1. Works in Progress Lectures
Please join us for two Works in Progress Lectures in the East Building Small Auditorium at 12:10 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. On April 16, Jephta Dullaart, academic year intern at the National Gallery of Art, will speak on Putting Things in Perspective: Changing Aesthetics and Dutch Cityscape Painting, and on April 30, Dr. Jennifer Wagelie, department of academic programs, National Gallery of Art, will speak about New Zealand at the Fair: The Presentation of Maori Art and Culture at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904. Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is not required.
http://www.nga.gov/programs/lecture.htm#progress
2. Armand Hammer Collection: Italian Drawings from the Hammer Collection
The Armand Hammer collection of old master and modern drawings consists of works by some of the greatest draftsmen of all time, from Leonardo and Raphael to Van Gogh and Picasso. This selection presents Italian drawings throughout the centuries, ranging from High Renaissance masters to 18th-century artists.
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/ahammerinfo.htm
3. The Fifty-sixth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts 2007: Last Looks, Last Books: The Binocular Poetry of Death
This series of Mellon Lectures will be given by Helen Vendler, the A. Kingsley Porter University Professor at Harvard University. Topics will range from Introduction: Sustaining a Double View to Self-Portraits while Dying: James Merrill, "A Scattering of Salts." Lectures are free and open to the public.
http://www.nga.gov/programs/abstracts/vendler.htm
4. Symposium: Jasper Johns: The First Decade
The symposium Jasper Johns: The First Decade will be held on April 28. It is offered in conjunction with the ongoing exhibition Jasper Johns: An Allegory of Painting, 1955–1965, and participants will include Jeffrey Weiss, Richard Meyer, Thomas Crow, Faya Causey, David Joselit, Harry Cooper, and Joachim Pissarro.
http://www.nga.gov/programs/abstracts/johns.htm (Symposium)
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/johnsinfo.htm (Exhibition Information)
5. Children's Films: Emmanuel's Gift
Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was born with his right leg severely impaired. Using only one leg, he pedaled a bicycle across Ghana to spread the message that disability does not equal inability. Documenting his journey to the United States, where he received a prosthetic leg, and his return to Ghana to distribute wheelchairs and set up education funds, this film tells the remarkable and true story of how one person changed a nation's perception of those with physical disabilities.
http://www.nga.gov/programs/flmchild.htm#apr21
6. Family Workshop: Sailing Adventure
Ahoy there! Take an imaginary trip from the Netherlands to France while exploring paintings of ships and the sea. After an interactive tour in the galleries, adults and children will work together to decorate their own sailboat to take home.
http://www.nga.gov/programs/family.htm#apr15
7. National Gallery: Art Research Library
The National Gallery of Art Library is a major national art research center serving the Gallery's staff, members of the Center for Advanced Study, visiting scholars, and serious adult researchers. The Library contains a comprehensive collection of more than 200,000 books, periodicals, and documents on the history, theory, and criticism of art and architecture. It also maintains a rare book room containing exceptional resources for study and research.
http://www.nga.gov/resources/dldesc.htm (National Gallery of Art Library)
http://library.nga.gov/ (Search the National Gallery of Art Library)
8. April Calendar of Events
Plan your visit to the Gallery with the help of the April Calendar of Events. Schedules of films, lectures, gallery talks, family activities, and concerts are listed along with detailed information about each event.
http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/calendar.htm
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