introduction to a Painting: Edouard Manet's The Railway July 2012 - Liz Tunick, Kress Interpretive Fellow, National Gallery of Art; Mary Morton, curator and head of the department of French paintings, National Gallery of Art; Kimberly Jones, associate curator, National Gallery of Art; Charlie Ritchie, associate curator, National Gallery of Art; Ann Hoenigswald, senior conservator, National Gallery of Art; Wil Scott, head of adult programs, National Gallery of Art Edouard Manet's iconic painting The Railway has intrigued and perplexed viewers ever since it was first publicly exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1874. The painting was given to the National Gallery of Art in 1956 and now hangs in the recently reinstalled West Building Galleries devoted to 19th-century French painting. Gallery Fellow Liz Tunick discusses the painting with National Gallery curators Mary Morton, Kimberly Jones, and Charlie Ritchie, paintings conservator Ann Hoenigswald, and educator Wil Scott. Their discussions explore and illuminate the artist's innovative techniques—such as his bold, varied brushwork—and the painting's historical context, noting the contemporary criticism it received for its modern subject matter and unrefined appearance. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1754261229001_080712nl01.mp3 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST 14:37 manet, the railway, paris, french, 19th-century National Gallery of Art Celebrating the Reopening of the Nineteenth-Century French Galleries Symposium: Reinstalling the Nineteenth-Century European Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art July 2012 - Gary Tinterow, director, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Following a two-year renovation, the galleries devoted to impressionism and post-impressionism in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art reopened on January 28, 2012. Among the world's greatest collections of paintings by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin, the Gallery's later 19th-century French paintings returned to public view in a freshly conceived installation design. In honor of the reopening, the Gallery hosted a public symposium on April 27, 2012, focused on issues surrounding the reinstallation of three major 19th-century paintings collections: The Barnes Foundation, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1762266826001_071612nl03.mp3 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST 76:21 french, 19th-century, paintings, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition: Edo: Art in Japan, 1615–1868 May 2012 - Robert T. Singer, curator of Japanese art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The exhibition Edo: Art in Japan, 1615–1868—on view from November 15, 1998, to February 15, 1999, at the National Gallery of Art—was the first comprehensive survey of Japanese art of the Edo period in the United States. In this podcast recorded on November 15, 1998, exhibition curator Robert T. Singer highlights some of the 281 objects presented in the exhibition, including painted scrolls and screens, costumes, armor, sculpture, ceramics, and woodblock prints. Forty-seven of the works were designated National Treasures of Japan, and many had never before left the country. The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, in collaboration with the Agency for Cultural Affairs of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Government of Japan, and The Japan Foundation. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1648760813001_052212nl01.mp3 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST 54:13 japan, singer, scrolls National Gallery of Art Celebrating the Reopening of the Nineteenth-Century French Galleries Symposium: Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Art History in France: The Musée d'Orsay Renovated July 2012 - Xavier Rey, curator of paintings, Musée d'Orsay. Following a two-year renovation, the galleries devoted to impressionism and post-impressionism in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art reopened on January 28, 2012. Among the world's greatest collections of paintings by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin, the Gallery's later 19th-century French paintings returned to public view in a freshly conceived installation design. In honor of the reopening, the Gallery hosted a public symposium on April 27, 2012, focused on issues surrounding the reinstallation of three major 19th-century paintings collections: The Barnes Foundation, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1750326263001_071612nl02.mp3 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST 71:08 french, barnes, lucy, 19th-century, paintings, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin National Gallery of Art Celebrating the Reopening of the Nineteenth-Century French Galleries Symposium, The Nineteenth Century According to Albert Barnes July 2012 - Martha Lucy, associate curator, The Barnes Foundation. Following a two-year renovation, the galleries devoted to impressionism and post-impressionism in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art reopened on January 28, 2012. Among the world's greatest collections of paintings by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin, the Gallery's later 19th-century French paintings returned to public view in a freshly conceived installation design. In honor of the reopening, the Gallery hosted a public symposium on April 27, 2012, focused on issues surrounding the reinstallation of three major 19th-century paintings collections: The Barnes Foundation, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1738114359001_071612nl01.mp3 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST 54:43 french, barnes, lucy, 19th-century, paintings, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition—"Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst" July 2012 - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art, and Melanie Gifford, research conservator, National Gallery of Art. Few artists were more skilled than Willem van Aelst (1627–1683) at depicting luscious fruits, luxurious fabrics, and spoils of the hunt. His renowned still lifes are remarkable for their fine finish, carefully balanced composition, jewel-toned palette, and elegant subject matter. Bringing together 28 of these sumptuous paintings and his only known drawing, this exhibition—the first devoted solely to this artist—celebrates the most technically brilliant Dutch still-life painter of his time. It is also accompanied by the first comprehensive publication on his work. In this opening day lecture, curator Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. discusses van Aelst's life and talent, including his impact on late-17th-century still-life painting. Conservator Melanie Gifford discusses the technical research that revealed how van Aelst created his luxurious illusions. Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 24 to October 14, 2012. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1727635741001_071012nl01.mp3 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST 56:27 aelst, wheelock National Gallery of Art Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane July 2012 - Andrew Graham-Dixon, art critic. For 400 years Caravaggio's staggering artistic achievements have thrilled viewers, yet his volatile personal trajectory—the murder of Ranuccio Tommassoni, the doubt surrounding Caravaggio's sexuality, the chain of events that began with his imprisonment on Malta and ended with his premature death—has long confounded historians. Andrew Graham-Dixon delves into the original Italian sources, presenting fresh details about Caravaggio's life (1571-1610), his many crimes and public brawls, and the most convincing account yet published of the painter's tragic death at the age of thirty-eight. With illuminating readings of Caravaggio's infamous religious paintings, for which Caravaggio often used prostitutes and poor people as models, Graham-Dixon immerses listeners into the artist's world, during the height of the Counter-Reformation in Italy, and creates a masterful profile of the mercurial painter's life and work. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1699261151001_070312nl01.mp3 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EST 56:27 caravaggio, graham-dixon, tommassoni, painter National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition—"George Bellows": An Unfinished Life June 2012 - Charles Brock, associate curator, department of American and British paintings, National Gallery of Art Curator Charles Brock discusses the National Gallery of Art's landmark exhibition George Bellows, the first comprehensive presentation of the artist's career in more than 3 decades. In this opening-day lecture recorded on June 10, 2012, Brock explores Bellows' paintings, drawings, and lithographs depicting tenement children, boxers, sporting events, family portraits, World War I subjects, Maine seascapes, scenes of Woodstock, NY, and the urban landscape of New York City. This exhibition, on view through October 8, 2012, charts the full range of Bellows' artistic achievement, represented by some 130 works arranged thematically and chronologically throughout 9 galleries. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1699261571001_062612nl02.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 40:42 George Bellows, tenement children, boxers, sporting events, family portraits, World War I subjects, Maine seascapes, scenes of Woodstock, NY, urban landscape National Gallery of Art Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione: Genius in Context June 2012 - Jonathan Bober, curator and head of the department of old master prints, National Gallery of Art The genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609–1664) is characterized by his thoroughgoing synthesis of other artists' styles, his incessant variations upon a relatively narrow range of subjects, and his profound influence upon later artists. In the National Gallery of Art exhibition The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, on view from January 29 to July 8, 2012, Castiglione's works and comparative examples are presented side by side, underscoring the serial aspect of his creativity. In this lecture recorded on June 3, 2012, exhibition curator Jonathan Bober suggests that this creativity contradicts the division of Baroque style into "naturalistic" and "classical," and predicts critical aspects of contemporary art, including appropriation, crossing of boundaries, and variations on a theme. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1700802401001_062612nl01.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 69:56 Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Jonathan Bober, naturalistic, classical, Baroque National Gallery of Art Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" in Focus Symposium: The Forest of the Old Masters: The Chiaroscuro of American Places June 2012 - Alexander Nemerov, Vincent Scully Professor of the History of Art, Yale University. Scholars from around the world gathered at the National Gallery of Art to discuss Samuel F. B. Morse's newly conserved Gallery of the Louvre, which is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012. In a 2-day public symposium, held and recorded on April 20 and 21, 2012, academics, conservators, and curators examined the historical context of the work, its conservation treatment, and the techniques used. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1695664707001_061812nl09.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 39:29 morse, gallery of the louvre, terra foundation, conservation, treatment, technique, academics, conservators, curators, symposium National Gallery of Art Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" in Focus Symposium: Painting and Technology: Samuel F. B. Morse and the Visual Transmission of Intelligence June 2012 - Richard Read, Winthrop Professor, School of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, The University of Western Australia. Scholars from around the world gathered at the National Gallery of Art to discuss Samuel F. B. Morse's newly conserved Gallery of the Louvre, which is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012. In a 2-day public symposium, held and recorded on April 20 and 21, 2012, academics, conservators, and curators examined the historical context of the work, its conservation treatment, and the techniques used. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1695664694001_061812nl08.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 38:17 morse, gallery of the louvre, terra foundation, conservation, treatment, technique, academics, conservators, curators, symposium National Gallery of Art Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" in Focus Symposium: The Tradition of Paintings-within-Paintings June 2012 - Catherine Roach, assistant professor, department of art history, Virginia Commonwealth University. Scholars from around the world gathered at the National Gallery of Art to discuss Samuel F. B. Morse's newly conserved Gallery of the Louvre, which is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012. In a 2-day public symposium, held and recorded on April 20 and 21, 2012, academics, conservators, and curators examined the historical context of the work, its conservation treatment, and the techniques used. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1695660300001_061812nl07.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 46:23 morse, gallery of the louvre, terra foundation, conservation, treatment, technique, academics, conservators, curators, symposium National Gallery of Art Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" in Focus Symposium: "Gallery of the Louvre" and the Electric Telegraph June 2012 - Jean-Philippe Antoine, professor, department of visual arts, Université Paris 8. Scholars from around the world gathered at the National Gallery of Art to discuss Samuel F. B. Morse's newly conserved Gallery of the Louvre, which is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012. In a 2-day public symposium, held and recorded on April 20 and 21, 2012, academics, conservators, and curators examined the historical context of the work, its conservation treatment, and the techniques used. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1695660290001_061812nl06.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 34:10 morse, gallery of the louvre, terra foundation, conservation, treatment, technique, academics, conservators, curators, symposium National Gallery of Art Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" in Focus Symposium: Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" as a Religious Painting June 2012 - David Bjelajac, professor of art and American studies, The George Washington University. Scholars from around the world gathered at the National Gallery of Art to discuss Samuel F. B. Morse's newly conserved Gallery of the Louvre, which is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012. In a 2-day public symposium, held and recorded on April 20 and 21, 2012, academics, conservators, and curators examined the historical context of the work, its conservation treatment, and the techniques used. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1695664660001_061812nl05.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 37:54 morse, gallery of the louvre, terra foundation, conservation, treatment, technique, academics, conservators, curators, symposium National Gallery of Art Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" in Focus Symposium: American Artists and the Louvre June 2012 - Olivier Meslay, associate director of curatorial affairs, Dallas Museum of Art. Scholars from around the world gathered at the National Gallery of Art to discuss Samuel F. B. Morse's newly conserved Gallery of the Louvre, which is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012. In a 2-day public symposium, held and recorded on April 20 and 21, 2012, academics, conservators, and curators examined the historical context of the work, its conservation treatment, and the techniques used. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1695664159001_061812nl04.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 39:09 morse, gallery of the louvre, terra foundation, conservation, treatment, technique, academics, conservators, curators, symposium National Gallery of Art Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" in Focus Symposium: Samuel Morse's Louvre in Context June 2012 - Nancy Anderson, curator and head of the department of American and British paintings, National Gallery of Art, Andrew McClellan, professor and dean of academic affairs for arts and sciences, Tufts University. Scholars from around the world gathered at the National Gallery of Art to discuss Samuel F. B. Morse's newly conserved Gallery of the Louvre, which is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012. In a 2-day public symposium, held and recorded on April 20 and 21, 2012, academics, conservators, and curators examined the historical context of the work, its conservation treatment, and the techniques used. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1695653647001_061812nl03.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 38:05 morse, gallery of the louvre, terra foundation, conservation, treatment, technique, academics, conservators, curators, symposium National Gallery of Art Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" in Focus Symposium: Samuel F. B. Morse's "Lectures on the Affinity of Painting with the Other Fine Arts" and the Creation of "Gallery of the Louvre" June 2012 - Peter J. Brownlee, associate curator, Terra Foundation for American Art. Scholars from around the world gathered at the National Gallery of Art to discuss Samuel F. B. Morse's newly conserved Gallery of the Louvre, which is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012. In a 2-day public symposium, held and recorded on April 20 and 21, 2012, academics, conservators, and curators examined the historical context of the work, its conservation treatment, and the techniques used. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1695660742001_061812nl02.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 56:51 morse, gallery of the louvre, terra foundation, conservation, treatment, technique, academics, conservators, curators, symposium National Gallery of Art Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" in Focus Symposium: Thoughts on the Conservation Treatment of Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre June 2012 - Franklin Kelly, chief curator and deputy director, National Gallery of Art, Lance Mayer and Gay Myers, independent conservators. Scholars from around the world gathered at the National Gallery of Art to discuss Samuel F. B. Morse's newly conserved Gallery of the Louvre, which is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012. In a 2-day public symposium, held and recorded on April 20 and 21, 2012, academics, conservators, and curators examined the historical context of the work, its conservation treatment, and the techniques used. This program was coordinated with and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1695660235001_061812nl01.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 30:33 morse, gallery of the louvre, terra foundation, conservation, treatment, technique, academics, conservators, curators, symposium National Gallery of Art Architecture and Art: Creating Community June 2012 - David Adjaye, principal architect, Adjaye Associates; Elizabeth Diller, principal architect, Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Tom Finkelpearl, executive director, Queens Museum of Art; Sarah Lewis, art historian, author, and curator; and Robert Storr, chairman of FAPE's Professional Fine Arts Committee and dean of the Yale School of Art. In collaboration with the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) and in the spirit of its Leonore and Walter Annenberg Award for Diplomacy through the Arts, the National Gallery of Art hosted this annual panel discussion on May 15, 2012. Featuring noted architects David Adjaye and Elizabeth Diller, and moderated by Robert Storr, the program focused on how architecture and art bring people together in public spaces. Adjaye currently serves as the lead designer for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is slated to open on the National Mall in 2015. Diller, along with Ricardo Scofidio and Charles Renfro, recently completed the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Redevelopment Project. Also participating were Tom Finkelpearl, executive director of the Queens Museum of Art, which broke ground last year on an expansion that will double its size; and Sarah Lewis, a PhD candidate at Yale University who is currently finishing RISE, a book that "explores the advantage of resilience and so-called failure in successful creative human endeavors." http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1684300917001_061212nl01.mp3 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 56:22 FAPE, adjaye, scofidio, renfro, finkelpearl, lewis, starr, architecture National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition—Miró: Two Views June 2012 - Harry Cooper, curator and head of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art, and Matthew Gale, head of displays, Tate Modern. Celebrated as one of the greatest modern artists, Joan Miró (1893–1983) developed a visual language that reflected his vision and energy in a variety of styles across many media. On view at the National Gallery of Art from May 6 through August 12, 2012, the retrospective exhibition Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape reveals the artist's politically engaged side. Harry Cooper, the Gallery's consulting curator for The Ladder of Escape, presented an overview of the exhibition's 120 paintings, drawings, sculptures, and prints in his opening day lecture, which is recorded in this podcast. Following the lecture, Cooper sat down with Matthew Gale, one of the exhibition's two organizing curators from Tate Modern, and discussed the creation and production of this landmark retrospective. The exhibition was organized by Tate Modern, London, in collaboration with Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, and in association with the National Gallery of Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1621927506001_3275-event.mp3 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:00:00 EST 95:26 cooper, miro, gale, modern, joan, tate, spanish, barcelona National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition: Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory May 2012 - Helen I. Jessup, guest curator of Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory. To celebrate the opening of Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory at the National Gallery of Art on June 29, 1997, exhibition curator Helen I. Jessup provided an overview of the first comprehensive exhibition of Cambodian sculpture to be shown in the United States. The exhibition—on view through September 28, 1997—presented 99 works spanning more than 1,000 years, from the 6th to the 16th century, many from the collections of the National Museum of Phnom Penh and the Musée Guimet in Paris. Included were statuary, monumental works in sandstone, and sculpted architectural elements. The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, the Royal Government of Cambodia, and the Réunion des musées nationaux/Musée national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet, Paris. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1640600030001_051512nl01.mp3 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:00 EST 54:13 cambodia, sngkor, jessup, sculpture National Gallery of Art Itō Jakuchū's Colorful Realm: Juxtaposition, Naturalism, and Ritual May 2012 - Yukio Lippit, professor of Japanese art, Harvard University. Exhibition curator Yukio Lippit discusses one of Japan's most renowned cultural treasures, the 30-scroll set of bird-and-flower paintings by Itō Jakuchū, in this lecture recorded on April 29, 2012. To mark the closing of the month-long exhibition Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings by Itō Jakuchū (1716–1800), Lippit provides an overview of the 30 scrolls and the Buddhist triptych that served as their centerpiece. In addition to celebrating the centennial of Japan's gift of cherry trees to the nation's capital, the exhibition represents the first time these works were shown together in the United States—being lent to the National Gallery of Art by the Imperial Household Agency and the Zen monastery Shōkokuji in Kyoto. Lippit also offers a multifaceted understanding of Jakuchū's virtuosity and experimentalism as a painter—one who not only applied sophisticated chromatic effects but also masterfully rendered the richly symbolic world in which he moved. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1628274109001_050812nl01.mp3 Tue, 08 May 2012 08:00:00 EST 50:10 japan, jakuchu, scrolls National Gallery of Art 解決當代中國藝術中「東方與西方的難題」 May 2012 - Martin J. Powers, Sally Michelson Davidson 中國藝術與文化教授，前密西根大學中國研究中心主任 二十世紀初，中國藝術家們遇到一個吃力不討好的困境：如果他們使用中國水墨畫法，他們的作品會被認為「伝統守舊」，但是如果他們採用歐式或是現代主義畫法，人們則認為藝術家「無創意, 抄襲他人」。我們可稱此一情況為當代中國藝術中東方與西方的難題。以中國長期文化競爭的歷史為背景，Martin J. Powers 探討數種方式中國藝術家使用來超越這數十年來的難題。於2012年2月19日在美國國家藝廊 Powers教授以中文與英文探討此一課題。 http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1594406584001_050112nl02.mp3 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST 41:19 chinese, art, powers, modernist, brushwork, east, west National Gallery of Art Solving the East/West Conundrum in Modern Chinese Art May 2012 - Martin J. Powers, Sally Michelson Davidson Professor of Chinese Arts and Cultures and former director, Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan. At the beginning of the 20th century, artists in China found themselves in a no-win situation: if they made use of Chinese brushwork, their art was considered "traditional," and if they adapted European or modernist methods, it was called "derivative." We may call this the East/West conundrum in modern Chinese art. Against the background of a long history of cultural competition in China, Martin J. Powers explores several ways in which Chinese artists managed to transcend the East/West conundrum in recent decades. Professor Powers delivered this lecture in both English and Mandarin on February 19, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1594222891001_050112nl01.mp3 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 EST 37:12 chinese, art, powers, modernist, brushwork, east, west National Gallery of Art Art on the Mall: The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden April 2012 - Marla Prather, curator and head of the department of 20th-century art, National Gallery of Art. On May 23, 1999, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted the completed National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden on behalf of the nation. Designed by landscape architect Laurie D. Olin of Olin Partnership, the Sculpture Garden was given to the nation by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. In this podcast recorded on September 19, 1999, curator Marla Prather explains the history and evolution of the 6.1-acre Sculpture Garden, highlighting the site's historical significance in Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant's 1791 plan for Washington, DC, the 1974 construction of the fountain, the 1991 transfer of jurisdiction of the Sculpture Garden site from the National Park Service to the National Gallery of Art, and the selection and installation of the garden's 17 original sculptures. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1579070605001_042412nl01.mp3 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST 56:29 sculpture garden, prather, l'enfant, washington dc National Gallery of Art David Finley, Andrew Mellon, and the Founding of the National Gallery April 2012 - David A. Doheny, lawyer and former general counsel of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In this podcast recorded on June 17, 2006, David A. Doheny presents a lecture in conjunction with the publication of his book, David Finley: Quiet Force for America's Arts. Doheny discusses the relationship between Andrew W. Mellon and David E. Finley Jr., the National Gallery of Art's first director. Finley played an influential role in Mellon's acquisition of works from the Italian Renaissance, in particular the 1936 purchase of 30 paintings and 24 sculptures from Lord Joseph Duveen. In January 1937, Mellon formally presented to President Roosevelt his proposal to create the National Gallery of Art for the American public. On March 24, 1937, an act of Congress accepted Mellon's art collection as well as funds for the museum and approved plans for an elegant building on the National Mall designed by John Russell Pope. When Mellon and Pope both died within a day of each other later that year, Finley oversaw the construction and completion of the Gallery. Finley was also responsible for acquiring important collections for the Gallery, including those of Samuel H. Kress, Joseph E. Widener, Chester Dale, and Lessing J. Rosenwald. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1565047893001_041712nl02.mp3 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST 61:17 David Finley, Andrew Mellon, David A. Doheny National Gallery of Art Garden of Illusions: The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden April 2012 - Molly Donovan, assistant curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. A month after the dedication of the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden on May 23, 1999, Molly Donovan discusses the grandeur and significance of its two components: the garden and the sculptures. In this lecture recorded on June 27, 1999, Donovan shares the history of the 6.1-acre space, from Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant's 1791 plan for Washington, DC, up to its 20th-century realization as the Gallery's Sculpture Garden. On April 22, 1791, while touring the grounds of the Potomac Valley, L'Enfant stated that "nothing can be more admirably adapted for the purpose [for the federal city]; nature has done much for it, and with the aid of art it will become the wonder of the world." L'Enfant's plan for a public, landscaped garden—originally known as L'Enfant Square—was based on the grounds at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris, France. A refuge from the linear expanse of the National Mall, the Gallery's Sculpture Garden features meandering paths, a fountain, and contemporary art. In this way, two hundred years later, the National Gallery of Art and Laurie D. Olin of Olin Partnership, the garden's architect, achieved L'Enfant's original vision of showcasing both natural beauty and artistic achievement. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1565058032001_041712nl01.mp3 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST 39:31 The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Molly Donovan, L'Enfant National Gallery of Art The Collecting of African American Art I: Introduction April 2012 - Alvia J. Wardlaw, associate professor, Texas Southern University and curator of modern and contemporary art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. For the inaugural lecture of the National Gallery of Art lecture series The Collecting of African American Art, recorded on February 10, 2008, Alvia J. Wardlaw provides an overview of the substantial history of collecting African American art. She regards the preservation of objects of cultural importance within the African American community as a holistic endeavor. Collecting was not merely about acquiring items for private holdings but also establishing a connection between African Americans and their African past, enabling families and communities to pass on traditions. Wardlaw relates the role of collectibles, including such cherished items as family photographs and Bibles, to the interest in collecting African American artworks, which arose in the 19th century. She also examines this phenomenon within the context of individual artistic careers, intellectual movements, and trends in the patronage of African American art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1555800954001_041012nl02.mp3 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST 64:50 African American Art, wardlaw National Gallery of Art Side by Side: Cimabue and Giotto at Pisa April 2012 - Julian Gardner, Samuel H. Kress Professor, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art. In this lecture recorded on February 5, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, Julian Gardner, professor emeritus at the University of Warwick, discusses a pair of large works by two of the greatest figures in early Italian painting: Cimabue and Giotto. Miraculously preserved, these two paintings now hang in the Musée du Louvre in Paris. Their current placement at the Louvre mimics the original installation in the church of San Francesco in Pisa. By reconstructing the original setting in Italy, Gardner examines how it is possible to learn more about these paintings, the intention of the artists and patrons, and the works' interrelationship with the Franciscan church. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd22/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1555799749001_041012nl01.mp3 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST 46:59 gardner, cimabue, giotto, gardner National Gallery of Art Speech on the Dedication of the East Building of the National Gallery April 2012 - James Earl Carter Jr., 39th President of the United States of America. In 1971, on a triangular lot once occupied by tennis courts, architect I. M. Pei broke ground on the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. Funds for construction were given by Paul Mellon and the late Ailsa Mellon Bruce, the son and daughter of the founder, and by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The contemporary building was designed to accommodate the Gallery's growing collections and houses an advanced research center, administrative offices, a great library, and a burgeoning collection of drawings and prints. President Jimmy Carter accepted the new building on behalf of the nation in this speech recorded on June 1, 1978. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd21/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1543728649001_040312nl02.mp3 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST 10:03 Dedication, James Earl Carter Jr. National Gallery of Art Speech on the Dedication of the National Gallery of Art April 2012 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States of America. The National Gallery of Art was created on March 17, 1937, by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. Designed by John Russell Pope, the West Building was made possible by construction funds provided by the A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust. In this speech, recorded on March 17, 1941, during an evening of ceremonies attended by 8,822 people, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepts the completed West Building of the National Gallery of Art and the art collection of Andrew W. Mellon on behalf of the people of the United States. