PROGRAMS News Release: 24 March 1999

"Related Activities for Portraits by Ingres: Image of an Epoch" at the National Gallery of Art, 23 May - 22 August 1999

SYMPOSIUM
Sunday, 23 May
East Building, large auditorium
1 - 4 p.m.

Introduction
Philip Conisbee, senior curator of European painting, National Gallery of Art

Monsieur le Directeur in the Atelier
Christopher Riopelle, curator of nineteenth-century paintings, The National Gallery, London

Ingres in Fashion
Aileen Ribiero, reader, history of dress department, Courtauld Institute of Art

Thoughts on the Construction of Gender in Portraits by Ingres
Andrew Shelton, assistant professor, department of critical studies, Massachusetts College of Art

"I did not return to Paris to paint portraits"
Gary Tinterow, Engelhard Curator, department of European paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION
For dates and times of public tours by staff lecturers, please consult the calendar of events or call (202) 842-6706. No reservations are required.
Tours by Special Appointment: for adult groups of twenty or more, Tuesdays through Fridays, call (202) 842-6247; for school groups, Mondays through Fridays, call (202) 842-6249.

AUDIO TOUR
An audio tour is available at the entrance to the exhibition for $4.00 ($3.50 for senior citizens, students, and groups of ten or more). Amplified headsets and scripts are available to visitors with hearing impairments. To reserve audio tours for groups, call (202) 842-6592.

CATALOGUE
Portraits by Ingres: Image of an Epoch by Gary Tinterow and Philip Conisbee is published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The catalogue contains 608 pages with 205 color and 350 black and white illustrations. It is available from the Gallery Shops for $50 (softcover) and $85 (hardcover). To order by mail, call (800) 697-9350 or (301) 322-5900.

EXHIBITION BROCHURE
An illustrated brochure will be available at the entrance to the exhibition. A large-print version of the brochure is available on request from the audio tour desk at the exhibition entrance or from the West Building Main Floor Art Information Desk.

SPONSOR/ORGANIZATION
The exhibition has been organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, The National Gallery, London, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The exhibition is made possible by generous support from Airbus Industrie

The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities

General Information

The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden are at all times free to the public. They are located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, and are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1. For information call (202) 737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (202) 842-6176, or visit the Gallery's Web site at www.nga.gov.

Visitors will be asked to present all carried items for inspection upon entering the East and West Buildings. Checkrooms are free of charge and located at each entrance. Luggage and other oversized bags must be presented at the 4th Street entrances to the East or West Building to permit x-ray screening and must be deposited in the checkrooms at those entrances. For the safety of visitors and the works of art, nothing may be carried into the Gallery on a visitor's back. Any bag or other items that cannot be carried reasonably and safely in some other manner must be left in the checkrooms. Items larger than 17 x 26 inches cannot be accepted by the Gallery or its checkrooms.

For additional press information please call or send inquiries to:

Press Office
National Gallery of Art
2000B South Club Drive
Landover, MD 20785
phone: (202) 842-6353 e-mail: pressinfo@nga.gov

Deborah Ziska
Chief of Press and Public Information
(202) 842-6353
ds-ziska@nga.gov

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