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd21/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1543724951001_040312nl01.mp3 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:00:00 EST 12:37 Dedication, Franklin D. Roosevelt National Gallery of Art Vilhelm Hammershøi and His Contemporaries March 2012 - Kasper Monrad, chief curator, National Gallery of Denmark. Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916) was the most outstanding Danish painter of the late 19th century. Best known for his paintings of interiors, Hammershøi concentrated on a small number of other motifs—landscapes, monumental buildings, and portraits—and his palette was dominated by nuances of grey. Though Hammershøi stands alone in Danish art, it is possible to point at important parallels with international art of the period. In this podcast recorded on November 1, 2011, Kasper Monrad sheds light on the direct influences on Hammershøi's work, as well as the parallel endeavours in contemporary painting in Europe and the United States. Hammershøi is discussed in connection with American artist James McNeill Whistler, French artists Eugène Carrière, Paul Gauguin, and Georges Seurat, Belgian painter Fernand Khnopff, and the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd21/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1531115167001_032612nl02.mp3 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST 43:21 Vilhelm Hammershøi, denamark, monrad, kasper, motifs—landscapes, monumental buildings, portraits National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture: Kerry James Marshall: The Importance of Being Figurative March 2012 - Kerry James Marshall, artist. Kerry James Marshall is a master of the human figure. His imposing, radiant paintings and installations draw equally upon African American history and the history of Western art. Born in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, he moved with his family to the town of Watts in 1963, shortly before the race riots began. At Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles he studied with social realist painter Charles White. Marshall's mature career can be dated to 1980, when, inspired by Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, he developed his signature motif of a dark, near-silhouetted figure. This figure of "extreme blackness," as he puts it, has been important for younger artists including Glenn Ligon and Kara Walker. In honor of the Gallery's acquisition of its first painting, Great America (1994), by the artist last year, Marshall presented the 19th annual Elson Lecture, titled The Importance of Being Figurative, on March 22, 2012. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd21/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1531093733001_032612nl01.mp3 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST 73:54 marshall, elson, human figure, african american National Gallery of Art About Four Honest Outlaws March 2012 - Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Professor of Humanities and the History of Art, Johns Hopkins University In his new book, Four Honest Outlaws, Professor Michael Fried considers the work of video artist and photographer Anri Sala, sculptor Charles Ray, painter Joseph Marioni, and video artist and intervener in movies Douglas Gordon. The book's title is derived from a Bob Dylan lyric: "To live outside the law you must be honest." In this lecture, recorded on January 22, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art, Fried explains how each of these four contemporary artists found his or her own unsanctioned path to extraordinary accomplishment, in part by defying the norms and expectations of today's art world. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd21/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1520793878001_032012nl02.mp3 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST 50:46 fried, Four Honest Outlaws, dylan, sala, ray, marioni, gordon National Gallery of Art Andrew W. Mellon: Collecting for the Nation March 2012 - David Cannadine, director and professor, Institute of Historical Research, University of London To celebrate the landmark publication Mellon: An American Life, David Cannadine inaugurated and concluded his U.S. book tour at the National Gallery of Art with lectures on the founding benefactor of the Gallery, Andrew W. Mellon (1855–1937). In this second lecture recorded on December 9, 2006, Cannadine concentrates on Mellon's art collecting as his only nonprofessional gratification, and his great gift of the Gallery to the nation. His son Paul Mellon commissioned this biography in the mid-1990s to document the magnitude and range of his father's contributions to American history. Preeminent in the diverse fields of business, politics, art collecting, and philanthropy, Mellon was one of the greatest art collectors and philanthropists of his generation. According to Cannadine, the Gallery remains Mellon's culminating and most tangible legacy, although he did not live to see its completion and dedication on March 17, 1941. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd21/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1518144824001_032012nl01.mp3 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST 57:04 mellon, cannadine, collecting, philanthropists, london National Gallery of Art Mellon: A Life March 2012 - David Cannadine, director and professor, Institute of Historical Research, University of London. David Cannadine launched the U.S. book tour for his landmark publication, Mellon: An American Life—the first commissioned biography of the great American industrialist and founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art, Andrew W. Mellon—on October 8, 2006, at the National Gallery of Art. Mellon was born in Pittsburgh in 1855 and over time established himself as preeminent in four different fields: business, politics, art collecting, and philanthropy. He died in 1937. In this lecture, Cannadine describes Mellon's life and work before creating the Gallery as a gift to the nation—"from the smokestacks of Pittsburgh to the matchless, stripped neoclassical [West] Building." In explaining the magnitude and range of Mellon's contribution to American history, Cannadine starts with his business career as banker and creator of iconic American companies, and his political career as Secretary of the Treasury (1921-1932) and U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain (1932-1933). Cannadine finished his tour with a second lecture at the Gallery on December 9, 2006. This second lecture, titled Andrew W. Mellon: Collecting for the Nation, focused on Mellon's art collecting and philanthropy, and on the Gallery as the culminating and most enduring endeavor of his life. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd21/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1504889753001_031312nl02.mp3 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST 57:04 mellon, cannadine, industrialist, benefactor, pittsburgh, art, philanthropy, publication, business, politics, andrew National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Joel Shapiro, Thoughts on the Organization of Form in Modern Sculpture March 2012 - Joel Shapiro, artist. Following the installation of Joel Shapiro's Untitled (1989) in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden with other major post–World War II sculptures, the artist received an invitation to curate an exhibition of his work alongside the 19th-century sculpture of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. In this podcast recorded on March 9, 2003, Shapiro explains that the upcoming exhibition gave him on opportunity to focus on the continuity of thought in sculpture. Although certain ideas for form in sculpture seem radical and contemporary, their ideas have already been discovered and worked with in earlier times. Shapiro finds that the development of form seems to repeat itself, although it is ever-changing, more or less focused, and contextualized by the era in which it was created. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd21/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1503451975001_031312nl01.mp3 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST 52:36 shapiro, sculpture, modern National Gallery of Art Nineteenth-Century Redux: A New Look at a Great Collection of French Paintings March 2012 - Mary Morton, curator and head of the department of French paintings, National Gallery of Art. Curator Mary Morton celebrates the reinstallation of the impressionist and post-impressionist paintings galleries in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art in this lecture recorded on January 29, 2012. Among the world's great collections of paintings by Cézanne, Gauguin, Manet, Monet, Renoir, and Van Gogh, the Gallery's nineteenth-century French paintings are recently back on view after a two-year period of gallery repair, restoration, and renovation. Morton discusses the new installation and its thematic, monographic, and art historical organization. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd21/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1490259424001_030612nl01.mp3 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST 46:14 french, paintings, morton, Cézanne, Gauguin, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, impressionist, post-impressionist National Gallery of Art Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum March 2012 - Bridget R. Cooks, associate professor of art history and African American studies, University of California, Irvine. In this lecture, recorded at the National Gallery of Art on March 4, 2012, Professor Cooks presents research from her book Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum, in which she analyzes the curatorial strategies, challenges, and critical reception of the most significant museum exhibitions of African-American art in the United States. Cooks also exposes the issues involved in exhibiting cultural differences that continue to challenge art history, historiography, and American museum exhibition practices. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd21/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1490283893001_030612nl02.mp3 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST 67:29 blackness, african american, bridget, cooks, culture, art, exhibitions, history, historiography National Gallery of Art A Sense of Place—Norman Lewis in Harlem: "An Inquiry into the Laws of Nature" February 2012 - Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. In this podcast recorded on January 15, 2006, Ruth Fine discusses the Harlem-based life and career of Norman Lewis in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday weekend. Lewis was born in Harlem in 1909 and died in New York at the age of 70. Except for short periods spent elsewhere, New York and, in one way or another, the Harlem community remained Lewis' home base throughout his life. Harlem changed radically during the artist's lifetime, becoming the cultural center of black America. He is considered by many to be the first African American artist fully engaged by abstraction. Lewis' drawings, paintings, and prints date from the 1930s to 1970. Supporting himself as an elevator operator, house painter, short-order chef, merchant marine, tailor, and taxi driver, Lewis worked steadily at his art. "I have sustained myself in whatever the moment called for and done what has been necessary to just exist." Lewis' art and attitudes were highly influential on the next generation of African American artists, including Melvin Edwards, Sam Gilliam, and William T. Williams http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1477002223001_022812nl02.mp3 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 56:40 norman, lewis, martin luther king, african american artists, melvin, edwards, william t. williams, harlem, black National Gallery of Art The Collecting of African American Art VIII: Elliot Perry and Darrell Walker in conversation with Michael Harris February 2012 - Elliot Perry and Darrell Walker, collectors of African American art and art of the African diaspora and former players for the National Basketball Association, and Michael D. Harris, associate professor of art history and African American studies, Emory University. In this conversation recorded on February 26, 2012, as part of the National Gallery of Art lecture series The Collecting of African American Art, former National Basketball Association players Elliot Perry and Darrell Walker discuss their collections of African American art and art of the African diaspora with Professor Michael D. Harris. Perry and Walker began to collect art during their extensive travels for their professional sports careers, and both have amassed important holdings of modern and contemporary art that have been exhibited throughout the United States. Both have also dedicated themselves to educational and philanthropic causes to preserve and showcase African American culture. Professor Harris is an artist, curator, and scholar of contemporary African and African American art and has contributed to the exhibition catalogue Images of America: African American Voices: Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Walker. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1476416873001_022812nl01.mp3 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 59:39 perry, walker, african american, harris, emory, collectors National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists –Compositions and Collaborations: The Arts of Lou Stovall February 2012 - Lou Stovall, artist, in conversation with Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. As part of the National Gallery of Art summer lecture series Five African American Artists: Johnson-Tanner-Johnson-Stovall-Thomas, Lou Stovall participated in a Conversations with Artists program with Ruth Fine on August 3, 2003. "Compositions and Collaborations: The Arts of Lou Stovall" is a rare opportunity to hear Stovall discuss his own work and his collaborations with other artists, and to listen as he responds to questions from the audience. Stovall has been a major figure in the Washington, DC, arts community since the early 1960s, when he arrived at Howard University for his BFA program. In 1968 Stovall founded Workshop, Inc., a professional printmaking studio, where he has collaborated with more than 70 artists over the years. In addition to his own drawings and silkprints, and his collaborative printmaking projects, Stovall is a published essayist and poet. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1464984920001_022112nl02.mp3 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 58:43 National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: David C. Driskell and Frank Stewart February 2012 - David C. Driskell, artist, collector, and emeritus professor of art history, University of Maryland at College Park; in conversation with Ruth Fine, consulting curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. Following The Art of Romare Bearden, on view at the National Gallery of Art from September 14, 2003, through January 4, 2004, exhibition curator Ruth Fine joined lenders David C. Driskell and Frank Stewart to discuss another collaboration—their visual biography of the artist. Bearden (1911–1988) worked closely with Stewart from 1975 until his death and allowed Stewart to photograph him in his studio, at art-related events, and during his personal time. The resulting book, Romare Bearden, contains introductory texts by Driskell and Fine as well as an interview Fine conducted with Stewart that serves as running commentary alongside the book's images. In this Conversations with Artists program recorded on December 11, 2004, the collaborators discuss their relationship with Bearden, the Gallery's Bearden exhibition, and the newly published visual biography. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1455451376001_021412nl03.mp3 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 54:27 driskell, stewart, fine, collector, bearden, african american, modern art National Gallery of Art The Collecting of African American Art VII: David C. Driskell in Conversation with Ruth Fine February 2012 - David C. Driskell, artist, collector, and emeritus professor of art history, University of Maryland at College Park, and Ruth Fine, consulting curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. Highly respected as an artist, art historian, curator, and teacher, David C. Driskell's life as a collector is less well known. In this event recorded on February 12, 2012, as part of the National Gallery of Art lecture series The Collecting of African American Art, David C. Driskell and Ruth Fine discuss publicly for the first time the expansive range of his art acquisitions, which he started to collect during his years as an art student at Howard University in Washington, DC. Among the treasures in Driskell's collection are old master and modern European prints, antique rugs, African sculpture, and works by African American masters from the 19th century through the present. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1455898143001_021412nl04.mp3 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 62:27 african american, driskell National Gallery of Art Remembering and Forgetting: Imagery and Its Role in the Slave Trade and Its Abolition February 2012 - James Walvin, professor of history, University of York, United Kingdom. To commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade on March 25, 1807, Professor James Walvin published two books: A Short History of Slavery and The Trader, The Owner, The Slave. Shortly before their publication, Walvin presented this lecture on February 18, 2007, at the National Gallery of Art, discussing his thoughts on what is remembered—and what is forgotten—about slavery and the slave trade. In it, he questions the kind of role the government and public memory should play in commemorating this extraordinary transformation in public policy two hundred years ago. The difficult history of slavery and the slave trade is both immediately present, as a documented part of human history with its descendants as part of the population, and everywhere in places where it can't be seen; just beneath the surface of the Western world its evidence is all around. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1452695241001_021412nl02.mp3 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 69:07 abolition, slave trade, walvin, trader, owner, descendants National Gallery of Art Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, Part 6: Abstract Art Now February 2012 - Kirk Varnedoe, Institute for Advanced Study. This six-part series examines abstract art over a period of fifty years, beginning with a crucial juncture in modern art in the mid-1950s, and builds a compelling argument for a history and evaluation of late twentieth-century art that challenges the distinctions between abstraction and representation, modernism and postmodernism, minimalism and pop. The accompanying publication, Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this sixth and final lecture of the series, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 11, 2003, the distinguished art historian Kirk Varnedoe returns to a question raised in lecture one: Can an argument be made for abstraction as a legitimate part of both our cognitive process and our nature as a modern liberal society? Varnedoe leads the listener through a tour of Richard Serra's Torqued Ellipses, making an impassioned case for abstraction as an art of subjectivity—an art dependent on experience, human invention, and constant debate. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389530233001_varnedoe6.mp3 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 78:43 varnedoe, kirk, mellon, abstract, abstraction, representation, modernism, postmodernism, minimalism, pop, casva, art National Gallery of Art A Conversation with David C. Driskell February 2012 - David C. Driskell, professor emeritus, University of Maryland at College Park; Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art; and Julie L. McGee, Rockefeller Humanities Fellow, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian Institution and author of David C. Driskell: Artist and Scholar. To celebrate the publication of David C. Driskell: Artist and Scholar, Ruth Fine and Julie L. McGee discuss the first biography and comprehensive monograph of his work with David C. Driskell. In this podcast recorded on April 14, 2007, at the National Gallery of Art, the participants share the collaborative process behind writing the book, which traces Driskell's personal, artistic, and scholarly journey. A pioneer in establishing the study of African American art within the canon of American art criticism and theory, Driskell is also an artist whose work approaches questions of nature and culture, African and African American heritage, spirituality, family, and other subjects. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1438293552001_020712nl02.mp3 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 60:30 driskell, african american, fine, collector, National Gallery of Art Works on Paper by African Americans: The Growth of the National Gallery of Art Collection February 2012 - Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. To coincide with the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday weekend, Ruth Fine describes the history and growth of the collection of works on paper by African American artists at the National Gallery of Art in this podcast recorded on January 16, 2011. The Gallery owns approximately 70,000 prints and 30,000 drawings, all of which have been acquired by donation or purchased with donated funds. The Gallery, which opened to the public in 1941, acquired its first works by African American artists in 1943, which is the starting point of Fine's presentation. She tracks the collection's riches by the chronological order in which the drawings and prints entered the collection. The earliest of them are Edward Loper's contributions to the Index of American Design, acquired in 1943, with the most recent being Norma Gloria Morgan's etching and aquatint Turning Forms, added in 2010. Throughout the lecture, Fine suggests the unique ability of works on paper to reveal much about an artist's thought processes. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1438482895001_020712nl01.mp3 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 59:44 african americans, martin luther king, drawings, loper, Norma Gloria Morgan, turning forms, prints, design National Gallery of Art Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, Part 5: Satire, Irony, and Abstract Art February 2012 - Kirk Varnedoe, Institute for Advanced Study. This six-part series examines abstract art over a period of fifty years, beginning with a crucial juncture in modern art in the mid-1950s, and builds a compelling argument for a history and evaluation of late twentieth-century art that challenges the distinctions between abstraction and representation, modernism and postmodernism, minimalism and pop. The accompanying publication, Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this fifth lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 4, 2003, the distinguished art historian Kirk Varnedoe explores the 1980s, when Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Claus Oldenburg, and others confronted the ironic relationship between abstraction and the representation of man-made objects, thus producing a politicized critique of abstraction. Varnedoe concludes by looking at artists including Gerhard Richter and Cy Twombly, whose varied approaches shifted abstract art from its position as the ultimate modern art to one of many options. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389506968001_varnedoe5.mp3 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 86:46 varnedoe, kirk, mellon, abstract, abstraction, representation, modernism, postmodernism, minimalism, pop, casva, art National Gallery of Art Pictures of Nothing: Part 4: After Minimalism January 2012 - Kirk Varnedoe, Institute for Advanced Study. This six-part series examines abstract art over a period of fifty years, beginning with a crucial juncture in modern art in the mid-1950s, and builds a compelling argument for a history and evaluation of late twentieth-century art that challenges the distinctions between abstraction and representation, modernism and postmodernism, minimalism and pop. The accompanying publication, Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this fourth lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 27, 2003, the distinguished art historian Kirk Varnedoe marks 1968 as a turning point in minimalism, when a new organicism emerged in the work of Richard Serra and Eva Hesse. A change in scale and in relationship to the body and to landscape is epitomized in works such as Walter De Maria's Lightning Field, Michael Heizer's Double Negative, and Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389506280001_varnedoe4.mp3 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 85:26 varnedoe, kirk, mellon, abstract, abstraction, representation, modernism, postmodernism, minimalism, pop, casva, art National Gallery of Art Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, Part 3: Minimalism January 2012 - Kirk Varnedoe, Institute for Advanced Study. This six-part series examines abstract art over a period of fifty years, beginning with a crucial juncture in modern art in the mid-1950s, and builds a compelling argument for a history and evaluation of late twentieth-century art that challenges the distinctions between abstraction and representation, modernism and postmodernism, minimalism and pop. The accompanying publication, Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this third lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 13, 2003, the distinguished art historian Kirk Varnedoe contrasts multiple forms of minimalism in the 1960s, as seen in the works of Donald Judd, Robert Morris, and James Turrell, and examines, among other things, the degree to which this art is quintessentially American. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389514849001_varnedoe3.mp3 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 87:35 varnedoe, kirk, mellon, abstract, abstraction, representation, modernism, postmodernism, minimalism, pop, casva, art National Gallery of Art Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, Part 2: Survivals and Fresh Starts January 2012 - Kirk Varnedoe, Institute for Advanced Study. This six-part series examines abstract art over a period of fifty years, beginning with a crucial juncture in modern art in the mid-1950s, and builds a compelling argument for a history and evaluation of late twentieth-century art that challenges the distinctions between abstraction and representation, modernism and postmodernism, minimalism and pop. The accompanying publication, Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this second lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 6, 2003, the distinguished art historian Kirk Varnedoe discusses the reactions of artists such as Jackson Pollock and Jasper Johns to prewar traditions of constructivism, and the initiation of new movements that utilized similar forms but with very dissimilar premises. While raising the question of whether abstract art can have a fixed meaning, he argues that abstraction provides no respite from interpretation or retreat from the contingencies of art history. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389514819001_varnedoe2.mp3 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 69:05 varnedoe, kirk, mellon, abstract, abstraction, representation, modernism, postmodernism, minimalism, pop, casva, art National Gallery of Art Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, Part 1: Why Abstract Art? January 2012 - Kirk Varnedoe, Institute for Advanced Study. This six-part series examines abstract art over a period of fifty years, beginning with a crucial juncture in modern art in the mid-1950s, and builds a compelling argument for a history and evaluation of late twentieth-century art that challenges the distinctions between abstraction and representation, modernism and postmodernism, minimalism and pop. The accompanying publication, Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this first lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on March 30, 2003, the distinguished art historian Kirk Varnedoe begins with Jackson Pollock at a key moment in the emergence of a new form of abstract art in the mid-1950s. Building on Ernst Gombrich's Mellon Lectures of 1956, Varnedoe begins by asking: Can there be a philosophy of abstract art as compelling as Gombrich's argument for illusionism? What is abstract art good for? And finally, what do we get out of abstract art? http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1377014178001_varnedoe1.mp3 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 67:35 varnedoe, kirk, mellon, abstract, abstraction, representation, modernism, postmodernism, minimalism, pop, casva, art National Gallery of Art An Introduction to the Exhibition—Édouard Vuillard January 2012 - Kimberly A. Jones, assistant curator of French paintings, National Gallery of Art. To celebrate the opening of Édouard Vuillard at the National Gallery of Art on January 19, 2003, coordinating curator Kimberly A. Jones introduced the career of Parisian artist Édouard Vuillard (1868–1940). The exhibition—on view through April 20, 2003—presented 233 objects, some of which had never before been on public display, and included paintings, folding screens, theater programs, prints, drawings, photographs, and ceramics. A series of decorative panels, The Public Gardens (1894), were shown together for the first time since 1906. The exhibition was co-organized by the National Gallery of Art with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; the Réunion des musées nationaux/Musée d'Orsay, Paris; and the Royal Academy of Arts, London. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1376988104001_011012nl01.mp3 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 66:13 vuillard, jones, french, screens, panels National Gallery of Art A Sense of Place—Cézanne in Provence: An Introduction to the Exhibition January 2012 - Philip Conisbee, senior curator of European paintings, National Gallery of Art. The exhibition Cézanne in Provence—on view from January 29 to May 7, 2006, at the National Gallery of Art—marked the centenary of the artist's death and showcased more than 115 paintings, watercolors, and lithographs by Paul Cézanne of the landscape and people of Provence. In this podcast recorded on January 29, 2006, curator Philip Conisbee highlights the Provençal sites that Cézanne depicted, including the Cézanne family estate, the fishing village of L'Estaque, the countryside hamlets of Gardanne and Bellevue, the isolated landscape of Bibémus, the Château Noir near Aix-en-Provence, and Montagne Sainte-Victoire. He also discusses a group of late landscapes and the monumental painting Large Bathers, on loan from the National Gallery, London. The exhibition was co-organized by the National Gallery of Art; Musée Granet, Communauté du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence; and the Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1363443388001_010312nlo1.mp3 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 73:13 cezanne, provence, conisbee, french National Gallery of Art The Pastrana Tapestries of King Afonso V of Portugal: The Invention of Glory December 2011 - Barbara von Barghahn, professor of art history, The George Washington University The Pastrana Tapestries are among the finest surviving Gothic tapestries in the world and are on view for the first time in the United States in the exhibition The Invention of Glory: Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries at the National Gallery of Art from September 18, 2011, through January 8, 2012. From Jan van Eyck's commemoration in Ghent of the 1415 conquest of Ceuta to Passquier Grenier's documentation in Tournai of the 1471 taking of Tangiers, Portuguese and Spanish art specialist Barbara von Barghahn considers "portraits of power" in the context of chivalric ideals; the imaging of triumph in the clash of arms; the palatine display of tapestries as a visual chronicle of a contemporary epic; and the fame accrued from the North African campaigns that initiated an age of navigation and a transformation of the medieval world picture in this lecture recorded on December 18, 2011. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1348059257001_122711nl01.mp3 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 61:35 pastrana, barbara, von barghahn, portugal, tapestries, spanish, afonso, invention, van eyck, ghent, tournal, chivalric, african National Gallery of Art The Image of the Black in Western Art, Part II December 2011 - David Bindman, emeritus professor of the history of art, University College London; Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University; and Sharmila Sen, executive editor-at-large, Harvard University Press. Moderated by Faya Causey, head of academic programs, National Gallery of Art. Since the initial Washington launch of the Image of the Black in Western Art series at the National Gallery of Art in December 2010, two new volumes have been published, bringing the total to six of the ten planned. This panel discussion celebrates the publication of the latest two volumes in this landmark series, which examines the 16th through the 18th century. The 18th century, in particular, was a significant period that saw European slavery reach its apogee and the rise of the abolition movement. Recorded on December 11, 2011, this podcast features Professor David Bindman, who briefly introduces the series and highlights selections from the new volumes; Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. discusses portraits of the real people depicted; and editor Sharmila Sen speaks on the publication of the new volumes. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1336206690001_122011nl01.mp3 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 67:29 black, western, art history, african, gates, fletcher, sen, bindman, slavery, abolition National Gallery of Art Florence: Days of Destruction December 2011 - Bryan Draper, Collections Conservator, University of Maryland Libraries; Norvell Jones, retired Chief of the Document Conservation Branch, National Archives; and Sheila Waters, calligrapher. Recalling the 45th anniversary of the catastrophic flood of Florence in 1966, the National Gallery of Art, in association with the University of Maryland Libraries presented a rare screening of Franco Zeffirelli's Florence: Days of Destruction (Per Firenze) on November 5, 2011. The famed Italian director's sole documentary is a heartfelt call to action containing the only known footage of the flood, accented by Richard Burton's voiceover commentary. The film is in the collection of the University of Maryland Libraries, College Park. Program speakers included Bryan Draper, Collections Conservator, University of Maryland Libraries; Norvell Jones, retired Chief of the Document Conservation Branch, National Archives; and Sheila Waters, calligrapher, who participated in the conservation efforts in post-flood Florence. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1322755978001_121311nl02.mp3 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 132:45 draper, florence, flood, destruction, zeffirelli National Gallery of Art Some Pages from Michelangelo's Life November 2011 - Leonard Barkan, Class of 1943 University Professor and chair, department of comparative literature, Princeton University. Michelangelo is justly revered not only for his painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, his Moses sculpture, and the plans for St. Peter's Basilica, but also for having produced one of the most exquisite collections of drawings the art world has ever known. It is rarely noticed, however, that fully a third of his drawings also contain his handwriting, including everything from poetry to letters to throwaway memos. In this lecture recorded on October 16, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art, Professor Leonard Barkan discusses the new Michelangelo who emerges when these sheets of paper are examined and attention is paid to the draftsmanship and the poetry, the doodles and the scribbles. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1322755966001_121311nl01.mp3 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 38:19 michelangelo, barkan, sistine, chapel basilica, poetry National Gallery of Art Leonardo da Vinci: Artist of Sketchbooks and Notebooks December 2011 - Carmen Bambach, Andrew W. Mellon Professor, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art. Leonardo da Vinci is famous for his masterpieces of painting, such as the Ginevra de' Benci portrait at the National Gallery of Art. He is no less famous for his profoundly modern, inquisitive mind as a thinker and inventor. Little is understood about his activity as an author of sketchbooks and notebooks, which provide an important key to understanding his masterpieces. In this podcast recorded on October 30, 2011 at the National Gallery of Art, Carmen Bambach discusses how the drawings and writings of Leonardo da Vinci offer a moving and intimate insight into the complex and sometimes paradoxical workings of his genius mind. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1310630851001_120611nl02.mp3 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 65:36 da vinci, leonardo, sketchbooks, bambach National Gallery of Art Antico: The Making of an Exhibition December 2011 - Eleonora Luciano, associate curator of sculpture; Dylan Smith, Robert H. Smith Research Conservator; Naomi Remes, exhibition officer; Donna Kirk, senior architect and designer; Brad Ireland, publishing designer, National Gallery of Art. Gallery staff reveal behind-the-scenes stories from the making of Antico: The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes, a special exhibition organized in association with the Frick Collection on view at the National Gallery of Art from November 6, 2011, through April 8, 2012. This exhibition is the first in the United States devoted to the Mantuan sculptor and goldsmith Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi, known as Antico (c. 1455-1528) for his expertise in classical antiquity. Antico also developed and refined the technology for producing bronzes in multiples. Antico's bronzes are so rare that the nearly 40 works--including medals, reliefs, busts, and the renowned statuettes--constitute more than three quarters of the sculptor's extant oeuvre. In this program recorded on November 20, 2011, Gallery staff explain the exhibition from the perspective of a conservator, curator, exhibition designer, exhibition officer, and publishing designer. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1311066524001_120611nl01.mp3 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 72:52 antico, luciano, scultpture, smither, remes, kirk, ireland, italian, mantuan, banacolsi National Gallery of Art Teaching Connoisseurship: Paul Sachs at Harvard University and Bernard Berenson at Villa I Tatti November 2011 - David Alan Brown, curator of Italian and Spanish paintings, National Gallery of Art. Curator David Alan Brown discusses the impact that American art historians Paul Sachs (1878-1965) and Bernard Berenson (1865-1959) had on connoisseurship in this Works in Progress lecture recorded on December 7, 2009 at the National Gallery of Art. Sachs and Berenson agreed on the nature of connoisseurship and its importance on the history of art, but disagreed greatly on how to teach it. Brown compares and contrasts how the two men imparted the discipline, and what their methods reveal about their individual personalities and goals. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1299656085001_112911nl02.mp3 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 47:14 sachs, harvard, connoisseurship, berenson, villa, tatti, brown National Gallery of Art Harry Callahan at 100 November 2011 - Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of the department of photographs, National Gallery of Art. In celebration of the exhibition opening, curator Sarah Greenough introduces Harry Callahan at 100 on view at the National Gallery of Art from October 2, 2011, through March 4, 2012. As Greenough notes, this exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of Callahan's birth in 1912. The exhibition explores all facets of Callahan's rich contribution to 20th-century American art from his earliest work made in Detroit during World War II, to photographs made in Chicago in the late 1940s and 1950s, to works made in Providence in the 1960s and 1970s, to his final pieces made during travels around the world in the later 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1299547415001_112911nl01.mp3 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 34:28 callahan, photgraphy National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition-In the Tower: Mel Bochner November 2011 - James Meyer, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. In the Tower is a series of presentations of works by significant artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Held in the Tower Gallery of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art, the series has included installations of works by Philip Guston, Mark Rothko, and most recently, Nam June Paik. The newest presentation, by Mel Bochner, is the first by a living artist. Focusing on his famous Thesaurus portraits of the 1960s and his recent Thesaurus paintings and drawings, the exhibit explores Bochner's reexamination of his early conceptual practice during the last decade. Exhibition curator James Meyer discusses the show within the context of the In the Tower series and the broader arc of Bochner's career in this podcast recorded on November 6, 2011. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1289853159001_112211nl03.mp3 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 60:28 mel, bochner, meyer, contemporary, paintings, drawings, synonms, shapes, language National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art: Bernard Berenson and Lorenzo Lotto November 2011 - Carl Brandon Strehlke, adjunct curator, John G. Johnson Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 1895 Bernard Berenson (1865-1959), American art historian and connoisseur, published a long-awaited monograph on Renaissance painter Lorenzo Lotto; it was Berenson's first statement about the then relatively new science of connoisseurship. Toward the end of his life Berenson remembered that since writing that book, in which he had tried to regulate every knowable mood of an artist, he had almost never again "taken creative interest in the private, biological, and sociological lives of painters." As part of the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art series, recorded on November 13, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art, Carl Brandon Strehlke explores why Berenson selected Lotto as an artist and as a subject for a study that he described as "an essay in constructive art criticism." http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1289847931001_112211nl02.mp3 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 43:10 berenson, lotto, strehlke, freedberg, italian National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Mel Bochner November 2011 - Mel Bochner, artist, in conversation with James Meyer, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. Mel Bochner is one of the leading figures of conceptual and post-conceptual art. Between 1966 and 1968, he developed a series of portrait drawings based on the thesaurus. These works enlist a private language of synonyms and shapes to depict such contemporaries as Eva Hesse, Robert Smithson, and Sol LeWitt. In 2001, after a hiatus of more than three decades, Bochner again turned to the thesaurus to develop a series of paintings and drawings derived from everyday speech. Boldly colored and impressive in scale, these works are among the most ambitious of the artist's career. To mark the opening of the exhibition In the Tower: Mel Bochner, Bochner appears in conversation with exhibition curator James Meyer in this podcast recorded on November 9, 2011. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1289853149001_112211nl01.mp3 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 72:43 mel, bochner, meyer, contemporary, paintings, drawings, synonms, shapes, language National Gallery of Art Morse at the Louvre November 2011 - A two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and recipient of the National Book Award, David McCullough discusses his new book, The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris. In this podcast recorded on September 26, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art, McCullough tells the story of America's longstanding love affair with Paris through vivid portraits of dozens of significant characters. Notably, artist Samuel F. B. Morse is depicted as he worked on his masterpiece The Gallery of the Louvre. McCullough spoke at the Gallery in honor of the exhibition A New Look: Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre," on view from June 25, 2011, to July 8, 2012. The exhibition and program were coordinated with and supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1275285445001_111411nl02.mp3 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 55:08 morse, louvre, mcculoghterra National Gallery of Art Warhol: Headlines Symposium November 2011 - The Warhol: Headlines exhibition, on view at the National Gallery of Art from September 25, 2011, through January 2, 2012, defines and brings together works that Andy Warhol based largely on headlines from the tabloid news. Held in conjunction with the exhibition, this symposium features four lectures, each offering new perspectives from which to consider Warhol's multifaceted treatment of the media. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1275190703001_111411nl01.mp3 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 187:27 warhol, symposium, headlines, andy, media National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art: The Third Italian Renaissance: Art of the Lombard Plain November 2011 - Charles Dempsey, professor of Italian Renaissance and Baroque art, The Johns Hopkins University In this podcast recorded on November 14, 2004, as part of the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art series, Charles Dempsey argues that Lombard colorism exemplified by Correggio and Garofalo--ought to be considered the third Italian Renaissance. Giorgio Vasari's 16th-century account of Renaissance and High Renaissance art as bipolar opposites--Renaissance art as the perfect union of Florentine disegno with the legacy of classical art in Rome and High Renaissance art prominent in Venice as a naturalistic style deficient in disegno but worthy in its color-led the art of the Lombard Plain to be unsatisfactorily assimilated into the general history of the period. Dempsey explains that paintings by the Carracci demonstrate their recognition of all three Renaissance styles. In combining these styles, the Carracci made a reform of painting that led to baroque art in the 17th century. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1261697631001_110811nl02.mp3 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 53:06 freedberg, italian, art, lonbard, dempsey National Gallery of Art A New Look: Samuel F. B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre November 2011 - Peter J. Brownlee, associate curator, Terra Foundation for American Art Samuel F. B. Morse, best known for his role in the development of the electronic telegraph, began his career as a painter. One of his most important works, the newly conserved Gallery of the Louvre, is on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012, in the exhibition A New Look: Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre." In honor of the exhibition, curator Peter J. Brownlee utilizes facets of the painting's recent conservation as a jumping off point for a discussion of Morse's artistic training, his technique and experimental use of materials, and the theoretical underpinnings of and pictorial sources for his monumental painting. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1261691563001_110811nl01.mp3 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 59:20 morese, samuel, lourve, brownlee National Gallery of Art Americans Collect Italian Renaissance Art November 2011 - David Alan Brown, curator of Italian and Spanish paintings, National Gallery of Art. As part of the Works in Progress lecture series on March 2, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art, curator David Alan Brown discusses the formation of great collections of Italian Renaissance art in the United States. Brown emphasizes the important role that Bernard Berenson (1865-1959), American art historian and connoisseur, and Joseph Duveen (1869-1939), British art dealer, played in late 19th-century American collections. Equally important were the wealthy industrialists of America's gilded age, including Henry Clay Frick, Samuel H. Kress, Andrew W. Mellon, and Joseph E. Widener, who sought to revamp the country's cultural landscape by collecting these masterpieces and giving them to museum collections for the public. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1258890140001_110111nl02.mp3 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 41:17 renaissance, art, brown, italian, spanish, widnener, lanscape, mellon, frick National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition-Warhol: Headlines November 2011 - Molly Donovan, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. In 1975 Andy Warhol wrote: "I'm confused about who the news belongs to. I always have it in my head that if your name's in the news, then the news should be paying you." True to form, this quote exemplified the many questions Warhol posed during his celebrated career. The exhibition Warhol: Headlines examines the media, methods, and messages of the news headlines. To mark the exhibition's opening day at the National Gallery of Art, curator Molly Donovan discusses some of Warhol's artistic practices in relation to the headline theme in this podcast recorded on September 25, 2011. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd18/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1258899987001_110111nl01.mp3 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 42:57 warhol, headline, contemporary, art, donovan National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art: The Fashioning of a Public Persona: Duchess Eleonora di Toledo's Ceremonial Dress and Her Portraits by Bronzino October 2011 - Janet Cox-Rearick, distinguished professor of art history, City University of New York. Professor Janet Cox-Rearick reveals the secret of Bronzino's success as the only portrait painter for Eleonora di Toledo, wife of Cosimo de' Medici, duke of Florence, in this Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art recorded on November 12, 2000. In the Renaissance, fashion and the act of fashioning could transform the wearer. Following from the Italian proverb that cloth and color lend honor to a man, the choice of clothing and jewels and their degree of traditionalism, innovation, and luxury was dictated by a social hierarchy. After 1537 under Duke Cosimo I, ceremony clothes became a semiological system designed to present the public persona of their princely wearers. In this lecture, Cox-Rearick explains four types of documentary and visual evidence about the ceremonial dress worn by Eleonora di Toledo. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379975001_102511nl02.mp3 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 62:03 freedberg, italian, persona, bronzion, cox-rearick, florence National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art 2002: The Turning Figure October 2011 - Nicholas Penny, senior curator of sculpture and decorative arts, National Gallery of Art. For the annual Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art, recorded on November 17, 2002, Nicholas Penny discussed aspects of the relationship between painting and sculpture in the 15th and 16th centuries. In particular, Penny focused on a subject no one has addressed with greater eloquence than Sydney J. Freedberg: the way that figures occupy and define space in early 16th-century Italian art. This contest between the qualities proper to painting and sculpture in the representation of space and linear perspective is explored through works in the National Gallery, London, and National Gallery of Art collections. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379977001_102511nl01.mp3 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 62:00 freedberg, italian, penny, london National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art: Michelangelo and the Medici: From Florentine Prodigy to Tuscan Icon October 2011 - Caroline Elam, editor, The Burlington Magazine, London. In this Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art, recorded on November 11, 2001, Caroline Elam explains the historical actualities of Michelangelo's relationship with the Medici and its effect on his reputation. Unwilling to remain under the authority of Medici dukedom and the republican government in Florence, Michelangelo lived outside his native city for 30 years until his death in 1564. During this absence from Florence, Michelangelo became the greatest living artist in Italy and the preeminent embodiment of an ideal Tuscan cultural supremacy. His status as a Tuscan icon was due in part to Medici propaganda. Duke Cosimo I recognized the importance of cultural politics in controlling the state and needed Michelangelo to that end. Elam explores how Michelangelo was unusually successful at resisting this propaganda, as well as the complexity of his own political beliefs and allegiances. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379979001_101811nl02.mp3 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 54:41 elam, freedburg, michelangelo,medici, burlington, florence, propoganda National Gallery of Art Art Theft and the Tate's Stolen Turners October 2011 - Sandy Nairne, Director, National Portrait Gallery, London. In 1994 two important paintings by J.M.W. Turner were stolen from a public gallery in Frankfurt, Germany, while on loan from the Tate in London. In this podcast recorded on September 15, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art Sandy Nairne reveals his own involvement, as then director of programs at the Tate, in the pursuit of the pictures and in the negotiation for their return. Nairne shares this story in his new book, Art Theft and the Tate's Stolen Turners, also examining other high-value art thefts and trying to solve the puzzle of why thieves steal well-known works of art that cannot be sold, even on the black market. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379981001_101811nl01.mp3 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 55:44 nairne, london, turner, stolen, theft, art, tate National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art 1999: Art and Science in the Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci October 2011 - James S. Ackerman, professor emeritus of the history of art and architecture, Harvard University Leonardo da Vinci was the only artist of his time to have an intense interest in science. Evident in his sketchbooks, this interest led to his detailed biology and nature studies. In this podcast recorded on November 14, 1999, as part of the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art series, Professor James S. Ackerman discusses how Leonardo occupied himself by expressing the forces of nature, not just the experience of nature. Leonardo established art as a communication of visual experience and as a means to discover both nature and invention. As Leonardo said, "Painting compels the mind of the painter to transform itself to the very mind of nature�to become an interpreter between nature and art." http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379983001_101111nl02.mp3 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 49:09 freedberg, da vinci, leonardo, painting National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art 1998: A Carpaccio Masterpiece Rediscovered October 2011 - William R. Rearick, professor emeritus, University of Maryland. Following the disastrous Venice floods on November 4, 1966, the Venice Committee of the International Fund for Monuments was established to restore and preserve the artistic heritage of the city. In 1971 Sydney J. Freedberg and John and Betty McAndrew established Save Venice Inc., an American branch of the Venice Committee. Following Freedberg's death in 1997, Save Venice Inc. decided to restore a painting in his honor. Supper at Emmaus (1513), in the Church of San Salvador, was chosen for this project; restoration began in January 1998. In this podcast recorded on November 22, 1998, at the National Gallery of Art, Professor William R. Rearick discusses the ensuing process of attribution from Bellini to Carpaccio, including fitting the painting into the arc of Carpaccio's career. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379985001_101111nl01.mp3 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 43:43 freedberg, italitan, carpaccio National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art: The Young Michelangelo October 2011 - Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, professor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Little is known about the formative years of Michelangelo's career. Professor Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt discusses the myths of Michelangelo's early life generated by his biographical authors. Citing Vasari and Condivi's narratives, Professor Brandt tracks Michelangelo's professional infancy, revealing cover-ups of the setbacks, mistakes, and failures that plagued his early artistic career. Rather than deceitful omissions, Professor Brandt thinks of them "like other myths, as narratives reconstructed in each epoch to serve their narrators." Recorded on November 23, 1997, at the National Gallery of Art, this program is the inaugural lecture in the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art series. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379987001_100411nl02.mp3 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 65:45 freedburg, michelangelo, weil, garris, brandt National Gallery of Art The Film-Maker's Cooperative at Fifty October 2011 - Jonas Mekas, filmmaker, poet, cofounder of Film Comment and the New America Cinema Group, and founder of Anthology Film Archives; Ken Jacobs, filmmaker, distinguished professor of cinema, S.U.N.Y. Binghampton, and founder of the Millenium Film Workshop; and M. M. Serra, filmmaker and executive director, Film-Makers' Cooperative. Fifty years ago, more than two dozen filmmakers wrote the manifesto of the New American Cinema Group/Film-Makers' Cooperative�a communal, collaborative organization founded on the principles of "self-sufficiency and free expression through the art of cinema." In celebration of the organization's formal incorporation on July 14, 1961, the National Gallery presented a series of five programs of films from the Co-op's impressive catalogue and hosted filmmakers Jonas Mekas, Ken Jacobs, and executive director M. M. Serra in July 2011. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379989001_100411nl01.mp3 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 41:27 mekas, serra, jacobs, cinema National Gallery of Art My Faraway One: The Letters of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, 1915-1933 September 2011 - Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of the department of photographs, National Gallery of Art. Sarah Greenough talks about her new book on the letters of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, My Faraway One: Selected Letters of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, Volume One, 1915-1933, in this podcast recorded on September 18, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art. Greenough notes the insights provided by the correspondence on their art, their friendships with many key figures of early twentieth-century American art and culture, and, most especially, their relationship with each other. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380023001_092711nl03.mp3 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:00:00 EST 45:07 stieglitz, O'Keeffe National Gallery of Art In the Tower: Nam June Paik Symposium September 2011 - Christine Mehring, associate professor of art history and director of graduate studies, University of Chicago, and Stephen Vitiello, associate professor of kinetic imaging, Virginia Commonwealth University. Following the lectures is a conversation with Ken Hakuta, executor of the Nam June Paik estate, and Jon Huffman, curator of the Nam June Paik estate. Moderated by Harry Cooper, curator and head of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. Recorded on September 23, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art, as the exhibition In the Tower: Nam June Paik drew to a close, this symposium considers the work of this pioneer of new media from his earliest explorations of television to his later experiments with sound and video. This exhibition is the third installation for the In the Tower series, which presents work by significant artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The symposium was coordinated with and supported by the Embassy of Korea. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380025001_092711nl01.mp3 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:00:00 EST 159:54 paik, nam, june, mehring, vitiello, huffman, cooper National Gallery of Art Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series: Ann Hamilton September 2011 - Ann Hamilton, artist. On September 16, 2011, Ann Hamilton presented a lecture on her nearly 30-year career as part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series at the National Gallery of Art. Hamilton has made multimedia installations with stunning qualities and quantities of materials: a room lined with small canvas dummies, a table spread with human and animal teeth, the artist herself wearing a man's suit covered in a layer of thousands of toothpicks. Along the way, she has constantly set and reset the course of contemporary art. Often using sound, found objects, and the spoken and written word, as well as photography and video, her objects and environments invite us to embark on sensory and metaphorical explorations of time, language, and memory. Textiles and fabric have consistently played an important role in her performances and installations�whether she is considering clothing as a membrane or (more recently) treating architecture itself as a kind of skin. The Gallery owns fifteen works by the artist, including photographs, prints, sculptures, and a video installation. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380027001_092011nl01.mp3 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:00:00 EST 68:44 hamilton, textiles, photographs, prints, scultptures, video installations National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Nancy Graves and Donald Saff September 2011 - Nancy Graves and Donald Saff, artists, in conversation with Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. Artists Nancy Graves and Donald Saff, artist and founding director of Graphicstudio, discuss the formation of the Graphicstudio archive at the National Gallery of Art with Ruth Fine in this podcast recorded on October 6, 1991. This program was held in honor of the exhibition Graphicstudio: Contemporary Art from the Collaborative Workshop at the University of South Florida, which was on view from September 15, 1991, to January 5, 1992, and for which Graves completed her most recent work, Canoptic Legerdemain. The archive consists of 140 paintings, photographs, sculptures, and works in other media created by 24 artists who worked in collaboration with Graphicstudio's printers and artisans. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380029001_091311nl01.mp3 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:00:00 EST 68:57 graves, nancy, saff, donald, fine, ruth, curator, modern, art, graphicstudio, paitings, photographs, scultpures, meida, artisans National Gallery of Art Michael Kahn and Shakespeare's Italy September 2011 - Michael Kahn, artistic director, Shakespeare Theatre Company, in conversation with Eric Denker, lecturer, National Gallery of Art, and Faya Causey, head of the department of academic programs, National Gallery of Art. Although he never traveled to Italy, William Shakespeare set many of his plays there. In this lecture Michael Kahn discusses many of Shakespeare's plays set in Italy, concentrating on The Merchant of Venice, which opened at the Harman Center for the Arts on June 21, 2011. This program, recorded on May 22, 2011, was organized in conjunction with the Gallery's exhibition Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals, on view from February 20, 2011, to May 30, 2011. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380031001_090611nl01.mp3 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:00:00 EST 52:57 kahn, shakespeare, theater, venice, canaletto National Gallery of Art The Moment of Caravaggio: Part 6: Painting and Violence August 2011 - Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Professor and director of the Humanities Center, The Johns Hopkins University In a series of six lectures, Michael Fried offers a compelling account of what he calls "the internal structure of the pictorial act" in the revolutionary art of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The accompanying publication, The Moment of Caravaggio, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this audio podcast of the sixth lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 19, 2002, Professor Michael Fried argues that Caravaggio's art should be understood not simply as a monument to a revolutionary style of pictorial realism, but also as an investigation into the psychic and physical dynamic that went into its making. Fried evokes this dynamic with concepts introduced in earlier lectures, including immersion and specularity, absorption and address, painting and mirroring, and optical and bodily modes of realism�what he calls "the internal structure of the pictorial act." http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387747001_fried6.mp3 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 51:33 fried, caravaggio National Gallery of Art The Moment of Caravaggio: Part 5: Severed Representations August 2011 - Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Professor and director of the Humanities Center, The Johns Hopkins University In a series of six lectures, Michael Fried offers a compelling account of what he calls "the internal structure of the pictorial act" in the revolutionary art of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The accompanying publication, The Moment of Caravaggio, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this audio podcast of the fifth lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 12, 2002, Professor Michael Fried discusses how the "violent" birth of the full-blown gallery picture (as seen in Judith and Holoferenes) is figured in Caravaggio's art as beheading or decapitation, an allegory for the act of painting. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387749001_fried5.mp3 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 55:43 fried, caravaggio National Gallery of Art The Moment of Caravaggio: Part 4: Absorption and Address August 2011 - Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Professor and director of the Humanities Center, The Johns Hopkins University In a series of six lectures, Michael Fried offers a compelling account of what he calls "the internal structure of the pictorial act" in the revolutionary art of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The accompanying publication, The Moment of Caravaggio, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this audio podcast of the fourth lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 5, 2002, Professor Michael Fried explores how two polar entities in Caravaggio's art--absorption and address--lead to the emergence of the gallery picture. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387750001_fried4.mp3 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 53:20 fried, caravaggio National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Scott Burton and George Segal August 2011 - Scott Burton and George Segal, artists, in conversation with Nan Rosenthal, curator of 20th-century art, National Gallery of Art. In honor of A Century of Modern Sculpture: The Patsy and Raymond Nasher Collection, an exhibition on view at the National Gallery of Art from June 28, 1987, to February 15, 1988, Scott Burton and George Segal discussed their work with Nan Rosenthal. The exhibition featured a selection of 70 works of 20th-century sculpture, collected for the Nashers' home in Dallas, Texas, and for installation at a Dallas shopping center and office complex. Held on December 6, 1987, this conversation was the one of the first programs at the Gallery to feature two living artists. Both artists focused on making sculpture for public spaces in the late 1980s--spaces whose users represent a heterogeneous group in respect to their knowledge of art and their taste. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387751001_082311nl01.mp3 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 118:40 burton, segal, rosenthal, sculpture, dallas, nasher National Gallery of Art The Moment of Caravaggio: Part 3: The Invention of Absorption August 2011 - Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Professor and director of the Humanities Center, The Johns Hopkins University In a series of six lectures, Michael Fried offers a compelling account of what he calls "the internal structure of the pictorial act" in the revolutionary art of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The accompanying publication, The Moment of Caravaggio, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this audio podcast of the third lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 28, 2002, Professor Michael Fried argues that Caravaggio's depiction of his figures as so deeply engrossed in what they are doing, feeling, and thinking is revolutionary. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387753001_fried3.mp3 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 53:20 fried, caravaggio National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Richard Misrach, Desert Cantos and Other Landscapes August 2011 - Richard Misrach, photographer To coincide with the exhibition Carleton Watkins: The Art of Perception, on view from February 20 to May 7, 2000, Richard Misrach discussed his photographs of desert cantos and other landscapes as following in Watkins' legacy. The lecture took place on March 26, 2000. Misrach distinguished himself in his 30-year career as one of the most accomplished photographers of our time. His passionate and intelligent records of the American West present the chilling details of assaults on the landscape by contemporary civilization, while also eloquently revealing its enduring beauty. Misrach explains that although he was not conscious of Watkins' photographs, which evidence the man-made in Pacific Northwest landscapes and were taken more than a hundred years ago, the profound influence of his work is unmistakable. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387754001_081611nl01.mp3 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 66:09 misrach, photographer, watkins, desert, cantos, landscape National Gallery of Art The Moment of Caravaggio: Part 2: Immersion and Specularity August 2011 - Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Professor and director of the Humanities Center, The Johns Hopkins University In a series of six lectures, Michael Fried offers a compelling account of what he calls "the internal structure of the pictorial act" in the revolutionary art of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The accompanying publication, The Moment of Caravaggio, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this audio podcast of the second lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 21, 2002, Professor Michael Fried addresses Caravaggio's engagement with the act of painting, and contrasts that with specular moments of detachment. Fried argues that this divided relationship lies at the heart of Caravaggio's most radical art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387756001_fried2.mp3 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 50:38 fried, caravaggio National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Ed Ruscha August 2011 - Ed Ruscha, artist. Ed Ruscha discusses his artistic processes and influences, and their relationship to photography, drawing, and pop culture in this podcast recorded on February 13, 2005, at the National Gallery of Art. This lecture marked the opening of Cotton Puffs, Q-Tips�, Smoke and Mirrors: The Drawings of Ed Ruscha, the first museum retrospective of the artist's drawings. The title of the exhibition refers to a quote from Ruscha about some of his drawing tools (cotton puffs and Q-tips�) and illusionary effects (smoke and mirrors). Featuring 89 works and 6 studio notebooks dated from 1959 to 2002, the retrospective traces Ruscha's career from early pop images of American commercial logos and gas stations to later images depicting words and phrases as subject matter. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387757001_080911nl02.mp3 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 39:10 ruscha National Gallery of Art The Moment of Caravaggio: Part 1: A New Type of Self-Portrait August 2011 - Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Professor and director of the Humanities Center, The Johns Hopkins University. In a series of six lectures, Michael Fried offers a compelling account of what he calls "the internal structure of the pictorial act" in the revolutionary art of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The accompanying publication, The Moment of Caravaggio, is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. In this audio podcast of the first lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 14, 2002, Professor Michael Fried opens the lecture series with a discussion of Caravaggio's Boy Bitten by a Lizard. He argues for its significance as a disguised self-portrait of the artist in the act of painting. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387759001_fried1.mp3 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 51:56 fried, caravaggio, mellon National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Pat Steir August 2011 - Pat Steir, artist, and Kathan Brown, founder and director of Crown Point Press, in conversation with Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. In this podcast recorded on March 25, 1990, at the National Gallery of Art, Pat Steir appears in conversation with Kathan Brown to celebrate the exhibition The 1980s: Prints from the Collection of Joshua P. Smith. Moderated by exhibition curator Ruth Fine, the conversation explores the role that printmaking and the artist's involvement with Crown Point Press have played in her career. Also examined is Steir's use of paintings and drawings to address many of the important visual and conceptual issues of her generation. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387760001_080211nl01.mp3 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 74:34 steir, brown, prints National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Jim Dine July 2011 - Jim Dine, artist, in conversation with Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. Shortly after the opening of the exhibition Graphicstudio: Contemporary Art from the Collaborative Workshop at the University of South Florida, Jim Dine discussed his works in the Graphicstudio archive at the National Gallery of Art with Ruth Fine on September 29, 1991. On view from September 15, 1991, to January 5, 1992, the exhibition featured 140 works by 24 artists, including two sculptures given by Dine from his own collection to complete the archive formed in 1986. Instead of looking back on his well-documented career, the conversation also focused on his recent work in printmaking and on a drawings series completed in the dead of night at a European museum. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387791001_072611nl02.mp3 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST 64:53 dine, fine, graphicstudio, printmaking, drawings National Gallery of Art The Unknown Modigliani July 2011 - Meryle Secrest, author. In this podcast recorded on June 19, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art, author Meryle Secrest reveals a portrait of one of the twentieth century's master painters and sculptors, Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920). Secrest is an accomplished biographer of art-world personalities such as Bernard Berenson, Joseph Duveen, Salvador Dali, Kenneth Clark, and Frank Lloyd Wright. In her new book, Modigliani: A Life, Secrest shows to what lengths Modigliani went to hide his tuberculosis and cement his status as a major artist. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387793001_072611nl01.mp3 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST 51:31 secreat, modigliani National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Roy Lichtenstein July 2011 - Roy Lichtenstein, artist, in conversation with Jack Cowart, curator of 20th-century art, National Gallery of Art; introduction by Ruth Fine, curator of the department of graphic arts, National Gallery of Art. American artist Roy Lichtenstein appears in conversation with curator Jack Cowart to celebrate the exhibition Gemini G.E.L.: Art and Collaboration, on view at the National Gallery of Art from November 18, 1984, to February 24, 1985. In this recording from January 27, 1985, Lichtenstein discusses some of his 134 prints in the Gemini G.E.L. collection. Gemini G.E.L. (Graphic Edition Limited) is an artists' workshop and publisher of hand-printed limited-edition lithographs. Gemini G.E.L. played a pivotal role in the formation of the Gallery's contemporary collection when Sidney B. Felsen and Stanley Grinstein, owners of Gemini, donated 256 prints and sculpture editions by 22 contemporary American artists working at Gemini G.E.L. of Los Angeles. The archive collection now has more than 1,200 works, establishing the Gallery as a primary research center in the field of contemporary graphic art and edition sculpture. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387795001_071911nl02.mp3 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST 73:04 roy, lichtenstein, cowart, fine National Gallery of Art Decoding Baltz's Prototypes July 2011 - Britt Salvesen, curator and head, Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and prints and drawings department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In his Prototypes series of photographs, Lewis Baltz represented the built environment of the 1960s and 1970s. He critiqued modernist aspirations while examining commercial realities. In this lecture recorded on June 5, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art, Britt Salvesen examines Baltz's work and several different visual sources available to him, from the Case Study houses as photographed by Julius Shulman to minimalist painting and sculpture, to Ed Ruscha and New Topographics. This lecture was presented in conjunction with the Gallery's exhibition Lewis Baltz: Prototypes/Ronde de Nuit, on view until July 31, 2011. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387797001_071911nl01.mp3 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST 44:44 baltz, ruscha National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen July 2011 - Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, artists, in conversation with Germano Celant, senior curator of contemporary art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; introduction by Marla Prather, associate curator of 20th-century art, National Gallery of Art. Claes Oldenberg (born 1929) and Coosje van Bruggen (1942-2009) transform familiar objects through their sculptures and give them a new reality filled with mystery, humor, and sensuality. Gemano Celant, organizing curator of the travelling exhibition Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology, on view at the Gallery from February 12 to May 7, 1995, joins the artists in this lecture. In this recording from March 5, 1995, the trio discuss the art in the exhibition�the first survey of their art since 1969�and how it offers a sense of interaction unlike anything else in a museum. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387799001_071211nl02.mp3 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST 81:53 claes, oldenburgm coosje, van bruggen, germano, cleant National Gallery of Art Celebrating Seventy Years July 2011 - Maygene Daniels, Chief of Gallery Archives, National Gallery of Art. On March 17, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the completed West Building of the National Gallery of Art and the collection of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon on behalf of the people of the United States. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of this event, Maygene Daniels presented this lecture on March 17, 2011. Daniels provides a comprehensive and fascinating overview of the Gallery's past seven decades, including the opening of the East Building on June 1, 1978, when President Jimmy Carter accepted it on behalf of the nation; and the May 23, 1999, opening of the 6.1-acre Sculpture Garden. Blockbuster exhibitions and visits by celebrities, royalty, and heads of state are also highlighted. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387801001_071211nl01.mp3 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST 48:21 archives, mellons, anniversary, galleryf National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Christo and Jeanne-Claude July 2011 - Christo and Jeanne-Claude, artists To celebrate the opening of the exhibition Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection on February 3, 2002, at the National Gallery of Art, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude discussed their realized and non-realized projects. Featuring 72 works representing four decades of the artists' careers, the exhibition included preparatory drawings, collages, scale models for proposed large-scale works, and photographs of completed projects. In this podcast, the artists share their thoughts on The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City; Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin; and Valley Curtain, Grand Hogback, Rifle, Colorado. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387803001_070511nl02.mp3 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST 107:47 christo, jean, claude, drawings National Gallery of Art The Role of Art in Diplomacy July 2011 - Robert Storr, Yale School of Art, and artists Odili Donald Odita, Joel Shapiro, and Carrie Mae Weems. Moderated by Harry Cooper, curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art In collaboration with the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE), the National Gallery of Art hosted this panel discussion on May 20, 2011. The panel discussed FAPE's landmark project at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York City. FAPE contributed the art collection for this important post, including three site-specific installations and more than 200 works by more than 50 American artists. Odili Donald Odita completed two wall murals in the lobby and on the second floor, and Carrie Mae Weems donated her photographs to the collection. Also discussed was Joel Shapiro's future installation at the Consulate General of the United States in Guangzhou, China, commissioned by FAPE for 2012. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387805001_070511nl01.mp3 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST 55:54 Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, FAPE, Robert Storr, Odili Donald Odita, Joel Shapiro, Carrie Mae Weems National Gallery of Art Gauguin's Selves: Visual Identities in the Age of Freud June 2011 - Richard Brettell, Margaret McDermott Distinguished Chair of Art and Aesthetics, Interdisciplinary Program in Arts and Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas. Professor Richard Brettell examines the self-exploration that is present in the many portraits artist Paul Gauguin painted of himself. Brettell offers a new and introspective insight into the artist's life, showing him not only as a painter, but also as a man. This podcast was recorded on June 4, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art, during the last weekend of the exhibition Gauguin: Maker of Myth. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387762001_062811nl02.mp3 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST 57:58 gauguin, bretell National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 2004: Jim Dine June 2011 - Jim Dine, artist, in conversation with Judith Brodie, curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art. In the first of two appearances at the National Gallery of Art to celebrate the Drawings of Jim Dine exhibition, Jim Dine participated in the annual Elson Lecture Series with Judith Brodie on March 16, 2004. Dine begins by discussing his life as an artist, the formative events in his career, and the emotional and romantic qualities entailed in the act of drawing. A consummate draftsman, Dine explains that "drawing is not an exercise. Exercise is sitting on a stationary bicycle and going nowhere. Drawing is being on a bicycle and taking a journey. For me to succeed in drawing, I must go fast and arrive somewhere. The quest is to keep the thing alive..." http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387764001_062811nl01.mp3 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST 46:21 dine, elson National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 2003: Sam Gilliam June 2011 - Sam Gilliam, artist, in conversation with Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. For the 10th annual Elson Lecture, recorded on April 28, 2003, at the National Gallery of Art, Sam Gilliam discussed his artistic training at the University of Louisville (BFA 1955, MFA 1961) and his DC-based career since 1962. In conversation with Ruth Fine, Gilliam explained his transition from an expressionistic figurative style to the abstract painting associated with the Washington Color School. His painting took on several three-dimensional formats, starting with his draped canvases that eschewed the use of stretchers to take their own forms in space. By 2003, Gilliam's work had been the subject of more than 30 solo exhibitions internationally and was represented in dozens of museum collections and public installations. His painting titled Relative (1969) was acquired by the Gallery in 1994. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387766001_062111nl01.mp3 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST 66:36 sam, gilliam, washington, dc, ruth, fine, color, school National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 2005: Andy Goldsworthy June 2011 - Andy Goldsworthy, artist. Two weeks after finishing his site-specific installation, Roof, on the Ground Level of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art, British artist Andy Goldsworthy returned to the Gallery to present the Elson Lecture on March 17, 2005. His lecture describes the working process involved for his concurrent exhibitions The Andy Goldsworthy Project and Andy Goldsworthy: Roof, which first showed the permanent sculpture of nine stacked slate domes, completed over the course of nine weeks in the winter of 2004-2005. Goldsworthy notes that the installation required him to stay in one place longer than he had in nearly 20 years. As an artist who uses natural materials to create both ephemeral work in landscapes and permanent sculptures, Goldsworthy explains his interest in change and the value of returning to the same place to get deeper and deeper into it. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387768001_061411nl02.mp3 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST 69:57 elson, goldsworthy, andy, roof, installation National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 2002: Christo and Jeanne-Claude June 2011 - Christo and Jeanne-Claude, artists. Artists Christo (b. 1935) and Jeanne-Claude (1935�2009) redefined the artistic practice by taking their art out of a museum setting and into urban and natural environments. In this podcast recorded on March 13, 2002, the pair makes their second appearance at the Gallery while the exhibition Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection was on view. By examining their past and future projects, Christo and Jeanne-Claude explain how the communal construction efforts and the temporary status of their installations have contributed to their impressive qualities. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387770001_061411nl01.mp3 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST 83:37 christo, jeanne, claude, vogel, elson, installation National Gallery of Art Last Looks, Last Books: The Binocular Poetry of Death, Part 6: Self-Portraits While Dying: James Merrill, "A Scattering of Salts" June 2011 - Last Looks, Last Books: The Binocular Poetry of Death Helen Vendler, A. Kingsley Porter University Professor, Harvard University. This six-part lecture series considers the final works of five modern American poets, as they "take the last look"�reconciling the interface of life and death, without the promise of an afterlife. The accompanying publication, Last Looks, Last Books: Stevens, Plath, Lowell, Bishop, Merrill, is available for purchase in the Gallery Shop.In this audio podcast of the sixth and final lecture of the series, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 20, 2007, the esteemed poetry critic and professor Helen Vendler discusses James Merrill's "montage of self-portraits while dying," as he bids farewell in various lyric genres, sketching his life-death state in verse. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381372001_vendler6.mp3 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST 59:43 death, vendler, mellon, poems National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 2000: Wayne Thiebaud "The Painted World" June 2011 - Wayne Thiebaud, artist. American artist and teacher Wayne Thiebaud discusses the important differences between "painting" and "art" in this podcast recorded on March 1, 2000, at the National Gallery of Art. This lecture was held in conjunction with the exhibition Twentieth-Century American Art: The Ebsworth Collection, on view at the Gallery from March 5 through June 11, 2000, which featured Thiebaud's Bakery Counter (1962). Emblematic of his signature commentary on mass culture, Bakery Counter compliments the Gallery's own Cakes (1963), purchased as a gift to commemorate the Gallery's 50th anniversary in 1991. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387772001_060711nl01.mp3 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST 47:29 thiebuad, elson, 20th century, ebsworth, cakes, painting, art National Gallery of Art Meeting Metsu: ANOTHER Dutch Master June 2011 - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art; Pieter Roelofs, curator of 17th-century paintings, Rijksmuseum; and Adriaan E. Waiboer, curator of northern European art, National Gallery of Ireland. Curators Arthur Wheelock, Pieter Roelofs, and Adriaan E. Waiboer discuss the paintings of Dutch artist Gabriel Metsu. A contemporary of Johannes Vermeer, Metsu had the ability to capture ordinary moments in 17th-century Dutch life with sensitivity and realism. Recorded on April 22, 2011, this lecture was held in conjunction with the exhibition Gabriel Metsu, 1629�1667, on view at the National Gallery of Art from April 10 to July 24, 2011 http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387773001_060711nl02.mp3 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST 65:40 Metsu, Dutch, Wheelock, baroque, Roelofs, Rijksmuseum, Waiboer National Gallery of Art Last Looks, Last Books: The Binocular Poetry of Death, Part 5: Caught and Freed: Elizabeth Bishop, "Geography III" June 2011 - Helen Vendler, A. Kingsley Porter University Professor, Harvard University. This six-part lecture series considers the final works of five modern American poets, as they "take the last look"�reconciling the interface of life and death, without the promise of an afterlife. In this audio podcast of the fifth lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 13, 2007, the esteemed poetry critic and professor Helen Vendler traces the placement of life and death in Elizabeth Bishop's late works as they move between division and integration. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381374001_vendler5.mp3 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST 57:10 death, vendler, mellon, poems National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 1999: Ellsworth Kelly May 2011 - Ellsworth Kelly, artist, in conversation with Marla Prather, curator and head of the department of 20th-century art, National Gallery of Art. Contemporary artist Ellsworth Kelly joins curator Marla Prather in this podcast recorded on April 21, 1999, at the National Gallery of Art. Spanning more than 60 years, Kelly's career has shown commitment to abstraction and humanism. His intuitive ability to merge space, color, and shape has positioned him as one of the leading post-war American artists working today. The Gallery has more than 200 works by Kelly in its collection including paintings, prints, and sculptures. Kelly's Stele II was one of the 17 major works to be included in the Gallery's Sculpture Garden when it first opened a month after this Elson Lecture program. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381375001_053111nl02.mp3 Tue, 31 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 69:50 elson, kelly, prather, sculpture, abstraction National Gallery of Art Calling the Earth to Witness: Paul Gauguin in the Marquesas May 2011 - June Hargrove, professor of 19th-century European painting and sculpture, University of Maryland at College Park. Professor June Hargrove discusses artist Paul Gauguin's struggle in the final months of his life, after moving to the Marquesas Islands, to show the world his contributions to the creative process. Recorded on May 15, 2011, and held in conjunction with the exhibition Gauguin: Maker of Myth, this lecture examines the paintings from 1902 and attests that, for all his talk of savagery and cannibalism, Gauguin created some of his most serene masterpieces during this time. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381377001_053111nl01.mp3 Tue, 31 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 67:35 Gaugin, Myth, thomson, belinda, hargrove National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition� Gauguin: Maker of Myth May 2011 - Mary Morton, curator and head of the department of French paintings, National Gallery of Art, and Belinda Thomson, guest curator. Exhibition curators Mary Morton and Belinda Thomson mark the opening of the exhibition Gauguin: Maker of Myth in this lecture recorded February 27, 2011. On view at the National Gallery of Art from February 27 to June 5, 2011, the exhibition features nearly 120 works by Gauguin. Organized by Tate Modern, London, in association with the Gallery, the exhibition is the first major look at the artist's oeuvre at the Gallery since the blockbuster retrospective The Art of Paul Gauguin in 1988. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381379001_053111nl03.mp3 Tue, 31 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 44:07 Gaugin, Myth, thomson, belinda National Gallery of Art Last Looks, Last Books: The Binocular Poetry of Death, Part 4: Death by Subtraction: Robert Lowell, "Day by Day" May 2011 - Helen Vendler, A. Kingsley Porter University Professor, Harvard University. This six-part lecture series considers the final works of five modern American poets, as they "take the last look"�reconciling the interface of life and death, without the promise of an afterlife. In this audio podcast of the fourth lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 6, 2007, the esteemed poetry critic and professor Helen Vendler discusses Robert Lowell's last book, Day by Day, which withdraws from his earlier narrative style and instead offers spare, literal "snapshots." http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381381001_vendler4.mp3 Tue, 31 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 56:06 death, vendler, mellon, poems National Gallery of Art For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism May 2011 - Gerald Peary, director; Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader; David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor. With newspapers and periodicals downsizing and devoting less space than ever to film criticism, what is happening to professional critics? After a screening of his 2010 film For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism at the National Gallery of Art on March 5, 2011, director Gerald Peary joined film critics Jonathan Rosenbaum (Chicago Reader) and David Sterritt (Christian Science Monitor) to discuss the role and importance of film criticism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381382001_052411nl01.mp3 Tue, 24 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 52:48 movies, sterritt, rosenbaum, peary, critisim National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 2011: Terry Winters: Notes on Painting May 2011 - Terry Winters, artist. A prodigious painter, draftsman, and printmaker, Terry Winters has pushed the boundaries of modern art while he has maintained a keen sense of its history and craft. In this podcast recorded on April 14, 2011, for the Elson Lecture Series at the National Gallery of Art, Winters explains his use of the "low-tech, shape-shifting capabilities" of paint, as he puts it, to engage the complex experience of a high-tech world. The Gallery owns two important paintings by Winters: Bitumen (1986) and Composition (1991). http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381384001_052411nl02.mp3 Tue, 24 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 44:07 wonters, elson National Gallery of Art Last Looks, Last Books: The Binocular Poetry of Death, Part 3: The Contest of Melodrama and Restraint: Sylvia Plath, "Ariel" May 2011 - Helen Vendler, A. Kingsley Porter University Professor, Harvard University. This six-part lecture series considers the final works of five modern American poets, as they "take the last look"�reconciling the interface of life and death, without the promise of an afterlife.In this audio podcast of the third lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 29, 2007, the esteemed poetry critic and professor Helen Vendler surveys select works by Sylvia Plath, as she moves from autobiographical violence to impersonal objectivity. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381386001_vendler3.mp3 Tue, 24 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 57:31 death, vendler, mellon, poems National Gallery of Art Sights and Sounds of 18-th Century Venice Symposium May 2011 - Venice during the time of Canaletto was examined in this public symposium held in conjunction with the Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals exhibition, on view at the National Gallery of Art from February 20 through May 30, 2011. Recorded on April 2, 2011, this podcast includes lectures by exhibition curators David Alan Brown, Dawson Carr, and Charles Beddington. Scholars William Barcham, Emanuela Pagan, and Oliver Tostmann are also featured. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381387001_051711nl02.mp3 Tue, 17 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 239:13 dawson, beddington, pagan, barcham, brown, venice, canaletto, carr, tostmann National Gallery of Art Last Looks, Last Books: The Binocular Poetry of Death, Part 2: Facing the Worst: Wallace Stevens, "The Rock" May 2011 - Helen Vendler, A. Kingsley Porter University Professor, Harvard University. This six-part lecture series considers the final works of five modern American poets, as they "take the last look"�reconciling the interface of life and death, without the promise of an afterlife.In this audio podcast of the second lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 22, 2007, the esteemed poetry critic and professor Helen Vendler discusses Wallace Stevens' The Rock, a collection of poems reflecting on "the last face of being, when life faces death." http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381389001_vendler2.mp3 Tue, 17 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 60:21 death, vendler, mellon, poems National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Jim Dine May 2011 - Jim Dine, artist, in conversation with Judith Brodie, curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art. Marking the opening of the Drawings of Jim Dine exhibition on March 21, 2004, Dine discussed his career and work with exhibition curator Judith Brodie at the National Gallery of Art. The artist has embraced drawing since the 1970s and is considered one of America�s greatest living draftsmen. His images of tools, self-portraits, and studies from nature and after antiquity are among the most accomplished and beautiful drawings of our time. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381390001_051711nl03.mp3 Tue, 17 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 52:58 dine, brodie, prints, drawings, tools, self-portraits, studies, nature, draftsmen National Gallery of Art Last Looks, Last Books: The Binocular Poetry of Death, Part 1: Introduction: Sustaining a Double View May 2011 - Helen Vendler, A. Kingsley Porter University Professor, Harvard University. This six-part lecture series considers the final works of five modern American poets, as they "take the last look"�reconciling the interface of life and death, without the promise of an afterlife. In this audio podcast of the first lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 15, 2007, the esteemed poetry critic and professor Helen Vendler frames the binocular styles of modern and premodern poets as they examine life and death "in a single steady gaze." The accompanying publication, Last Looks, Last Books: Stevens, Plath, Lowell, Bishop, Merrill, is available for purchase in the Gallery Shop. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381392001_vendler1.mp3 Tue, 10 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 57:25 death, vendler, mellon, poems National Gallery of Art Neorealismo 1941-1954: Days of Glory May 2011 - Millicent Marcus, professor of Italian, Yale University. The film series Neorealismo 1941�1954: Days of Glory, presented in early 2011, focused on iconic works from the neorealism movement, including Vittorio De Sica and Cesare Zavattini's Miracle in Milan (1951). Millicent Marcus, professor of Italian at Yale University, introduced this unique work on February 5, 2011, placing it within the context of a tumultuous, postwar Italy. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381393001_051011nl02.mp3 Tue, 10 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 12:28 neorealismo, milan, sica, days of glroy National Gallery of Art The Rodin Touch May 2011 - David J. Getsy, Goldabelle McComb Finn Distinguished Professor of Art History, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Rodin's touch grew to be infamous, infecting each of the sculptures he created and becoming the metaphor for his famously eroticized persona. David Getsy, author of Rodin: Sex and the Making of Modern Sculpture, joins us for this podcast, recorded on March 20, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art. He examines Rodin's material practices and demonstrates how the artist's persona was disseminated through them. Getsy also discusses unexpected and contradictory traces of the legendary Rodin touch in his often-overlooked marble sculptures of the 20th century. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381396001_051011nl01.mp3 Tue, 10 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 59:51 getsy, rodin, sculpture, sex National Gallery of Art Gabriel Metsu, 1629-1667 May 2011 - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator, northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Pieter Roelofs, curator of 17th-century paintings, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. One of the leading painters of 17th-century Holland and a contemporary of Johannes Vermeer, Gabriel Metsu was a gifted visual storyteller who infused his narrative paintings with suspense, drama, and emotion. On the occasion of the first monographic exhibition of Metsu's work in the United States, Wheelock talks with Roelofs about the artist's ability to capture ordinary moments with spontaneity and unerring realism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381398001_050311ic01.mp3 Tue, 03 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 16:34 Gabriel Metsu, baroque, Dutch, painting, portrait, realism National Gallery of Art The Collecting of African American Art III: A Peculiar Destiny: The Mission of the Paul R. Jones Collection May 2011 - Paul R. Jones, collector, and Amalia K. Amaki, professor of art history, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. For the third program in the National Gallery of Art lecture series The Collecting of African American Art, recorded on February 24, 2008, Paul R. Jones discusses collecting with Amalia K. Amaki, editor and contributing author of A Century of African American Art: The Paul R. Jones Collection, which features his acquisition of works by nearly 70 artists, most of which he has given to the University of Delaware. Jones discusses his dedication to supporting emerging African-American artists, including his efforts to see that they are better represented in public collections. Jones also reveals how he began collecting art while he was pursuing a career in public service, including working in civil rights, housing and urban development, and the Peace Corps. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381402001_050311nl01.mp3 Tue, 03 May 2011 08:00:00 EST 84:47 destiny, african american, jones, alabama, amaki, tuscaloosa National Gallery of Art The Collecting of African American Art II: Reflections on Collecting April 2011 - Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, director of Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, and Walter O. Evans, collector. In this conversation recorded on February 17, 2008, as part of the National Gallery of Art lecture series The Collecting of African American Art, retired surgeon Walter O. Evans discusses his extraordinary collection with Andrea Barnwell Brownlee. Brownlee was the primary author of The Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art, a catalogue that accompanied an international exhibition of mid-19th- to late-20th-century works from Evans' holdings. Their conversation explores how Evans began acquiring African American art, his friendships with artists and writers, and his future plans for the collection. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388338001_042611nl05.mp3 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST 83:08 african american, andrea, barnwell, brownless, spelman, evans, collecting National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Wayne Thiebaud April 2011 - Wayne Thiebaud, artist, in conversation with Kathan Brown, president, Crown Point Press, and Ruth Fine, curator of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art. In this podcast recorded on June 8, 1997, to celebrate the opening of the Gallery�s Thirty-Five Years at Crown Point Press exhibition, artist Wayne Thiebaud discusses his career with Kathan Brown, president of Crown Point Press, and curator Ruth Fine of the National Gallery of Art. The conversation focuses on Theibaud's prints, which feature themes that also appear in his paintings and drawings. These works depict a wide variety of sumptuous foodstuffs as well as the colorful California landscape. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388340001_041911nl04.mp3 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST 57:38 thiebaud, fine, crown point press, brown, prints, paintigs, drawings, landscape, foodstuffs National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art 2003: Ovid's "Metamorphoses" in the Art of Renaissance and Baroque Masters April 2011 - Paul Barolsky, commonwealth professor, University of Virginia. Paul Barolsky discusses the self-conscious artfulness of Ovid's Metamorphoses and its relation to the visual wit of major European artists. Beginning with a discussion of Ovid's myth of Io and Correggio's rendering of the subject, Barolsky then explores Ovidian threads in the fabric of works by Perugino, Michelangelo, Cellini, Poussin, Rubens, and Vel�zquez. This podcast was recorded on November 9, 2003, at the National Gallery of Art, as part of the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art series. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388342001_041211nl03.mp3 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST 51:53 freedberg, italian, Ovid, metamorphoses, renaissance, baroque, barolsky, correggio, rubens, poussin, cellini, velzquez, perugio, michelangelo National Gallery of Art Lewis Baltz: Prototypes/Ronde de Nuit April 2011 - Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art, and Matthew S. Witkovsky, exhibition guest curator. Featured are some 50 Prototypes�on view together for the first time�and the mural-sized 12-panel color work Ronde de Nuit. Greenough and Witkovsky discuss the artist�s interest in the postwar American landscape, as revealed in Prototypes, and his continuing preoccupation with industrially manufactured environments and how they are used to control contemporary society, as shown in Ronde de Nuit. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388344001_041211ic02.mp3 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST 51:53 baltz, prototypes, ronde de nuit, photographs, witkovsky, greenough National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 1998: I. M. Pei in conversation with Earl A. Powell III April 2011 - I. M. Pei, architect, in conversation with Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art Legendary architect I. M. Pei appears in conversation with Gallery director Earl A. Powell III to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. In this podcast recorded on March 26, 1998, Pei discusses the evolution of the East Building�s design and construction from the time Pei was awarded the commission until the building was dedicated by President Jimmy Carter on June 1, 1978. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388346001_041211nl02.mp3 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST 55:12 elson, pei, powell, anniversary, east building, design, construction, carter National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 1996: Elizabeth Murray April 2011 - Elizabeth Murray, artist, in conversation with Marla Prather, curator and head of the department of 20th century art, National Gallery of Art. Elizabeth Murray (1940�2007) is one of the few artists to be credited with both rehabilitating the abstract movement and bringing new energy to figuration. Her sculpted canvases blur the line between the painting as an object and the painting as a space for depicting objects. In this podcast recorded on October 9, 1996, at the National Gallery of Art, Murray discusses her personal connection to painting with curator Marla Prather�and how being a woman in a field generally dominated by men has influenced her work. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388348001_040511nl01.mp3 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST 65:20 murray, prather, elson, 20th century National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 1995: Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen March 2011 - Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, artists. Working in collaboration since 1976, husband and wife artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen (1942�2009) redefined the nature of outdoor sculpture in public spaces. In this podcast recorded on October 12, 1995, at the National Gallery of Art, Oldenburg and Van Bruggen discuss the design and installation of their larger-than-life sculptures. These works have been installed all over the world and have become iconic images of large-scale public art. This program was presented in conjunction with the traveling exhibition Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology, which was on view at the Gallery from February 12 to May 7, 1995. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388765001_032911nl05.mp3 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST 67:09 oldenburg, claes, coosje, van, bruggen, elson National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 1994: Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rosenblum March 2011 - Roy Lichtenstein, artist, in conversation with Robert Rosenblum, professor of art history, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and the Stephen and Nan Swid Curator of 20th-Century Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York American artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923�1997) appears in conversation with art historian and curator Robert Rosenblum in this podcast recorded on October 26, 1994, at the National Gallery of Art. Lichtenstein discusses his career and life as an artist, and the impact that his art has had on popular culture. Rosenblum notes that Lichtenstein turned the popular into the elite and that the popular, in turn, turned Lichtenstein into the popular. This program coincided with the traveling exhibition The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein, the first comprehensive survey of the artist's prints in more than two decades, which was on view at the Gallery from October 30, 1994, to January 8, 1995. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388767001_032211nl04.mp3 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST 57:05 lichtenstein, elson, rosenblum, prints, prints National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 1993: Frank Stella March 2011 - Frank Stella, artist. In this podcast recorded on October 27, 1993, at the National Gallery of Art, leading contemporary artist Frank Stella delivers the first annual Elson Lecture. Regarded as one of the foremost postwar American artists, Stella has pursued his career over five decades, creating prints, sculpture, and works on canvas. Stella discusses the current state of painting and how his own creative process is influenced by inspirational lessons from art of the past. The Gallery owns more than 140 works by Stella, including eight major paintings. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388769001_031511nl03.mp3 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST 72:47 stella, elson, painting, lecture, frank National Gallery of Art Introduction to the Exhibition�Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals March 2011 - Charles Beddington, guest curator. Canaletto expert Charles Beddington marks the opening day of the exhibition Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals in this lecture recorded February 20, 2011. On view at the National Gallery of Art from February 20 to May 30, 2011, the exhibition features 20 of Canaletto's finest paintings of Venice alongside 33 paintings by his most important contemporaries, including Michele Marieschi, Francesco Guardi, and Bernardo Bellotto. Beddington explains that the exhibition is unique for revealing the rivalry between the artists by these side-by-side comparisons. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388771001_030811nl02.mp3 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST 57:33 canaletto, rivals, beddinton, marieschi, guardi National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art 2005: Illuminated Choral Manuscripts of the Italian Renaissance March 2011 - Jonathan J. G. Alexander, Sherman Fairchild Professor of Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Recorded on November 13, 2005, as part of the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art series, this talk by Professor Jonathan Alexander explores the manuscript choir books, known as corali, used by Christian churches on the Italian peninsula during the 15th and 16th centuries. This lecture coincided with the Masterpieces in Miniature: Italian Manuscript Illumination from the J. Paul Getty Museum exhibition on view at the National Gallery of Art from September 25, 2005, to March 26, 2006. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388773001_030111nl01.mp3 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST 54:00 freednerg, italian, illuminated, manuscripts, italian, renaissance, manuscript, illumination, getty, churches, alexander, corali, churches National Gallery of Art Art and Representation in the Ancient New World, Part 5: Envisioning a New World March 2011 - Mary Miller, Yale University. This five-part lecture series offers an overview of pre-Columbian art history, with detailed discussion of time, beauty, and truth in the visual cultures of ancient and colonial Mesoamerica. In this audio podcast of the fifth and final lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 16, 2010, art historian and archaeologist Mary Miller argues that 16th-century pictorial documents by indigenous artists offer a lens on the vanishing pre-Columbian world, showing how Mesoamerican visual culture exposed a cultural transformation that texts alone could not convey. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388817001_millerlect05.mp3 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST 61:38 miller, casva, yale, pre-columbian, archaeology, europe, mesoamerica, art, history National Gallery of Art Gauguin: Maker of Myth March 2011 - Mary Morton, curator of French paintings, National Gallery of Art, and Belinda Thomson, exhibition guest curator. On the occasion of the exhibition Gauguin: Maker of Myth, Morton and Thomson discuss Gauguin�s talent for storytelling across media through his remarkable works of Brittany and the islands of the South Seas. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388775001_030111ic01.mp3 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:00:00 EST 20:09 gaugain, thomson, myth, brittany National Gallery of Art Art and Representation in the Ancient New World, Part 4, Representation and Imitation February 2011 - Mary Miller, Yale University. This five-part lecture series offers an overview of pre-Columbian art history, with detailed discussion of time, beauty, and truth in the visual cultures of ancient and colonial Mesoamerica. In this audio podcast of the fourth lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 9, 2010, art historian and archaeologist Mary Miller discusses the paradox of truth and deception in the depiction of natural objects in Maya and Aztec art, exploring the pleasures of illusion and the virtue of mimesis when materiality is suspended. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388819001_millerlect04.mp3 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST 56:16 miller, casva, yale, pre-columbian, archaeology, europe, mesoamerica, art, history National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art 2006: Modernity is Old: The Landscape of Italy as Seen by the Painters of the Early 19th Century February 2011 - Anna Ottani Cavina, professor of art history, Universit� di Bologna. Professor Anna Ottani Cavina examines the aesthetic of the Italian landscape as depicted by foreign painters during the first half of the 19th century, in this podcast recorded on November 5, 2006, as part of the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art series. In the wake of Rousseau, these painters left the atelier and chose to paint en plein air�inevitably modifying painting technique itself, as well as the relationship between painters and nature. As a result, the idea of the Italian landscape dramatically changed: the Arcadian vision traditionally offered by Poussin finally gave way to a new picturesque and modern idea of the Italian countryside. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388820001_022211nl04.mp3 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST 60:18 freedberg, italian, art, bologna, cavina, rousseau, arcadian, poussin, landscape, plein-air, nature, 19th century, technique, atelier, painters National Gallery of Art Art and Representation in the Ancient New World, Part 3: The Body of Perfection, the Perfection of the Body February 2011 - Mary Miller, Yale University. This five-part lecture series offers an overview of pre-Columbian art history, with detailed discussion of time, beauty, and truth in the visual cultures of ancient and colonial Mesoamerica. In this audio podcast of the third lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 2, 2010, art historian and archeologist Mary Miller explores the signification and cultural import of beauty in Maya and Aztec aesthetics. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388822001_millerlect03.mp3 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST 51:35 miller, casva, yale, pre-columbian, archaeology, europe, mesoamerica, art, history National Gallery of Art The Sculpture of Edgar Degas at the National Gallery of Art: Launch of a Landmark Publication February 2011 - Daphne Barbour, senior conservator, department of object conservation, National Gallery of Art; Suzanne G. Lindsay, adjunct associate professor in the history of art, University of Pennsylvania; and Shelley Sturman, senior conservator and head of the department of object conservation, National Gallery of Art. This podcast, recorded on January 30, 2011, celebrates the publication of Edgar Degas Sculpture, The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue, which documents the Gallery�s collection of the artist�s lifetime sculptures�the largest of its kind in the world. Catalogue authors Daphne Barbour, Suzanne Lindsay, and Shelley Sturman present their contributions to the landmark publication, including essays on Degas� life and work, his sculptural technique and materials, and the story of the sculptures after his death. The technical analysis reveals that Degas usually built his own armatures from wires, wood, and metal pins, and formed the sculptures over them and fillers he had at hand: cork stoppers, paper, rope, rags, and even discarded objects such as the lid of a saltshaker. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388823001_021511nl03.mp3 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST 79:07 degas, sturman, barbour, dancer, catalogue, sculpture National Gallery of Art The Moran Gondola February 2011 - Mark Leithauser, senior curator and head of design and installation, and Eric Denker, lecturer, National Gallery of Art. On the occasion of the exhibition Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals, the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia, has loaned the National Gallery of Art one of the world's oldest gondolas, once owned by American artist Thomas Moran. Leithauser and Denker discuss the legacy of gondolas. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392663001_020811ic01.mp3 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST 20:59 venice, canaletto, mariner, museum, newport, gondola, moran National Gallery of Art Art and Representation in the Ancient New World, Part 2: Seeing Time, Hearing Time, Placing Time February 2011 - Mary Miller, Yale University. This five-part lecture series offers an overview of pre-Columbian art history, with detailed discussion of time, beauty, and truth in the visual cultures of ancient and colonial Mesoamerica. In this audio podcast of the second lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 25, 2010, art historian and archaeologist Mary Miller discusses Maya systems of timekeeping, the most sophisticated in the New World, and explains how Maya art engaged and inflected notions of past, present, and future. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392665001_millerlect02.mp3 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST 53:32 miller, casva, yale, pre-columbian, archaeology, europe, mesoamerica, art, history National Gallery of Art The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series: Andy Goldsworthy February 2011 - Andy Goldsworthy, artist. Held in conjunction with the exhibitions The Andy Goldsworthy Project and Andy Goldsworthy: Roof, Andy Goldsworthy spoke about his career and current projects in this podcast recorded on January 23, 2005, at the National Gallery of Art. Goldsworthy has gained worldwide renown for works both ephemeral and permanent that draw out the endemic character of a place. The artist employs natural materials such as leaves, sand, ice, and stone that often originate from the site of the project. Roof, a site-specific sculpture, consists of nine hollow, low-profile domes of stacked slate, each with a centered oculus, that run the length of the ground-level garden area on the north side of the Gallery�s East Building. Goldsworthy selected the dome form as a counterpoint to the many architectural domes in Washington, DC. The Andy Goldsworthy Project catalogue is available for purchase in the Gallery Shop. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392666001_020811nl02.mp3 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST 75:23 goldsworthy, roof, stone, natural, sculpture, dome, slate, andy, east building, architecture National Gallery of Art Art and Representation in the Ancient New World, Part 1: The Shifting Now of the Pre-Columbian Past February 2011 - Mary Miller, Yale University. This five-part lecture series offers an overview of pre-Columbian art history, with detailed discussion of time, beauty, and truth in the visual cultures of ancient and colonial Mesoamerica. In this audio podcast of the first lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 18, 2010, art historian and archaeologist Mary Miller presents a history of the reception of pre-Columbian art from its arrival in Europe in the 16th century to the present day, as new discoveries continually transform the field. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392668001_millerlect01.mp3 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST 50:49 miller, casva, yale, pre-columbian, archaeology, europe, mesoamerica, art, history National Gallery of Art Fragonard's "Progress of Love" at the Frick Collection: A Site-Specific Installation? February 2011 - Colin B. Bailey, associate director, and Peter Jay Sharp, chief curator, The Frick Collection. Jean-Honor� Fragonard's Progress of Love is considered by many to be one of the great works of 18th-century French art. In this podcast recorded on January 9, 2011, at the National Gallery of Art, Colin B. Bailey examines the circumstances surrounding the commission, installation, and eventual rejection of the four canvases painted from 1771 to 1772 for Madame du Barry's pavilion at Louveciennes. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392669001_020111nl01.mp3 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST 59:22 bailey, sharp, frick, fragonard, barry, louveciennes, frick National Gallery of Art Film Design: Translating Words into Images January 2011 - Patrizia von Brandenstein, Academy Award�winning production designer. Production designers define the appearance of a film, bringing to life written scripts by working with producers, directors, and their crews to achieve the desired look of a picture. Academy Award winner Patrizia von Brandenstein shared her practical knowledge of production design and used clips from several of her films, including Amadeus (1984), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), and The Last Station (2010), to illustrate the result of many years of research and visual interpretation. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392671001_012511nl05.mp3 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST 57:14 film, brandenstain, film, vidual, design, scripts, images National Gallery of Art Jan Lievens: Out of Rembrandt's Shadow; Jan Lievens in Black and White: Etchings, Woodcuts and Collaborations in Print January 2011 - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art, and Stephanie S. Dickey, Bader Chair in Northern Baroque Art, Queen's University. Recorded on October 26, 2008, this podcast celebrates the major international loan exhibition Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered, which was on view at the National Gallery of Art from October 26, 2008, to January 11, 2009. In the first of two lectures, Arthur Wheelock places Lievens in historical context�particularly in relationship to his friend and colleague from Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn�and focuses on the evolution and character of Lievens' paintings. In the second lecture, Stephanie Dickey examines Lievens' remarkable achievements as a printmaker. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392673001_011811nl04.mp3 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST 83:41 rembrandt, lievens, etchings, woodcuts, dickey, wheelock, printmaker, baroque, university, paintings National Gallery of Art Dutch Paintings at the National Gallery of Art: The Untold Stories behind the Acquisitions of the Rembrandts, Vermeers, and Other Treasures in the Collection January 2011 - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art. In this podcast recorded on November 28, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, Arthur Wheelock reveals the provenance of various Dutch masterpieces that hang in the West Building galleries. Wheelock explores the growth of the Dutch collection from the time the Gallery opened in 1941 to the present day, when it is considered one of the most celebrated collections of Dutch paintings in the world. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392675001_011811nl03.mp3 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST 75:00 dutch, rembrandts, vermeers, paintings, baroque, wheelock, masterpieces, curator, paintings National Gallery of Art Edgar Degas Sculpture: The Systematic Catalogue January 2011 - Daphne Barbour, senior object conservator, and Shelley Sturman, head of object conservation, National Gallery of Art. The National Gallery of Art holds the greatest collection in the world of original wax sculptures created by Edgar Degas. Celebrating the publication of the Gallery's newest Systematic Catalogue, Edgar Degas Sculpture, Shelley Sturman and Daphne Barbour, two of the authors who are senior conservators, discuss their extensive research on the art, history, and techniques of the Gallery's unsurpassed collection of 52 works in wax, clay, and plaster, as well as a dozen posthumously cast bronzes. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392677001_011111ic02.mp3 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST 17:16 degas, sturman, barbour, dancer, catalogue, sculpture National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture, A Conversation with Artist Robert Gober January 2011 - Robert Gober, artist, in conversation with Harry Cooper, curator and head of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. For 25 years the sculptural and pictorial installations of American artist Robert Gober have proved difficult to ignore, assimilate, or forget. In this podcast, recorded on March 27, 2008, at the National Gallery of Art, Gober speaks with Harry Cooper. They discuss Gober's life as an artist and the consistently unpredictable and affecting nature of his oeuvre, which has had singular importance for contemporary art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392679001_011111nl02.mp3 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST 63:33 elso, gober, cooper National Gallery of Art The Early Modernists in America January 2011 - Held in conjunction with the exhibition American Modernism: The Shein Collection, on view at the National Gallery of Art from May 16, 2010, to January 2, 2011, this public symposium provides an analysis of the paintings, sculptures, and drawings created by the first generation of American avant-garde artists. In this podcast recorded on November 6, 2010, noted scholars Michael C. FitzGerald, Didier Ottinger, Debra Bricker Balken, Carol Troyen, and Jay Bochner present illustrated lectures that chronicle the advent of the modernist movement. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392681001_010411nl01.mp3 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST 207:20 modernism, shein, avant-garde, bochner, ottinger, fitzgerlad, troyen, cooper, brock, anderson National Gallery of Art The Image of the Black in Western Art, Part 1 December 2010 - Panel discussion included, in order of participation: Sharmila Sen, general editor for the humanities, Harvard University Press; David Bindman, emeritus professor of the history of art, University College London, and the Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow at the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University; Faya Causey, head of academic programs, National Gallery of Art; Alison Luchs, curator of early European sculpture, National Gallery of Art; Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art; and Lou Stovall, artist. David Bindman, coeditor of The Image of the Black in Western Art series along with Henry Louis Gates Jr., participates in a panel discussion for the Washington launch of this landmark publication. Recorded on December 12, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, Professor Bindman and editor Sharmila Sen discuss the complex history and ambitions behind the series. When the expanded and revised series is completed by 2015, there will be 10 books in all, including two new volumes on the 20th century. The panelists examine works made by or depicting people of African descent in the s http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388326001_122810nl05.mp3 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST 46:15 western, black, bindman, gates, sen, causey, luchs, fine, stovall, african National Gallery of Art Puvis de Chavannes and the Invention of Modernism: Parsing the National Gallery of Art Paintings December 2010 - Aim�e Brown Price, art historian, curator, and critic. Puvis de Chavannes played a crucial role in the development of late 19th- and early 20th-century modern art, influencing post-impressionists from Seurat and Gauguin to Matisse and Picasso. Yet his work is neglected, because its resistance to categorization and its dispersal around the world has discouraged a more comprehensive assessment. Recorded on October 24, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, Aim�e Brown Price examines the forces that led to Puvis's special aesthetic idiom and his legacy to modernism. She also considers the Gallery's paintings in context�those relating to his great mural complexes as well as the quizzical, idiosyncratic, sharply simplified, and compelling late work. Two-volume set available for purhase in the Gallery Shop. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388328001_122810nl04.mp3 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST 72:17 puvis, de chavanner, moderism, gaugin, mattise, picasso, matisse, seurat, gaugin National Gallery of Art Robert Frank and the Photographic Book, 1930�1960 December 2010 - Noted scholars Stephen Brooke, Martin Gasser, Olivier Lugon, and Alan Trachtenberg present illustrated lectures in this podcast, recorded on January 24, 2009, at the National Gallery of Art. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Looking In: Robert Frank's "The Americans," on view at the Gallery from January 18 to April 26, 2009, this symposium considered other artists who created photographic books and played a role in the dissemination of photography in the 20th century. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388330001_122110nl03.mp3 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST 94:30 frank, brroke, tuggener, trachtenberg, greenough, lugon, brooke National Gallery of Art Michelangelo: In the Beginning December 2010 - John T. Spike, faculty of the masters in sacred architecture, arts, and liturgy organized by the European University of Rome and the Pontifical Athenaeum, "Regina Apostolorum." Michelangelo's Piet� and David are the masterpieces of a young man still in his 20s. In this podcast recorded on October 31, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, John T. Spike�author of Young Michelangelo: The Path to the Sistine�probes the thinking, artistic evolution, and yearnings of a genius whose energy and ambition drove him to the forefront of the Italian Renaissance. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388332001_121410nl02.mp3 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST 43:08 michelangelo, pieta, david, rome, pontifical, athenaeum, regian, apostolorum, sistine National Gallery of Art The Greatest Unknown Work of Art in America December 2010 - Richard Brettell, Margaret McDermott Distinguished Chair of Art and Aesthetics, Interdisciplinary Program in Arts and Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas. Situated on 2,000 acres of desert land in West Texas, artist James Magee has created a monumental and largely secret work of art known as The Hill. Consisting of four identical structures that Magee has built of shale rock and iron, connected by causeways, and situated on a cruciform plan, The Hill is a life�s work. Large iron doors enclose each structure and when opened reveal elaborate, altarlike installations that Magee has completed in three of the four buildings. Professor Richard Brettell discusses his tours of the complex, led by the artist, in this podcast recorded on October 10, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388334001_120710nl01.mp3 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST 57:57 brettell, magee, large National Gallery of Art The Vogel Collection Story: Postcards from Artists December 2010 - Maygene Daniels, chief of Gallery Archives, National Gallery of Art, and Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, collectors. 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. Daniels spoke with the Vogels about the 231 �artist postcards� in their collection�the personalized cards and other items that artists mailed to them, often with drawings, sketches, as well as personal messages. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388336001_120710ic01.mp3 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST 28:26 vogel, dorothy, herbert, postcards, sketches, conceptual, minimal, drawings National Gallery of Art Conversations with Authors: Michael Fried on Photography, Modernism, and the Importance of Not Losing Faith in the Dialectic November 2010 - Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Professor of Humanities, The Johns Hopkins University, in conversation with Harry Cooper, curator and head of the department of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. To celebrate the publication of his recent book, Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before, Michael Fried spoke with Harry Cooper, his former student, about the place of photography in contemporary art. In this podcast, recorded on January 25, 2009, at the National Gallery of Art, the conversation centered on such topics as the relationship between the photograph and the viewer, the essential characteristics (if any) of photographs, and issues of realism and literalism, narrative and theatricality. Artists discussed included Jeff Wall, Thomas Struth, Thomas Demand, Andreas Gursky, and others. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381404001_113010nl05.mp3 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST 71:35 freeburg, caravaggisti, fried National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art 2010: Thoughts on the Caravaggisti November 2010 - Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Professor of Humanities and the History of Art, The Johns Hopkins University. In this podcast recorded on November 7, 2010, as part of the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art series, Professor Michael Fried argues that despite what is often assumed about the Caravaggisti�painters who emerged in the immediate wake of Caravaggio's achievements�they created a new paradigm of ambitious painting, one with its own distinct pictorial poetics. Among the artists discussed are Manfredi, Orazio Gentileschi, and Valentin de Boulogne. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381406001_112310nl04.mp3 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST 43:54 freeburg, caravaggisti, fried National Gallery of Art The New Acropolis Museum: A Conversation with Dimitrios Pandermalis November 2010 - Dimitrios Pandermalis, president of the board of directors, Acropolis Museum, and professor of archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in conversation with Selma Holo, professor of art history, director of the International Museum Institute, and director of the Fisher Museum of Art, University of Southern California, and Faya Causey, head of academic programs, National Gallery of Art. Professor Dimitrios Pandermalis provides an overview of the construction of the new Acropolis Museum in this podcast recorded on October 17, 2010. Designed by Bernard Tschumi and completed in 2009, the 262,000-square-foot museum rises at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. This lecture reveals the challenges and responsibilities of creating a modern building atop sensitive archaeological excavations, within the Athens city grid, facing the Parthenon�one of the most influential buildings in Western civilization�and housing ancient sculptures and decorative arts excavated from the Acropolis. This lecture was coordinated with and supported by the American Friends of the Acropolis Museum and the Embassy of Greece in Washington, DC. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381408001_111610nl03.mp3 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST 65:50 acropolis, Pandermalis, Acropolis National Gallery of Art What I Saw: An Art Critic's Report on Forty Years in Washington November 2010 - Paul Richard, art critic 1967�2009, The Washington Post. Paul Richard, who covered exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art before the East Building opened, reported on art for The Washington Post for more than 40 years. In this podcast recorded on October 3, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, Richard speaks of the works of art he has seen and their shared connections, and describes the �thought-webs� he devised as a means for eliciting stories from them. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381410001_110910nl02.mp3 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST 89:15 richard, critic National Gallery of Art The Collecting of African American Art IV: A Historical Overview November 2010 - Jacqueline Francis, independent scholar. In this presentation recorded on February 8, 2009, as part of the National Gallery of Art lecture series The Collecting of African American Art, Jacqueline Francis traces the origins of collecting African-American art in the United States and the role of American academic institutions, galleries, and specialized museums in supporting these artists. Francis focuses on six distinguished private collections: Barnett-Aden; Camille O. and William H. Cosby Jr.; Walter O. Evans; David C. Driskell; Grant Hill; and Harmon and Harriet Kelley. She also provides an overview of institutional http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381412001_110210nl01.mp3 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST 59:51 francis National Gallery of Art Arcimboldo, 1526-1593: Nature and Fantasy November 2010 - David Brown, curator, Italian and Spanish paintings, National Gallery of Art, and Sylvia Ferino-Pagden, curator, Italian Renaissance painting, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Sixteen examples of the composite heads painted by the Italian Renaissance master Giuseppe Arcimboldo, bizarre but with scientifically accurate components, are on view together for the first time in the United States at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. On the occasion of the exhibition Arcimboldo, 1526-1593: Nature and Fantasy, David Brown and Sylvia Ferino-Pagden unravel the mysteries behind his work. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381414001_110210ic01.mp3 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST 12:42 arcimboldo, italian, renaissance National Gallery of Art Edvard Munch: Understanding His Master Prints October 2010 - Elizabeth Prelinger, Keyser Family Professor of Art History, Georgetown University, and Andrew Robison, senior curator of prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art. Elizabeth Prelinger and Andrew Robison, curators of the exhibition Edvard Munch: Master Prints, discuss how Munch ignored the artistic establishment to create his own vanguard of color printmaking. In this podcast recorded on September 26, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, Prelinger and Robison consider the nearly 60 works in the exhibition and examine the evolution of printmaking throughout Munch�s career, as he repeatedly revised his prints to reflect the broader and ever-changing world of art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388374001_102610nl04.mp3 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST 59:36 edvard, munch, prints, prelinger, robison, printmaking National Gallery of Art Sirens, Sea Unicorns and Aquatic Angels: Fantastic Marine Creatures from Renaissance Venice October 2010 - Alison Luchs, curator of early European sculpture, National Gallery of Art. Fantastic sea creatures can be found in early Venetian printed books, tomb sculpture, churches, political settings, and small bronzes. In such diverse contexts these figures convey a wide range of moods, from festive to poetic to tragic. In this podcast, recorded on September 12, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, Alison Luchs explores the ways Venetian Renaissance artists interpreted a variety of mythical hybrid sea creatures that were handed down, through art and literature, from the ancient and medieval worlds. Purchase her book, The Mermaids of Venice: Fantastic Sea Creatures in Venetian Renaissance Art http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388376001_101910nl03.mp3 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST 55:28 sirens, sea unicorns, aqutic angels, marine creatures, renaissance, venice National Gallery of Art Are Books Making Us Illiterate? How e-Reading Can Save Civilization October 2010 - Virginia Heffernan, New York Times columnist and writer. Recorded at the National Gallery of Art on June 17, 2010, this podcast captures the stirring keynote address by New York Times columnist and writer Virginia Heffernan for the 14th National Museum Publishing Seminar. Addressing the theme of the seminar, Print and the Digital Network, Heffernan asks �Are Books Making Us Illiterate? How e-Reading Can Save Civilization.� Speaking to the relationships among books, new media, and reading, Heffernan scrutinizes the nature of 21st-century literacy, balancing nostalgia for the printed page with the growing role of e-readers. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388378001_101210nl02.mp3 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST 62:22 heffernan, books, publishing, seminar, digital network, e-reading National Gallery of Art Martin Puryear: "How Things Fit Together" October 2010 - John Elderfield, chief curator emeritus of painting and sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Museum of Museum of Modern Art curator John Elderfield, the organizing curator of the Martin Puryear retrospective exhibition, discusses the work of his friend Martin Puryear in this podcast recorded on September 28, 2008, at the National Gallery of Art. Puryear's oeuvre draws on forms inspired by a wide range of interests�including ornithology, falconry, archery, and objects of shelter�and incorporates not only traditional sculpture techniques but also processes associated with furniture making, boat building, and basketry, such as joinery and weaving. The artist's materials include a variety of woods, tar, wire, mesh, rawhide, and found objects. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388380001_100510nl01.mp3 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST 61:38 puryear, elderfield National Gallery of Art Winter (after Arcimboldo) by Philip Haas September 2010 - Mark Leithauser, senior curator and head of design and installation, National Gallery of Art, and Philip Haas, artist and filmmaker. American artist and filmmaker Philip Haas (b. 1954) has created a colossal fiberglass sculpture inspired by Giuseppe Arcimboldo's painting Winter (1563), on display at the National Gallery of Art as part of the exhibition Arcimboldo, 1526�1593: Nature and Fantasy. Leithauser discusses with the artist what prompted him to make this fascinating work of art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380005001_092810ic01.mp3 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST 28:26 haas, arcimboldo, sculpture, winter, fiberglass, leithauser, design, installation, colossal National Gallery of Art Martin Puryear: "Sculpture that Tries to Describe Itself to the World" September 2010 - Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. In this podcast recorded on June 22, 2008, for the Martin Puryear retrospective exhibition opening at the National Gallery of Art, curator Ruth Fine discusses the work of District of Columbia native Martin Puryear. The retrospective included 46 sculptures made between 1975 and 2007. The first exhibition in the Gallery's history to be installed in both the East and West Buildings, it provided a unique opportunity to view Puryear's sculpture in modern and classical settings. Fine discusses the installation process for Puryear's work at the Gallery, designed in collaboration with the artist, as well as the intentions behind the placement of sculptures. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380007001_092810nl04.mp3 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST 51:59 puryear, Fine National Gallery of Art Conversations with Collectors: Dorothy and Herbert Vogel September 2010 - Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, collectors, in conversation with Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art. New York art collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel discuss the genesis of their extraordinary art collection with curator Ruth Fine in this podcast recorded on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at the National Gallery of Art. Over a 45-year period, the Vogels collected 4,782 works of art and stored them in their one-bedroom New York apartment. In 1991, the National Gallery of Art acquired a portion of their collection, through partial purchase and gift from the Vogels, which consists largely of minimal and conceptual art. In 2008, the Vogels and the National Gallery of Art, with assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, launched a national gifts program titled The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States in 2008. The program distributed 2,500 works from the Vogels' collection throughout the nation, with 50 works going to a selected art institution in each of the 50 states. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380009001_092110nl03.mp3 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST 54:26 vogel, fifty, fine, collection National Gallery of Art Conversations with Artists: Leo Villareal September 2010 - Leo Villareal, artist, in conversation with Molly Donovan, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. In this podcast recorded on September 7, 2008, at the National Gallery of Art, American artist Leo Villareal and curator Molly Donovan discuss Villareal's Multiverse installation, which occupies the Concourse walkway between the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art. Installed between September and December of 2008, Multiverse is one of the largest and most complex light sculptures created by the artist, featuring approximately 41,000 computer-programmed LED (light-emitting diode) nodes that run through channels along the 200-foot-long space. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380011001_091410nl02.mp3 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST 61:20 villreal, light, computer programmed, LED, multiverse National Gallery of Art Richard Misrach: On the Beach September 2010 - Richard Misrach, photographer. American photographer Richard Misrach's monumental color photographs explore the sublime beauty and inherent danger of the sea and its surroundings. In this podcast recorded at the National Gallery of Art on June 8, 2008, Misrach discusses the camera techniques he employed and the personal inspirations he drew upon to create the 19 color photographs, made between 2002 and 2005, featured in the exhibition Richard Misrach: On the Beach, on view at the Gallery from May 25 to September 1, 2008. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380013001_090710nl01.mp3 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST 66:09 misrach, photographer, beach, sublime, monumental, photographs, american, camera National Gallery of Art A Gallery Landmark Launched: "French Paintings of the 15th through the 18th Century," a Systematic Catalogue August 2010 - Joseph Baillio, Gail Feigenbaum, Francis Gage, John Oliver Hand, Benedict Leca, Richard Rand, Pauline Maguire Robison, and Elizabeth Walmsley. This podcast recorded on January 24, 2010, celebrates the launch of the National Gallery's 18th systematic catalogue, French Paintings of the 15th through the 18th Century. Eight contributing authors highlight masterpieces in the Gallery's collection of old master French paintings�one of the most important collections of its kind outside France. Lavishly illustrated, with commentary written by leading scholars, this book shares the fruits of years of research and technical analysis. It catalogues nearly 100 paintings from works by Fran�ois Clouet in the 16th century to paintings by �lisabeth Louise Vig�e Le Brun in the 18th. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387717001_082410nl04.mp3 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST 78:41 french, catalogue, gage, leca, rand, maguire, feigenbaum, baillia, robison, france, gage, walmsley, clouet, le brun, paintings National Gallery of Art Venus as Odalisque: Ingres's Reimagining of the Female Nude August 2010 - Susan L. Siegfried, professor of history of art and women's studies, University of Michigan. The nineteenth-century French painter, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, is often credited as one of the patriarchs of modern art. Known for his innovative use of space and form, his techniques inspired a new wave of artists. In this podcast, recorded at the National Gallery of Art on April 4, 2010, Susan L. Siegfried argues that Ingres's rethinking of technique and subject matter was vital to his triumph in painting the female nude. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387719001_081710nl03.mp3 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST 65:03 venus, odalisque, ingres, jean, french, painter, auguste, dominique, female, nude National Gallery of Art Celebrating "Civilisation" August 2010 - Jonathan Conlin, lecturer in modern history, University of Southampton; Maygene Daniels, chief of Gallery Archives, National Gallery of Art; Margaret Parsons, head of film programs, National Gallery of Art; and Faya Causey, head of academic programs, National Gallery of Art. In the BBC television series "Civilisation," Kenneth Clark stated it's arguable that Western civilization was saved by its craftsmen. The National Gallery of Art commemorated the 40th anniversary of the series with a panel discussion, Celebrating "Civilisation," recorded on October 17, 2009. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387721001_081010nl02.mp3 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST 107:15 clark, conlin, western, daniels, parsons, causey National Gallery of Art The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg August 2010 - Bill Morgan, writer and archivist Bill Morgan, the preeminent authority on the Beat Generation, discusses his work as the archivist and bibliographer for his personal friend, American poet Allen Ginsberg, on the occasion of the Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg exhibition at the National Gallery of Art. In this podcast recorded on Sunday, July 11, 2010, Morgan explains that Ginsberg was either an archivist's dream come true or worst nightmare, since the poet saved everything from his childhood in New Jersey and took pictures of his friends, knowing that they were destined for fame. Through rarely seen archival material and photographs, Morgan chronicles Ginsberg's relationships, which began the Beat Generation. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387723001_083110nl05.mp3 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST 58:10 ginsberg, morgan, beat, memories, allen, poet, pictures, photo National Gallery of Art The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series: James Turrell August 2010 - James Turrell, artist. James Turrell began working in the 1960s, when many artists abandoned conventional painting and sculpture for new media and an expanded definition of art practice. In this podcast recorded on April 7, 2002, at the National Gallery of Art, Turrell discusses the four decades of his career spent creating installations based on the pure experience of artificial and natural light. His work, which ranges in scale from single rooms to the vast, complex Roden crater project in Arizona, has established him as one of the most original visionary artists of our time. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387725001_080310ds01.mp3 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST 105:33 turrell, installations, light, roden, crater, artist, Diamonstein, Spielvogel National Gallery of Art Edvard Munch: Master Prints August 2010 - Andrew Robison, Andrew W. Mellon Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, and Elizabeth Prelinger, Keyser Family Professor of Art History at Georgetown University. Haunting images of love, attraction, alienation, death, and other universal human experiences permeate the work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. On the occasion of the exhibition Edvard Munch: Master Prints, Gallery curator Andrew Robison and guest curator Elizabeth Prelinger discuss the artist's stylistic approach to each of these themes. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387729001_080310ic01.mp3 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST 10:50 munch, edvard, norwegian, prints, drawings National Gallery of Art The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History August 2010 - Robert M. Edsel, author, founder, and president, Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art. During World War II, a special force known as the Monuments Men, of museum directors, curators, art historians, and others from 13 different nations, risked their lives to prevent the destruction of cultural treasures Robert M. Edsel, author of The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, discusses how these men and women protected what they could of Europe's great art in this podcast recorded on January 17, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387727001_080310nl01.mp3 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:00:00 EST 86:17 edsel, nazi, thieves, allied, war, monuments, men, treasures National Gallery of Art The Role of Art in Diplomacy July 2010 - Chuck Close, artist; Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider, Georgetown University and the Brookings Institution; and Robert Storr, dean, Yale School of Art. Moderated by Joseph J. Krakora, executive officer for development and external affairs, National Gallery of Art. The National Gallery of Art hosted this panel discussion, in coordination with the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, on April 12, 2010, to examine the important role that art plays in representing the United States abroad. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388392001_072710nl01.mp3 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST 73:50 chuck, close, schneider, brookings, georgetown, storr, embassies, krakora National Gallery of Art The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series: Rachel Whiteread July 2010 - Rachel Whiteread, artist, in conversation with Molly Donovan, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. British sculptor Rachel Whiteread has enjoyed international acclaim for her provocative sculptural practices. Beginning in the early 1990s with positive casts of empty architectural spaces and household objects, Whiteread has continued to articulate typically unseen, immaterial space in increasingly public settings. Her breakthrough work, Ghost (1990), was given to the National Gallery of Art in 2004 by the Glenstone Foundation. In this podcast recorded on October 12, 2008, at the National Gallery of Art, Rachel Whiteread and Gallery curator Molly Donovan discuss all aspects of Whiteread's career, with a particular focus on Ghost. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388394001_072007ds04.mp3 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST 72:20 Diamonstein, Spielvogel, Rachel, Whiteread National Gallery of Art The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series: Theory of Boundaries: A conversation with Mel Bochner July 2010 - Mel Bochner, artist, in conversation with Jeffrey Weiss, curator and head of the department of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. Mel Bochner is one of the most prominent figures of the minimal and conceptual art generation. In this podcast recorded on March 11, 2007, at the National Gallery of Art, he discusses his body of work, which spans 40 years and includes painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, film, and installation, with Gallery curator Jeffrey Weiss. This podcast honors the Gallery's acquisition of Bochner's painting Theory of Boundaries (1969-1970). http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388396001_072007ds02.mp3 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST 70:33 Diamonstein, Spielvogel, Mel, Bochner National Gallery of Art The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series: Chuck Close July 2010 - Chuck Close, artist, in conversation with Jeffrey Weiss, curator of 20th-century art, National Gallery of Art. This podcast recorded on October 17, 1999, was the first program in the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series at the National Gallery of Art. The series began on a high note with artist Chuck Close, one of the preeminent painters of his generation, who discussed his work and career with Gallery curator Jeffrey Weiss. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388398001_072007ds01.mp3 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST 80:44 Diamonstein, Spielvogel, Chuck, Close National Gallery of Art "Synecdoche": The Relationship of Big to Small in the Work of Byron Kim July 2010 - Byron Kim, artist, and Molly Donovan, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. In this podcast recorded on January 10, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, Molly Donovan and Byron Kim discuss Synecdoche, a watershed work that is a continuing project of portraiture recently acquired by and installed at the Gallery. Synecdoche consists of more than 400 10 x 8 inch panels, each painted a single hue that is meant to record the skin tone of individual sitters. Kim and Donovan also examine Kim's exploration of abstract painting, color, human identity, and existence. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388400001_062810nl03.mp3 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST 86:54 kim, synedoche, art, contemporary, donovan National Gallery of Art About Abstraction: A Conversation with Melvin Edwards, Sam Gilliam, and William T. Williams June 2010 - Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, in conversation with artists Melvin Edwards, Sam Gilliam, and William T. Williams. On February 21, 2010, distinguished artists Melvin Edwards, Sam Gilliam, and William T. Williams joined Ruth Fine, National Gallery of Art curator of special projects in modern art, for a conversation "about abstraction." In this podcast Edwards, Gilliam, and Williams discuss the role of abstraction in their work as well as the most important influences on their careers. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387783001_062210nl02.mp3 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST 64:54 modern, art, gilliam, edwards, williams, abstractiion, fine, National Gallery of Art The Image of Abraham Lincoln June 2010 - Harold Holzer, cochair, United States Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission According to noted expert Harold Holzer, United States President Abraham Lincoln transformed the city of Washington, DC�not only into the command center of a great war and executive authority, but also a mecca for artists. In this podcast recorded on February 14, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, Holzer sheds light on this transformation and on the role of these artists, who recorded the great events of the day and whose works documented the evolving image of the 16th president. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387785001_061510nl01.mp3 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST 51:47 Abraham, Lincoln, Bicentennial, Commission, Holzer National Gallery of Art The Vogel Collection Story, The Fifty Works for Fifty States Project: Two Years Later June 2010 - 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. Curator Ruth Fine spoke with the Vogels two years after they announced The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States project, which distributed their vast collection across the country for all to enjoy. In this podcast, the Vogels relate stories from the recipient museums and their special exhibitions celebrating the gifts. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387787001_060801ic02.mp3 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST 14:33 dorothy, herbet, vogel, collectors, minimal art, conceptual art, post-minimal art, contemporary art National Gallery of Art American Modernism: The Shein Collection June 2010 - Nancy Anderson, curator, American and British paintings, National Gallery of Art, and Charles Brock, associate curator, American and British paintings, National Gallery of Art. Distinguished by a rigorous focus on leading artists from the first generation of American modernists, the Shein Collection is one of the nation's foremost private collections of works from this movement. Curators Nancy Anderson and Charlie Brock discuss the importance of these artists in the development of modernism in the United States and Europe during the 20th century, on the occasion of the exhibition American Modernism: The Shein Collection. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387789001_060101ic01.mp3 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST 13:34 shein National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art 2009: Ghiberti and the Painters of Florence May 2010 - Keith Christiansen, John Pope-Hennessy Chairman of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Keith Christiansen explores the complex relationship of painting and sculpture in 15th-century Florence, in this podcast recorded on November 8, 2009, as part of the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art series. Christiansen notes that Ghiberti's contribution has long been overshadowed by Donatello's genius in art-historical literature. Ghiberti has been classified as a transitional figure between the Gothic and Renaissance periods. Christiansen seeks to correct this legacy by explaining that the two principal reference points of Renaissance aesthetics in the figurative arts�nature and classical antiquity�are not fixed concepts, and that such thinking has led to false distinctions and misrepresentations of Ghiberti and the painters of Florence. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388402001_052510nl03.mp3 Tue, 25 May 2010 08:00:00 EST 61:11 italian, art, ghiberti, painters, florence, christiansen, metropolitan, freeburg National Gallery of Art American Visionary Filmmakers and the Heritage of Emerson May 2010 - P. Adams Sitney, professor of visual arts, Princeton University. P. Adams Sitney, distinguished film historian, theorist, and professor of visual arts at Princeton University, delivered a presentation at the National Gallery on December 6, 2009, on the films of several American avant-garde artists as a fulfillment of the promise of a truly American aesthetic, an idea first defined by philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. The short films Arabesque for Kenneth Anger (Marie Menken, 1961); Visions in Meditation #2�Mesa Verde (Stan Brakhage, 1989); Gloria! (Hollis Frampton, 1979); and Gently Down the Stream (Su Friedrich, 1980) were screened in their entirety following the lecture. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388404001_051810nt02.mp3 Tue, 18 May 2010 08:00:00 EST 81:26 filmakers, sitney, emerson National Gallery of Art Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg: Part 2, Revisiting and Reprinting May 2010 - Sarah Greenough, senior curator, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Bill Morgan, author and Ginsberg archivist. In the early 1980s American poet Allen Ginsberg rediscovered his early photographs and negatives taken throughout the Beat movement. With encouragement from photographers Berenice Abbott and Robert Frank, he reprinted many of these works and made new portraits of longtime friends and new acquaintances, such as Francesco Clemente and Bob Dylan, adding extensive inscriptions by hand. In the second of this two-part podcast series, produced on the occasion of the exhibition Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg, Greenough talks with Bill Morgan about cataloguing the poet's archives and his photographic contributions in the last 15 years of his life. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388406001_051110at02.mp3 Tue, 11 May 2010 08:00:00 EST 13:45 ginsberg, photographs, beat, morgan, greenough, clemente, dylan, poet National Gallery of Art Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg: Part 1, The Early Photos May 2010 - Sarah Greenough, senior curator, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Bill Morgan, author and Ginsberg archivist.American poet Allen Ginsberg took occasional snapshots in the 1940s, but in 1953 he purchased a small, secondhand Kodak camera that he took with him everywhere. For the next decade, he made numerous portraits of himself and his friends, including the writers Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs, while also formulating and refining his poetic voice. In the first of this two-part podcast series, produced on the occasion of the exhibition Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg, Greenough talks with Bill Morgan about the poet's role in documenting the Beat movement. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388408001_050410at01.mp3 Tue, 04 May 2010 08:00:00 EST 15:04 ginsberg, photographs National Gallery of Art The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series: Brice Marden on Art May 2010 - Brice Marden, artist, in conversation with Harry Cooper, curator and head of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art, Washington. As part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series at the National Gallery of Art, artist Brice Marden joined Harry Cooper, the Gallery's curator and head of the department of modern and contemporary art, to discuss the evolution of his career and the influence of his contemporaries on his work. In this podcast, recorded on November 22, 2009, Marden and Cooper also discuss five paintings and two drawings by Marden in the Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection, promised gifts to the National Gallery. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388410001_050410nl01.mp3 Tue, 04 May 2010 08:00:00 EST 65:56 brice, marden National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 2010: Susan Rothenberg: A Life in Painting April 2010 - Harry Cooper, curator and head of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art, in conversation with Susan Rothenberg, artist. Over the past 30 years, Susan Rothenberg has done more than any other living artist to expand the poetic and painterly possibilities of her craft. In this podcast recorded on March 25, 2010, for the Elson Lecture Series at the National Gallery of Art, Rothenberg and curator Harry Cooper discuss her life and career in painting. The Gallery has two important paintings by Rothenberg in its collection: Butterfly (1976), currently on loan to the White House, and Head within Head (1978). http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388731001_042010nl02.mp3 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST 69:46 rothnburg, susan, painting, cooper, elson National Gallery of Art Hendrick Avercamp: The Little Ice Age: Part 2, One Community on the Ice April 2010 - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator, northern baroque painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Bianca du Mortier, curator of costume, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the second of this two-part podcast series, produced on the occasion of the first exhibition dedicated to Avercamp, Arthur Wheelock talks with curator Bianca du Mortier about Avercamp's 17th-century theatrical settings on ice, which not only depict a tremendous diversity of subjects but also record daily life during the Dutch Golden Age. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388733001_041310nl02.mp3 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST 22:25 avercamp, winter, wheelock, amsterdam, ice, landscape National Gallery of Art Hendrick Avercamp: The Little Ice Age: Part 1, Winter Landscapes April 2010 - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator, northern baroque painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Pieter Roelofs, curator of 17th-century paintings, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The vibrant and colorful paintings of Hendrick Avercamp transport us back to a time when Dutch rivers and waterways regularly froze in the cold of winter. In the first of this two-part podcast series, produced on the occasion of the first exhibition dedicated to Avercamp, Arthur Wheelock talks with curator Pieter Roelofs about Avercamp's winter landscapes, which bring to life the lively pastimes and day-to-day bustle of the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388735001_040610at01.mp3 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST 19:31 avercamp, winter, wheelock, amsterdam, ice, landscape National Gallery of Art Sculpture Comes to Life: Splendor, Color, and Realism in Baroque Spain and Elsewhere April 2010 - Nicholas Penny, director, The National Gallery, London. On March 7, 2010, the National Gallery of Art welcomed back former senior curator of sculpture Nicholas Penny, now director of the National Gallery, London. In this podcast, Penny discusses the sculptural masterpieces in the exhibition The Sacred Made Real�in particular, Francisco Antonio Gij�n's magnificent Saint John of the Cross, which the Gallery purchased during Penny's tenure in Washington. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388737001_040610nl01.mp3 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST 58:18 spanish, sculpture, painting, sacred, polychrome, catholic, spain National Gallery of Art The Sacred Made Real: The Making of an Exhibition March 2010 - Xavier Bray, assistant curator, European paintings, National Gallery, London. The groundbreaking exhibition The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, 1600�1700, a landmark reappraisal of religious art from the Spanish Golden Age, contains masterpieces created to shock the senses and stir the soul. In this podcast recorded at the National Gallery of Art on February 28, 2010, curator Xavier Bray discusses the conception and realization of The Sacred Made Real, which includes 11 paintings by Diego Vel�zquez, Francisco de Zurbar�n, and others, displayed for the very first time alongside 11 of Spain's remarkable polychromed (painted) sculptures. Many of the sculptures have never before left Spain and are still passionately venerated across the Iberian Peninsula in monasteries, churches, and processions. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388756001_033010nl.mp3 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST 56:33 spanish, sculpture, painting, sacred, polychrome, catholic, spain National Gallery of Art The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, 1600�1700: Part 2, Spanish Realism March 2010 - Xavier Bray, assistant curator, European paintings, National Gallery, London, and David Brown, curator of Italian and Spanish painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington. In the second of this two-part podcast series, produced on the occasion of the exhibition, David Brown talks with curator Xavier Bray about the painters of 17th-century Spain and their quest for realism. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388759001_032310at02.mp3 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST 24:54 spanish, sculpture, painting, sacred, polychrome, catholic, spain National Gallery of Art The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, 1600�1700: Part 1, Polychromed Sculpture March 2010 - Xavier Bray, assistant curator, European paintings, National Gallery, London, and Mary Levkoff, curator of sculpture and decorative arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington. In 17th-century Spain, a new kind of realism in art emerged. In order to revitalize the Catholic Church, painters and sculptors worked together in an attempt to make the sacred as realistic and accessible as possible. In the first of this two-part podcast series, produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Mary Levkoff talks with curator Xavier Bray about the history, uses, and techniques of polychromed sculpture. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388762001_030910at01.mp3 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST 21:02 spanish, sculpture, painting, sacred, polychrome, catholic, spain National Gallery of Art The History of Books and the Digital Future February 2010, Notable Lecture - Robert Darnton, Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the University Library, Harvard University. In this podcast, recorded on January 22, 2010, at the National Gallery of Art, Robert Darnton speaks on the occasion of the publication of The Accademia Seminars: The Accademia di San Luca in Rome, c.1590�1635 and launch of the Web site "The History of the Accademia di San Luca, c. 1590�1635: Documents from the Archivio di Stato di Roma." He applies the concept of pairing a scholarly book and a Web site to his own research on the clandestine book trade in prerevolutionary France. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388809001_021610nl01.mp3 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST 53:36 digital, book, history National Gallery of Art Garden Caf� Fran�ais (English) February 2010, Art Talk - Kimberly A. Jones, associate curator, department of French paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and chef Michel Richard of Citronelle and Central in Washington, DC. Inspired by the exhibition From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection, renowned chef Michel Richard created a special menu of classic French dishes for the National Gallery's Garden Caf�. In this podcast, produced to celebrate the Garden Caf� Fran�ais, Richard talks to Jones about the paintings that inspired this menu and his lifelong love of art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388813001_020210at01e.mp3 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST 7:35 French National Gallery of Art Garden Caf� Fran�ais (Fran�ais) February 2010, Art Talk - Kimberly A. Jones, conservateur, d�partement des peintures fran�aises, National Gallery of Art, Washington, et Chef Michel Richard de Citronelle et Central, � Washington, DC. Inspir� par l'exposition � De l'impressionnisme � Modernisme : La Collection Chester Dale �, le chef c�l�bre Michel Richard a cr�� un menu sp�ciale des plats classiques de la cuisine fran�aise pour le Garden Caf� de la National Gallery. Dans ce podcast, produit pour c�l�brer le Garden Caf� Fran�ais, Richard parle � Jones au sujet des peintures qui ont inspir�es ce menu et son amour endurant de l'art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388816001_020210at01f.mp3 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST 8:08 French National Gallery of Art From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection: Part 2, Getting to Know Maud and Chester Dale January 2010, Art Talk - Maygene Daniels, chief of Gallery Archives, National Gallery of Art, and Franklin Kelly, deputy director, National Gallery of Art. The 1962 bequest of Wall Street investor Chester Dale made the National Gallery of Art one of the leading repositories in North America of French art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibition features some 80 of the finest European and American paintings that Dale and his wife Maud, an artist and critic, avidly assembled from the 1920s through the 1950s.. In the second of this two-part podcast series, produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Franklin Kelly talks with archivist Maygene Daniels about the personalities behind this important collection. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392693001_011210at02.mp3 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST 8:07 impression, dale, maude, kelly National Gallery of Art From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection: Part 1, An Introduction to the Exhibition January 2010, Art Talk - Wall Street investor Chester Dale's 1962 bequest made the National Gallery of Art one of the leading repositories in North America of French art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibition features 81 of the finest European and American paintings that Dale and his wife Maud, an artist and critic, avidly assembled from the 1920s through the 1950s. In the first of this two-part podcast series, produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Franklin Kelly talks to curator Kimberly Jones about how these masterpieces come together as an extraordinary collection. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392695001_010510at01.mp3 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST 8:07 chester, dale, french National Gallery of Art Reading of "The Fisherwoman" by Toni Morrison from Robert Bergman's book A Kind of Rapture, in conjunction with the exhibition Robert Bergman: Portraits, 1986�1995 December 2009, Notable Lectures - Using a handheld 35 mm camera and available light, American photographer Robert Bergman spent nearly a decade making a series of large color portraits that address not only his subjects' physical presence but also their psychic states. On the occasion of the November 1 opening of Bergman's first solo exhibition, Toni Morrison read her essay "The Fisherwoman," which was originally written for Bergman's book A Kind of Rapture. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388350001_121409bs02.mp3 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST 22:35 toni, morrison, bergman, photography, portraits, National Gallery of Art Graft by Roxy Paine December 2009, Behind the Scenes - Molly Donovan, associate curator, department of modern and contemporaryart, National Gallery of Art, Washington. In 2009 the National Gallery of Art commissioned American sculptor Roxy Paine to create a stainless steel Dendroid, as the artist calls his series of treelike sculptures, for the Sculpture Garden. In this podcast produced on the occasion of the completed work�the first contemporary sculpture installed in the Sculpture Garden in the nearly 10 years since it opened�associate curator Donovan talks to host Barbara Tempchin about Graft. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388352001_120709bs01.mp3 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST 3:04 roxy, paine, graft, dendriod National Gallery of Art In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes before the Digital Age November 2009, Behind the Scenes - Sarah Kennel, associate curator, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington. The extraordinary range and complexity of the photographic process�from the origins of the medium in the 1840s to the advent of digital photography at the end of the 20th century�are explored in a comprehensive exhibition and accompanying guidebook. On the occasion of In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes before the Digital Age, Kennel talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the major technological developments in the 170-year history of photography. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379991001_111009bs02.mp3 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST 11:44 photography, digital, process, guidebook National Gallery of Art Editions with Additions: Working Proofs by Jasper Johns November 2009, Behind the Scenes - Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art, Washington. The prints of Jasper Johns are heralded for their beauty as well as their conceptual and psychological complexity. A group of the artist's working proofs�prints pulled during the working process on which Johns made drawn and painted additions, recently acquired from the artist by the National Gallery of Art�are showcased here as independent works of art for the first time. On the occasion of the exhibition, curator Fine talks to host Barbara Tempchin about this extraordinary body of work. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379993001_110309bs01.mp3 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST 6:13 jasper, johns, proofs, prints National Gallery of Art Robert Bergman: Portraits, 1986�1995: A Conversation with the Photographer October 2009, Behind the Scenes - Sarah Greenough, senior curator, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and photographer Robert Bergman. Using a handheld 35mm camera and available light, American photographer Robert Bergman spent nearly a decade making a series of large color portraits that address not only his subjects' physical presence but also their psychic state. On the occasion of Bergman's first solo exhibition, Greenough talks to the artist about his exceptional ability to reveal the common humanity of each of his subjects. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388370001_101309bs02.mp3 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST 4:09 bergman National Gallery of Art Hendrick ter Brugghen's "Bagpipe Player" October 2009, Behind the Scenes - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator, northern baroque painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington. Dutch artist Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588�1629) is the most important of the Utrecht Caravaggisti, artists who traveled to Rome in the early decades of the 17th century, and who returned to Utrecht having embraced the radical stylistic and thematic ideas of Caravaggio. In this podcast produced on the occasion of a new acquisition, Wheelock talks to host Barbara Tempchin about Ter Brugghen's Bagpipe Player, the first painting of this stylistic group to enter the Gallery's collection. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388372001_100609bs01.mp3 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST 6:21 baroque National Gallery of Art The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850�1900 September 2009, Behind the Scenes - Peter Parshall, curator, old master prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington. In the private worlds of late nineteenth-century Paris, London, and Berlin, prints depicting mysterious and beautiful subjects were created for those collectors who kept their treasures compiled in albums, locked in cabinets, or displayed in quiet rooms. In this podcast produced on the occasion of the exhibition The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850�1900, Parshall talks to host Barbara Tempchin about these highly engaging, beguiling works. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379995001_092909bs05.mp3 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST 12:05 old, master, prints National Gallery of Art Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings at the National Gallery of Art: Part 3, History of the Collection September 2009, Behind the Scenes - Margaret Morgan Grasselli, curator, old master drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington. The National Gallery of Art's collection of French old master drawings is remarkable for its breadth, depth, and individual masterpieces. In the third Behind the Scenes podcast produced on the occasion of the exhibition Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500�1800, Grasselli talks to host Barbara Tempchin about how this collection has grown since 1942. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379997001_092209bs04.mp3 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST 11:06 french National Gallery of Art Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings at the National Gallery of Art: Part 2, The 18th Century September 2009, Behind the Scenes - Margaret Morgan Grasselli, curator, old master drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington. The National Gallery of Art's collection of French old master drawings is remarkable for its breadth, depth, and individual masterpieces. In the second Behind the Scenes podcast produced on the occasion of the exhibition Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500�1800, Grasselli talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the Gallery's exceptionally rich collection of 18th-century drawings by the major artists�Boucher, Fragonard, Greuze, and Watteau, among many others�each represented by several works of outstanding quality. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379999001_091509bs03.mp3 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST 10:58 french National Gallery of Art Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings at the National Gallery of Art: Part 1, The 16th and 17th Centuries September 2009, Behind the Scenes - Margaret Morgan Grasselli, curator, old master drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington. The National Gallery of Art's collection of French old master drawings is remarkable for its breadth, depth, and individual masterpieces. In the first podcast produced on the occasion of the exhibition Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500�1800, Grasselli talks to host Barbara Tempchin about delicate, rare works from the 16th century and extraordinary images of French classicism from the 17th century. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380001001_090809bs02.mp3 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST 11:32 french National Gallery of Art Garden Caf� Espa�a y las Tradiciones Culinarias Espa�olas September 2009, Behind the Scenes - Alvaro Soler del Campo, Director de la Real Armer�a en Madrid y Conservador jefe, Patrimonio Nacional y el Chef Jos� Andr�s, propietario del Jaleo y THINKfoodGROUP. Inspirado por dos exposiciones en la Galer�a, Luis Mel�ndez: Maestro de los Bodegones y el Arte del Poder, Armadura Real y Retratos de la Espa�a Imperial, el galardonado chef Jos� Andr�s, cre� un menu muy especial de platos espa�oles para el Garden Caf� Espa�a. En este podcast producido para inaugurar el Garden Caf� Espa�a, Alvaro Soler y el Chef Andr�s discuten los pasados cinco siglos de tradiciones culinarias espa�olas que van desde el libro �nico de recetas del cocinero del rey Felipe II, a la variedad de deliciosos manjares en las pinturas de Luis Mel�ndez, que todav�a gozamos hoy en dia. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380003001_090109bs01.mp3 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST 10:25 cafe, espana National Gallery of Art Judith Leyster, 1609�1660: Part 4, Music in the Paintings of Judith Leyster August 2009, Behind the Scenes - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator, northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Kenneth Slowik, artistic director, Smithsonian Chamber Music Society, and curator of musical instruments, Smithsonian Institution. Dutch artist Judith Leyster's 400th birthday is celebrated at the Gallery with an exhibition of 10 of her most engaging paintings, joined by some 20 paintings, works on paper, and musical instruments of the period. In the fourth podcast produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Wheelock talks to Ken Slowik about Leyster's love of music, the instruments she depicted, and various musical compositions of the age. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387739001_082509bs04.mp3 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST 57:24 judith leyster, 17th-century dutch, woman, Wheelock, slowick National Gallery of Art Garden Caf� Espa�a and the Culinary Traditions of Spain August 2009, Behind the Scenes - Alvaro Soler del Campo, director, Royal Armory Madrid, and chief curator, Patrimonio Nacional; Jos� Andr�s, chef and owner, Jaleo and THINKfoodGROUP. Inspired by two Gallery exhibitions�Luis Mel�ndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life and The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain�renowned chef Jos� Andr�s created a special menu of signature Spanish dishes for the National Gallery's Garden Caf�. In this podcast, produced to celebrate the Garden Caf� Espa�a, Soler and Andr�s discuss the past five centuries of Spanish culinary traditions, ranging from a rare book of recipes by the cook to King Philip II, still enjoyed today, to luscious food items in the paintings of Mel�ndez. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387741001_081809bs03.mp3 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST 10:07 spanish, armor, Mel�ndez, food, cafe National Gallery of Art An Antiquity of Imagination: Tullio Lombardo and Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture August 2009, Backstory - Alison Luchs, curator of early European sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington Cool marble comes to life in the mesmerizing portraits of lovers, saints, and heroes by Venetian Renaissance sculptor Tullio Lombardo. In this podcast produced on the occasion of the first exhibition on the artist, Luchs talks to host Barbara Tempchin about Tullio's romantic approach to portraiture. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387743001_081109bs02.mp3 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST 6:12 italian, lombardo, venetian, renaissance, european National Gallery of Art The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain August 2009, Backstory - David Brown, curator of Italian and Spanish paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Alvaro Soler del Campo, director of the Royal Armory Madrid and chief curator at the Patrimonio Nacional. Rare suits of armor worn by Spanish kings and stunning portraits by masters such as Rubens and Vel�squez are considered on equal terms for the first time at the National Gallery of Art. In this podcast produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Brown talks to Alvaro Soler about how armor, tapestries, and portraits were used to cultivate the image of royal power in late 15th- to 18th-century Spain. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387745001_080409bs01.mp3 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST 13:24 spanish, armor National Gallery of Art Luis Melendez: Master of the Spanish Still Life, Part 2: Mel�ndez's Working Method July 2009, Backstory - Gretchen Hirschauer, associate curator, Italian and Spanish paintings, and Catherine Metzger, senior conservator of paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington. Delights of the Spanish table are exquisitely depicted by Luis Mel�ndez�the greatest still-life painter of 18th-century Spain. In podcast produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Hirschauer talks to paintings conservator Catherine Metzger about their recent technical examination of Melendez's paintings, including some new discoveries. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387775001_072809bs03.mp3 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST 18:22 Mel�ndez National Gallery of Art Luis Mel�ndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life, Part 1: The Artist July 2009, Backstory - Gretchen Hirschauer, associate curator, Italian and Spanish paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington. Delights of the Spanish table are exquisitely depicted by Luis Mel�ndez�the greatest still-life painter of 18th-century Spain. In this podcast produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Hirschauer talks to host Barbara Tempchin about Melendez's skill for rendering everyday objects with convincing detail, marvelous effects of color and light, and subtle variations in texture. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387777001_072109bs02.mp3 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST 9:00 Mel�ndez National Gallery of Art The Beffi Triptych: Preserving Abruzzo's Cultural Heritage July 2009, Backstory - David Alan Brown, curator, Italian and Spanish paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington. In April 2009, a violent earthquake shook the region of Abruzzo in Italy. The United States was among the first to offer assistance to the region. In gratitude, the Italian government has loaned the Beffi Triptych, a stunning early 15th-century altarpiece, to the National Gallery of Art. This podcast is produced on the occasion of the special installation in the Gallery's Italianate Rotunda. David Brown talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the triptych as one of the most important works from the National Museum of Abruzzo in the city of L'Aquila and about its survival. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387779001_071309bs01.mp3 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST 5:58 Beffi, Triptych, Abruzzo, Italian National Gallery of Art Judith Leyster, 1609�1660: Part 3, Music in Leyster's Work June 2009, Backstory - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Frima Fox Hofrichter, professor of the history of art and design, Pratt Institute, New York. Dutch artist Judith Leyster's 400th birthday is celebrated at the Gallery with an exhibition of 10 of her most engaging paintings, joined by some 20 works by 17th-century contemporaries, as well as musical instruments of the period depicted in the art. In the last of this three-part podcast, produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Wheelock talks to Leyster scholar Frima Fox Hofrichter about the important recurring theme of music in Leyster's work. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387781001_070709arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST 12:01 judith leyster, 17th-century dutch, woman, Wheelock, Frima Fox Hofrichter National Gallery of Art Judith Leyster, 1609�1660: Part 2, Leyster's Technique June 2009, Backstory - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Frima Fox Hofrichter, professor of the history of art and design, Pratt Institute, New York. Dutch artist Judith Leyster's 400th birthday is celebrated at the Gallery with an exhibition of 10 of her most engaging paintings, joined by some 20 works by 17th-century contemporaries, as well as musical instruments of the period depicted in the art. In the second of this three-part podcast, produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Wheelock talks to Leyster scholar Frima Fox Hofrichter about Leyster's innovative painting technique and highly engaging compositions. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387807001_063009arttalk04.mp3 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST 12:52 judith leyster, 17th-century dutch, woman, Wheelock, Frima Fox Hofrichter National Gallery of Art Judith Leyster, 1609-1660: Part 1, An Introduction June 2009, Backstory - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Frima Fox Hofrichter, professor of the history of art and design, Pratt Institute, New York. Dutch artist Judith Leyster's 400th birthday is celebrated at the Gallery with an exhibition of 10 of her most engaging paintings, joined by some 20 works by 17th-century contemporaries, as well as musical instruments of the period depicted in the art. In the first of this three-part podcast, produced on the occasion of the exhibition, Gallery curator Arthur Wheelock talks to Leyster scholar Frima Fox Hofrichter about the range of Leyster's work, beginning with her renowned Self-Portrait, c. 1632-1633, from the Gallery's permanent collection. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387809001_062309arttalk03.mp3 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:38:00 EST 8:38 judith leyster, 17th-century dutch, woman, Wheelock, Frima Fox Hofrichter National Gallery of Art Stanley William Hayter: From Surrealism to Abstraction June 2009, Backstory - Judith Brodie, curator and head of the department of modern prints and drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington. English artist Stanley William Hayter has been widely celebrated for his influence on creative printmaking in America and Europe. In this podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Stanley William Hayter: From Surrealism to Abstraction, Judith Brodie talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the range of Hayter's work in the exhibition, including his surrealist engravings, linear abstractions inspired by motion and mathematics, and fully worked copperplates and plaster casts. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387811001_061609arttalk02.mp3 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST 8:22 hayter National Gallery of Art Jarom�r Funke and the Amateur Avant-Garde June 2009, Backstory - Matthew Witkovsky, chair and curator, department of photography, the Art Institute of Chicago. Jarom�r Funke, a leading figure in Czech and Slovak photography between the world wars, blazed a path with his compatriots�a group of committed amateurs�toward photography as a modern form of art. In this podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Jarom�r Funke and the Amateur Avant-Garde, Witkovsky talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the Czech photographer's influential role in this movement. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387813001_060909arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST 9:01 funke, avant-guarde, photography, czech, slovak, modern art National Gallery of Art The Role of Art and Architecture in Civic Buildings June 2009, Notable Lecture - Panelists: Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States; Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker and Joseph Urban Professor of Design and Architecture, New School; and Robert Storr, dean, Yale School of Art. Moderated by Molly Donovan, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. In this special lecture podcast recorded on May 12, 2009, the National Gallery of Art, in conjunction with the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, hosted this panel discussion on the role of art and architecture in the civic sphere, at home and around the world. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388320001_060209lect01.mp3 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST 65:06 civic architecture,Breyer,Goldberger, Storr, Donovan, FAPE, WPA National Gallery of Art Fifty-eighth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts: Picasso and Truth, Part 6: Mural May 2009 - T. J. Clark, George C. and Helen N. Pardee Chair and professor of history of art, University of California, Berkeley. Centered on a group of paintings by Picasso from the 1920s, a series of six lectures traces the artist's path to Guernica. In this audio podcast of the sixth and final lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on May 3, 2009, the renowned art historian and professor T. J. Clark reflects on the place of Guernica in Picasso's repeated attempts to escape from the intimacy and containment of cubism, and to expose his painting to everything in the new century that threatened to make that "interior" a thing of the past. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388727001_052609lect07.mp3 Tue, 26 May 2009 08:00:00 EST 64:32 Clark National Gallery of Art Fifty-eighth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts: Picasso and Truth, Part 5: Monument May 2009 - T. J. Clark, George C. and Helen N. Pardee Chair and professor of history of art, University of California, Berkeley. Centered on a group of paintings by Picasso from the 1920s, a series of six lectures traces the artist's path to Guernica. In this audio podcast of the fifth lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 26, 2009, the renowned art historian and professor T. J. Clark looks at Picasso's attempts in the late 1920s to escape from the room-space of cubism into a wider public world, populated by monsters (comic or tragic, benign or terrifying) on a grand scale. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388728001_051909lect06.mp3 Tue, 19 May 2009 08:00:00 EST 63:28 Clark National Gallery of Art Fifty-Eighth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts: Picasso and Truth, Part 4: Monster April 2009 - T. J. Clark, George C. and Helen N. Pardee Chair and professor of history of art, University of California, Berkeley. Centered on a group of paintings by Picasso from the 1920s, a series of six lectures traces the artist's path to Guernica. In this audio podcast of the fourth lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 19, 2009, the renowned art historian and professor T. J. Clark discusses Painter and Model, Picasso's largest canvas from 1927, and its corresponding sketchbook material, in which a monstrous conception of the body and sexuality accompanies a wholesale new vision of pictorial space. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388729001_051209lect05.mp3 Tue, 12 May 2009 08:00:00 EST 63:15 Clark National Gallery of Art Fifty-Eighth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts: Picasso and Truth, Part 3: Window April 2009 - T. J. Clark, George C. and Helen N. Pardee Chair and professor of history of art, University of California, Berkeley. Centered on a group of paintings by Picasso from the 1920s, a series of six lectures traces the artist's path to Guernica. In this audio podcast of the third lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on April 5, 2009, the renowned art historian and professor T. J. Clark discusses Three Dancers (1925). The lecture centers on the Three Dancers' radical re-imagining of space, particularly the relation between interior and exterior, and the way this new spatiality brings Untruth into the room. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388730001_050509lect04.mp3 Tue, 05 May 2009 08:00:00 EST 66:12 Clark National Gallery of Art Fifty-Eighth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts: Picasso and Truth, Part 2: Room April 2009 - T. J. Clark, George C. and Helen N. Pardee Chair and professor of history of art, University of California, Berkeley. Centered on a group of paintings by Picasso from the 1920s, a series of six lectures traces the artist's path to Guernica. In this audio podcast of the second lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on March 29, 2009, the renowned art historian and professor T. J. Clark focuses on Guitar and Mandolin on a Table (1924). In this work, one of Picasso's largest still lifes, a new attempt is made to open the intimate, enclosed space of cubism to the outside world�the world of sheer appearance, rather than the previous Picasso world of possession and touch. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388416001_042809lect03.mp3 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST 67:29 Clark National Gallery of Art Fifty-Eighth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts: Picasso and Truth, Part I: Object April 2009 - T. J. Clark, George C. and Helen N. Pardee Chair and professor of history of art, University of California, Berkeley. Centered on a group of paintings by Picasso from the 1920s, a series of six lectures traces the artist's path to Guernica. In this audio podcast of the first lecture, originally delivered at the National Gallery of Art on March 22, 2009, the renowned art historian and professor T. J. Clark discusses the sense of space epitomized by Picasso's The Blue Room, the artist's conception of the task of painting in the new century, and the relationships between his work and Friedrich Nietzsche's critique of Truth. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388418001_041409lect02.mp3 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST 67:29 Clark National Gallery of Art Elson Lecture 2009: Robert Frank April 2009, Notable Lectures - Photographer Robert Frank and Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of the department of photographs, National Gallery of Art. Looking In: Robert Frank's "The Americans," an exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Art, is the most comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the single most important book of photographs published since World War II. In this podcast of the annual Elson Lecture, recorded on March 26, 2009, Greenough speaks with the renowned photographer about his career before, during, and after "The Americans." Robert Frank: The Americans-50th Anniversary Edition is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. The exhibition catalogue is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388419001_040709lect01.mp3 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST 61:06 robert, frank National Gallery of Art Pride of Place, Part 3: Daily Life March 2009, Art Talk - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art. The Dutch took enormous pride in their cities, which experienced unprecedented prosperity during the 17th century. A new genre of painting�the cityscape�emerged as images of towns and cities were captured in paintings, maps, atlases, illustrated books, and prints. In the third of this three-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Pride of Place: Dutch Cityscapes of the Golden Age, Wheelock discusses daily life as depicted in cityscapes, from inside the domestic courtyard and bustling city-centers to urban life seen from beyond. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388777001_033109arttalk03.mp3 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST 8:38 dutch, baroque paintings National Gallery of Art Pride of Place, Part 2: The Cities March 2009, Art Talk - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art. The Dutch took enormous pride in their cities, which experienced unprecedented prosperity during the 17th century. A new genre of painting�the cityscape�emerged as images of towns and cities were captured in paintings, maps, atlases, illustrated books, and prints. In the second of this three-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Pride of Place: Dutch Cityscapes of the Golden Age, Wheelock talks about the cities of the seventeen Dutch provinces and the artists who depicted them. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388779001_032409arttalk02.mp3 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST 8:48 dutch, baroque paintings National Gallery of Art Pride of Place, Part 1: The Cityscape March 2009, Art Talk - Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art The Dutch took enormous pride in their cities, which experienced unprecedented prosperity during the 17th century. A new genre of painting�the cityscape�emerged as images of towns and cities were captured in paintings, maps, atlases, illustrated books, and prints. In the first of this three-part Art Talk podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Pride of Place: Dutch Cityscapes of the Golden Age, Wheelock discusses how Dutch politics and cartography influenced the cityscape. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388781001_031709bs01.mp3 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST 8:47 dutch, baroque paintings, cartography National Gallery of Art The Collecting of African American Art VI: The Art of Collecting March 2009, Notable Lectures - Harmon and Harriet Kelley, collectors, and Deborah Willis, professor, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Since 1987 Harmon and Harriet Kelley have amassed an art collection that represents a kaleidoscopic view of African American life and cultural history from the 19th to 21st centuries. In this conversation recorded on February 22, 2009, as part of the National Gallery of Art lecture series The Collecting of African American Art, Deborah Willis speaks with the Kelleys about their passion and determination to build a collection that advances and preserves the legacy of African American art. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388783001_030309lect01.mp3 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST 67:00 harriet kelly, deborah willis, african american art The Collecting of African American Art V: Collecting as a Way of Life Collecting as a Way of Life February 2009, Notable Lecture - Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art, and Juliet Bethea, collector. In this event recorded on February 15, 2009, as part of the National Gallery of Art lecture series The Collecting of African American Art, Ruth Fine speaks with Washington, DC-based collector Juliet Bethea about her life–long passion for learning and what inspired her to begin acquiring art nearly 40 years ago. Bethea discusses how moving to Washington in 1967 after years of traveling abroad marked a turning point in her engagement with the arts. Through the strong community of artists connected to the Howard University community, Bethea developed a connection with the local art scene. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388798001_022409lect01.mp3 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST 71:31 afican american artist, juliet bethea National Gallery of Art Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the Shaw Memorial February 2009, Art Talk -Paul G. Sanderson III, filmmaker and Gregory C. Schwarz, chief of interpretation, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. The monumental plaster model for one of the greatest works of American sculpture, Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment, is on view in the National Gallery of Art. In this podcast, Schwarz of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire, talks to filmmaker Sanderson about his new documentary exploring the life and work of one of America's most renowned sculptors. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388800001_021909arttalk02.mp3 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST 15:41 Guadens, Shaw National Gallery of Art An American Journey February 2009, Art Talk - Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of the department of photographs, National Gallery of Art, and Philippe S�clier, filmmaker. Fifty years after the publication of The Americans, French filmmaker Philippe S�clier retraced Robert Frank's journey through the United States in 1955 and 1956. Working with only a small digital camera, S�clier explores the legacy of the 1950s and the impact of the book on photography and culture in this 15,000-mile odyssey through present-day America. In this podcast, Greenough and S�clier discuss his tribute, four years in the making, to the renowned photographer. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388802001_021009arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST 14:22 filmaker, photography, camera, Philippe S�clier National Gallery of Art Transforming Destiny into Awareness: Robert Frank's "The Americans" February 2009, Notable Lectures - Sarah Greenough, senior curator and head of the department of photographs, National Gallery of Art. Looking In: Robert Frank's "The Americans," an exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Art, is the most comprehensive and in-depth exploration ever undertaken of the preeminent book of photographs published since World War II. In this Notable Lectures podcast, recorded on January 18, 2009, the opening day of the exhibition, Greenough discusses Frank's process in creating this powerful and provocative book as well as the publication's legacy 50 years later. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388804001_020309lect01.mp3 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST 48:33 Robert Frank, photography National Gallery of Art In the Tower: Philip Guston January 2009, Backstory - Harry Cooper, curator, modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art For more than five decades Guston explored ways to paint, from the mural art of the Depression through midcentury abstract expressionism to a raw new imagery beginning in 1968. His shocking return to figuration in that year, influenced by comics and politics, paved the way for numerous developments in contemporary art. In this Backstory podcast, produced as the Gallery opens the first in a new series of special focus exhibitions, "In the Tower," Cooper talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the paintings, prints, and drawings on view, which chart Guston's career from 1949 to 1980. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392697001_012709bs01.mp3 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST 8:03 guston, contemporary art, abstract expressionism National Gallery of Art The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren January 2009, Notable Lectures - Jonathan Lopez, writer and historian. Lopez, author of The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren, tracks down primary sources in four countries and five languages to reveal for the first time the real story of the world's most famous forger. In this Notable Lectures podcast, recorded on January 11, 2009, as part of the Gallery's winter lecture series, Lopez talks about the intriguing details of deceit in the art world between the wars and a talented Mr. Ripley�armed with a brush�who made a fortune painting and selling fake "old masters." The book is available for purchase from the Gallery Shops. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392699001_012009lect02.mp3 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST 57:28 vermeer, Master Forger Han van Meegeren National Gallery of Art First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and the 1963 Exhibition of the "Mona Lisa" January 2009, Notable Lectures - Margaret Leslie Davis, author. In her book Mona Lisa in Camelot: How Jacqueline Kennedy and da Vinci's Masterpiece Charmed and Captivated a Nation, Davis weaves together the enchanting saga of America's first museum blockbuster show and how the first lady made it happen. In this Notable Lectures podcast, recorded on January 4, 2009, as part of the Gallery's winter lecture series, Davis discusses the details of the Mona Lisa's visit to the National Gallery of Art and the "Lisa Fever" that ensued. The book is available for purchase from the Gallery Shop. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392701001_011309lect01.mp3 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST 54:46 Jacqueline Kennedy, Mona Lisa, Margaret Leslie Davis, National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art Stanley Kubrick: Two Views December 2008, Notable Lectures - Robert Kolker, professor, Film Studies & Digital Media, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture, Georgia Institute of Technology, and James Naremore, Chancellor's Professor of Speech Communication, Chancellor's Professor of Comparative Literature, Chancellor's Professor of English, professor of film studies, Indiana University. July 26, 2008, marked the 80th birthday of Stanley Kubrick. To celebrate the occasion, Robert Kolker and James Naremore reviewed the director's contributions through a focused dialogue based on two of Kubrick's landmark films: a new restoration of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb and his last and most enigmatic work, Eyes Wide Shut. Robert Kolker edited Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey": New Essays (2006) and James Naremore is the author of On Kubrick (2007). http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381362001_123008lect05.mp3 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST 77:22 conrad rudolph, medieval map, hugh saint vistor, the mystic ark National Gallery of Art Time, Space, and the Progress of History in the Medieval Map December 2008, Notable Lectures - Conrad Rudolph, professor of medieval art history, University of California at Riverside. Rudolph demonstrates how medieval maps informed their users not only of where they were at that moment, but of where they had been in the past and would be in the future, sometimes in relation to the entire human race. In this Notable Lectures podcast, recorded on December 14, 2008, as part of the Gallery's fall lecture series, particular attention is given to the world map in Hugh of Saint Victor's The Mystic Ark, c. 1125�1130. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381364001_122308lect04.mp3 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST 69:34 conrad rudolph, medieval map, hugh saint vistor, the mystic ark National Gallery of Art Conversations with Authors: Calvin Tomkins December 2008, Notable Lectures - Calvin Tomkins, author and staff writer, New Yorker, and Harry Cooper, curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. In his latest book Lives of the Artists, Tomkins explores ten major artists to demonstrate the direction that contemporary art is taking. In this Notable Lectures podcast, recorded on November 23, 2008, as part of the Gallery's fall lecture series, he and Harry Cooper discuss the book, touching on artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Jasper Johns. The book is available for purchase from the Gallery Shop. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381366001_121608lect03.mp3 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST 54:50 calvin tomkins, New Yorker, lives of the artists, marcel duchamp, jasper johns National Gallery of Art The Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art 2008: To Live with Myths in Pompeii and Beyond December 2008, Notable Lectures - Paul Zanker, professor of art history, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa. In this podcast, recorded on November 9, 2008, as part of the Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art series, Paul Zanker explains that for ancient Greeks, myths were stories of gods, heroes, and ordinary people who had religious authority. These stories and their artistic representations served as guides and models for living in varying circumstances. However, myths did not embody religious teaching or moral precepts for human behavior; these stories described fate�the highs and lows of being human�to which everyone could relate, and in which they could take comfort. Despite the cultural shifts of the Roman world, these ancient myths retained their purpose and impact in the art of Pompeii and other sites in Italy. This lecture coincided with the exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples on view at the National Gallery of Art from October 19, 2008, to March 22, 2009. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381368001_120908lect02.mp3 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST 62:57 art critic, new yorker, zanker National Gallery of Art Let's Talk: A Conversation with Peter Schjeldahl December 2008, Notable Lectures - Peter Schjeldahl, senior art critic, New Yorker. In his book Let's See: Writings on Art from the "New Yorker," Schjeldahl covers large-scale exhibitions and private gallery shows and profiles leaders in the art world as well as the artists themselves. In this Notable Lectures podcast, recorded on November 2, 2008, as part of the Gallery's fall lecture series, he discusses his work as an art critic, reads excerpts from his book, and answers questions from the audience. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389381370001_120208lect01.mp3 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST 59:53 art critic, new yorker, schjeldahl National Gallery of Art Jan Lievens, Part 3: Return to the Netherlands (1644�1674) November 2008, Backstory - Arthur Wheelock, curator of northern baroque painting, National Gallery of Art. Jan Lievens was a child prodigy, whose later career was marked by important civic and private commissions. Nevertheless, his name today barely registers in the public consciousness. In the third of this three-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered, Wheelock talks about Lievens' success and legacy. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388362001_112508bs03.mp3 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:21 lievens National Gallery of Art Jan Lievens, Part 2: London and Antwerp (1632�1644) November 2008, Backstory - Arthur Wheelock, curator of northern baroque painting, National Gallery of Art. Jan Lievens was a child prodigy, whose later career was marked by important civic and private commissions. Nevertheless, his name today barely registers in the public consciousness. In the second of this three-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered, Wheelock talks about changes in Lievens' style and the influence of Anthony Van Dyck. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388364001_111808bs02.mp3 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:07 lievens National Gallery of Art Jan Lievens, Part 1: The Leiden Years (1620�1632) November 2008, Backstory - Arthur Wheelock, curator of northern baroque painting, National Gallery of Art. Jan Lievens was a child prodigy, whose later career was marked by important civic and private commissions. Nevertheless, his name today barely registers in the public consciousness. In the first of this three-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered, Wheelock talks about Lievens' early career and his relationship with Rembrandt. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388366001_111108bs01.mp3 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:27 lievens National Gallery of Art Pompeii and the Roman Villa, Part 5: Rediscovery and Reinvention November 2008, Backstory - Carol Mattusch, guest curator and professor, George Mason University. In the second century BC, Roman aristocrats began to build lavish seaside villas on the picturesque Bay of Naples�in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius. In the fifth of this five-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, Mattusch talks to Tempchin about the impact the excavations of these ancient sites have had on the modern world. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388368001_110508bs05.mp3 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:33 pompeii, rome, mt. vesuvius, bay of naples, villa National Gallery of Art Pompeii and the Roman Villa, Part 4: The Greek Legacy October 2008, Backstory - Carol Mattusch, guest curator and professor, George Mason University. In the second century BC, Roman aristocrats began to build lavish seaside villas on the picturesque Bay of Naples�in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius. In the fourth of this five-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, Mattusch talks to Tempchin about the Greek legacy in Roman culture. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379957001_102808bs04.mp3 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:27 pompeii, rome, mt. vesuvius, bay of naples, villa National Gallery of Art Pompeii and the Roman Villa, Part 3: Triclinium of Moregine October 2008, Backstory - Carol Mattusch, guest curator and professor, George Mason University. In the second century BC, Roman aristocrats began to build lavish seaside villas on the picturesque Bay of Naples�in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius. In the third of this five-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, Mattusch talks to Tempchin about the role of the dining room in a Roman villa. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379959001_102108bs03.mp3 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EST 3:04 pompeii, rome, mt. vesuvius, bay of naples, villa National Gallery of Art Pompeii and the Roman Villa, Part 2: Courtyards and Gardens October 2008, Backstory - Carol Mattusch, guest curator and professor, George Mason University. In the second century BC, Roman aristocrats began to build lavish seaside villas on the picturesque Bay of Naples�in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius. In the second of this five-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, Mattusch talks to Tempchin about the sculptures and designs of the villas' gardens. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379961001_100708bs02.mp3 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EST 4:55 pompeii, rome, mt. vesuvius, bay of naples, villa National Gallery of Art Pompeii and the Roman Villa, Part 1: Patrons at Home October 2008, Backstory - Carol Mattusch, guest curator and professor, George Mason University. In the second century BC, Roman aristocrats began to build lavish seaside villas on the picturesque Bay of Naples�in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius. In the first of this five-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, Mattusch talks to Tempchin about the vacationing Roman elite who inhabited this region. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379963001_093008bs01.mp3 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EST 4:25 pompeii, rome, mt. vesuvius, bay of naples, villa National Gallery of Art George de Forest Brush, Part 2: Tradition and Modernity September 2008, Backstory - Nancy Anderson, curator of American and British paintings, National Gallery of Art. George de Forest Brush (1854/1855�1941) combined extraordinary technical skills acquired during several years of studio training in Paris with firsthand experience living among the Arapahoe, Shoshone, and Crow Indians in Wyoming and Montana. In the second of this two-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the exhibition George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings, Anderson talks to Tempchin about the social and historical contexts of Brush's Indian paintings. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380015001_092308bs01.mp3 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:52 Indian Paintings, George de Forest Brush National Gallery of Art George de Forest Brush, Part 1: The Advent of the Indian Paintings September 2008, Backstory - Nancy Anderson, curator of American and British paintings, National Gallery of Art. George de Forest Brush (1854/1855�1941) combined extraordinary technical skills acquired during several years of studio training in Paris with firsthand experience living among the Arapahoe, Shoshone, and Crow Indians in Wyoming and Montana. In the first of this two-part Backstory podcast, produced on the occasion of the exhibition George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings, Anderson talks to Tempchin about Brush's life and his legacy. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380017001_091608bs01.mp3 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:06 Indian Paintings, George de Forest Brush National Gallery of Art Martin Puryear, Part 2: Defining the Object September 2008, Art Talk - Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art, and John Elderfield, exhibition curator and chief curator emeritus of painting and sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art. Internationally acclaimed artist and native Washingtonian Martin Puryear creates monumental sculptures that recall architecture, craft traditions, and organic forms. In the second of this two-part podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Martin Puryear, the two curators converse about Elderfield's own interpretation of the artist's sculptures. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380019001_0909arttalk02.mp3 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:53 puryear, monumental sculptures, craft, architecture, organic National Gallery of Art Martin Puryear, Part 1: Evolution of an Exhibition September 2008, Art Talk - Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art, and John Elderfield, exhibition curator and chief curator emeritus of painting and sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art. Internationally acclaimed artist and native Washingtonian Martin Puryear creates monumental sculptures that recall architecture, craft traditions, and organic forms. In the first of this two-part podcast, produced on the occasion of the Gallery exhibition Martin Puryear, Elderfield talks to Fine about working with the artist to develop this landmark show. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380021001_0902arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:58 puryear, monumental sculptures, craft, architecture, organic National Gallery of Art Richard Misrach, Part 3: On the Beach August 2008, ArtTalk- Photographer Richard Misrach and Sarah Greenough, senior curator of photographs, National Gallery of Art. Employing an aerial perspective, Richard Misrach instilled his monumental beach series with a sense of disquiet: with references to the horizon and sky eliminated, figures appear isolated and vulnerable. In the third of this three-part podcast, produced on the occasion of the exhibition Richard Misrach: On the Beach, Misrach and Greenough delve into the impact of new photographic technology on his art and the inspiration for his series. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388382001_0826arttalk03.mp3 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST 10:32 photgraphs, misrach, beach, horizon, sky National Gallery of Art Richard Misrach, Part 2: Color and Scale August 2008, Art Talk - Photographer Richard Misrach and Sarah Greenough, senior curator of photographs, National Gallery of Art.Employing an aerial perspective, Richard Misrach instilled his monumental beach series with a sense of disquiet: with references to the horizon and sky eliminated, figures appear isolated and vulnerable. In the second of this three-part podcast, produced on the occasion of the exhibition Richard Misrach: On the Beach, Misrach discusses the process by which he reached his current photographic style. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388384001_0819arttalk02.mp3 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST 11:08 photgraphs, misrach, beach, horizon, sky National Gallery of Art Richard Misrach, Part 1: Origins and Influences August 2008, Art Talk - Photographer Richard Misrach and Sarah Greenough, senior curator of photographs, National Gallery of Art. Employing an aerial perspective, Richard Misrach instilled his monumental beach series with a sense of disquiet: with references to the horizon and sky eliminated, figures appear isolated and vulnerable. In the first of this three-part podcast, produced on the occasion of the exhibition Richard Misrach: On the Beach, he talks to Sarah Greenough about the influences and origins of his photographic career. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388386001_0812arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:43 photgraphs, misrach, beach, horizon, sky National Gallery of Art Afghan Treasures: Rescuing Tillya Tepe's Gold, Part 4 August 2008, Backstory - Fredrik Hiebert, National Geographic Archaeology Fellow and exhibition curator. In the last of this four-part podcast Fredrik Hiebert, exhibition curator and National Geographic Archaeology Fellow, talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the luxurious gold ornaments and jewelry found at Tillya Tepe on the eve of the Soviet invasion. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388388001_0808bs04.mp3 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:30 afghanistan, archaeological treasures, artifacts, silk road, culture, national geographic, asia, sites National Gallery of Art Afghan Treasures: The Silk Road Revealed at Begram, Part 3 July 2008, Backstory - Fredrik Hiebert, National Geographic Archaeology Fellow and exhibition curator. In the third of this four-part podcast Fredrik Hiebert, exhibition curator and National Geographic Archaeology Fellow, talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the incredible discovery from Begram, a Silk Road merchant's warehouse with the contents found completely intact. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388390001_0807bs03.mp3 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:25 afghanistan, archaeological treasures, artifacts, silk road, culture, national geographic, asia, sites National Gallery of Art Afghan Treasures: In Search of "Lady Moon"-A� Khanum, Part 2 June 2008, Backstory - Fredrik Hiebert, National Geographic Archaeology Fellow and exhibition curator. In the second of this four-part podcast Fredrik Hiebert, exhibition curator and National Geographic Archaeology Fellow, talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the A� Khanum archaeological site and the impact of Alexander the Great on the region. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388322001_0806bs02.mp3 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:20 afghanistan, archaeological treasures, artifacts, silk road, culture, national geographic, asia, sites National Gallery of Art Afghan Treasures: The Bactrian Hoard and Tepe Fullol, Part 1 June 2008, Backstory - Fredrik Hiebert, National Geographic Archaeology Fellow and exhibition curator. Afghanistan was in ancient times the heart of the Silk Road, linking cultures from Asia to the Mediterranean. Many thought the country's extraordinary archaeological treasures had been stolen or destroyed during recent decades of conflict in the region, but in 2003 they were recovered intact. Some 230 of these artifacts are now on view in the exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul. In the first of this four-part podcast Fredrik Hiebert, exhibition curator and National Geographic Archaeology Fellow, talks to host Barbara Tempchin about the heroism displayed by the Afghan people who kept these treasures hidden for decades. They also discuss one of the oldest archaeological sites, Tepe Fullol. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388324001_0806bs01.mp3 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST 8:33 afghanistan, archaeological treasures, artifacts, silk road, culture, national geographic, asia, sites National Gallery of Art The Vogel Collection Story: Part 3, The Fifty Works for Fifty States Project May 2008, Art Talk - 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 final part of this three-part podcast, the Vogels discuss the impact they hope their project will have on the arts nationwide. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388412001_0805arttalk03.mp3 Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 EST 13:22 dorothy, herbet, vogel, collectors, minimal art, conceptual art, post-minimal art, contemporary art National Gallery of Art The Vogel Collection Story: Part 2, Working with the National Gallery of Art May 2008, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388414001_0805arttalk02.mp3 Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:00 EST 7:59 dorothy, herbet, vogel, collectors, minimal art, conceptual art, post-minimal art, contemporary art National Gallery of Art The Vogel Collection Story: Part 1, Meeting and Collecting April 2008, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388745001_0804arttalk01.mp3 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST 11:27 dorothy, herbet, vogel, collectors, minimal art, conceptual art, post-minimal art, contemporary art 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388753001_0804bs01.mp3 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST 6:04 library, artist tools, techniques, technology National Gallery of Art The Paper Tiger: Calotypes in Great Britain, Part 2 March 2008, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388748001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388751001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388788001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388790001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392683001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392685001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392687001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392689001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392691001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392703001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392705001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389392707001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379968001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389379972001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388358001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388354001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388356001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389388360001_0711bs01.mp3 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:00:00 EST 6:50 turner, kelly National Gallery of Art Snapshot Collecting October 2007, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389225829001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389225831001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389225833001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389225835001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380033001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380035001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389380037001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387715001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387731001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387733001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387735001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1389387737001_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, Art Talk - 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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1365632596001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1365632598001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1365632602001_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://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd19/media/1191289016001/1191289016001_1365632600001_0707bs02.mp3 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EST 10:37 mellon, andrew, paul, gallery, dvd, washington clean