1. NEW EXHIBITION WEB FEATURE: HEAVEN ON EARTH: Manuscript Illuminations from the National Gallery of Art
Rare medieval manuscript illuminations, last exhibited in 1975, are now on view in a stunning installation, Heaven on Earth: Manuscript Illuminations from the National Gallery of Art. This exhibition offers the first in-depth look at these works of art, texts laboriously inscribed by hand on carefully prepared parchment made from the skin of sheep or calves. Our Web feature offers a slideshow of images from these luxurious books dating from the 12th to the 16th century.
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/heavenearthinfo.htm (exhibition information)
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2009/heaven/slideshow/index.htm (Web feature)
2. NEW MEDIA PLAYER
Use our new Web media player to scroll through a library of podcasts from the National Gallery. The video collection ranges from short programs to serialized short films, and from documentary trailers about ancient Pompeii to footage of artist Mel Bochner installing his Theory of Boundaries in the East Building.
www.nga.gov/podcasts/
3. THIS MONTH'S FEATURED ARTWORK FROM THE COLLECTION: BOTH MEMBERS OF THIS CLUB BY GEORGE BELLOWS
Both Members of This Club was inspired by the illegal boxing matches George Bellows attended in New York. At this backroom bout, the victorious fighter on the right lunges forward, while the nearly vanquished boxer on the left, his face contorted with pain, weakly resists the blow and momentarily postpones his imminent defeat. Bellows' rapid, slashing brushwork, his characteristic use of dramatic lighting and lurid color, and his selection of stark angles and dramatic close-ups all enhance the scene's immediacy. On view in the West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 71.
www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=30667 (Both Members of This Club)
www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/tbio?tperson=940 (Bellows biography)
www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg71/gg71-main1.html (online tour: American Realists of the Early 1900s)
4. FAMILY WEEKEND: PRIDE OF PLACE
Join us for a weekend of programs celebrating 17th-century Dutch painters and the cities that inspired them. On April 25 and 26, explore the exhibition Pride of Place: Dutch Cityscapes of the Golden Age using family activity booklets. Examine the unique design of Dutch cities, then create works of art by designing your own cityscape. Listen to 17th-century Dutch music and enjoy traditional folk songs. All activities are free and there is no advance registration for this drop-in program. Learn more about Pride of Place and explore online educational resources (including the NGAKids interactive Dutch dollhouse) on our Web site.
www.nga.gov/programs/family/#family_weekends
5. WEB FEATURE: REVELATIONS FROM REPRODUCTIONS
Commemorating the 2003 publication of Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century, a systematic catalogue of the National Gallery's permanent collection, the Revelations from Reproductions feature explores the insights gained from studying photographs of a painting taken at different times in its history. In this Web feature, four of the Gallery's Italian Renaissance paintings—by Mazziere, Masaccio, Carpaccio, and Botticelli—are displayed alongside late 19th- and 20th-century photographs from the Gallery's Library Image Collections, revealing restorations and reattributions.
www.nga.gov/feature/revelations/revelations.htm (Web feature)
shop.nga.gov/nga/category.cgi?item=410000022580 (catalogue)
6. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEW CASVA NEWSLETTER
In addition to our e-mail newsletters tailored to Web audiences, families, teens, and educators, the Gallery now offers a special newsletter devoted to the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA), a research institute promoting study of the history, theory, and criticism of art, architecture, and urbanism. Visitors may sign up on our Web site to receive four to six e-mails annually about the Center's fellowships, lectures, and publications.
subscribe.nga.gov/subscription_form_ngart.cfm
7. NEW PODCASTS: LECTURES AND CONVERSATIONS
In honor of African-American History Month, a number of audio podcasts were produced celebrating African Americans and the arts, including a lecture on the collection of African-American art and a discussion of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment. And in conjunction with the exhibition Looking In: Robert Frank's "The Americans," two new podcasts feature photography curator Sarah Greenough—first in a lecture on Frank's process in creating the powerful and provocative The Americans, and later in conversation with Philippe Seclier, a filmmaker who retraced Frank's journey for the book through the United States.
www.nga.gov/podcasts
8. IMAGE COLLECTIONS
Delve into the Gallery's department of image collections, composed of more than 10 million images representing the entire history of Western art, from the caves of Lascaux to the wall drawings of Sol LeWitt. Because of this significant range of sources and the archives' long history at the Gallery, the collection documents not only the history of art but also its reproduction through photomechanical and reproductive prints and a wide span of photographic processes dating back to the mid-19th century.
www.nga.gov/resources/dpahist.htm
9. NGA ONLINE SHOP: READY TO HANG
In addition to catalogues, stationery, and DVDs, “ready to hang” reproductions are available from the Gallery online shop. Visitors may purchase plaques of Fragonard's A Young Girl Reading or Van Gogh's Roses, as well as a variety of printed posters.
shop.nga.gov/nga/category.cgi?category=reproductions-ready_to_hang
10. ARRANGE A VISIT: PRINT AND PHOTOGRAPH STUDY ROOMS
The Gallery's collection of prints, drawings, and illustrated books contains almost 100,000 Western European and American works on paper, dating from the 12th century to the present day. The Gallery frequently exhibits selected artworks from its holdings, but those not on display may be viewed and studied by appointment in the Gallery's Print Study Rooms. Further, the National Gallery's collection of photographs comprises more than 8,000 works spanning the entire history of the medium since its invention in 1839. Photographs are fragile and subject to deterioration if exposed to light for extended periods, and the greatest part of the collection is kept in storage. Students and other visitors with a specific interest may take advantage of the Gallery's Photograph Study Room to examine and enjoy these important examples of the art of photography.
www.nga.gov/resources/dcgdesc.htm (Print Study Room)
www.nga.gov/resources/dcphdesc.htm (Photograph Study Room)
11. PAINTING CONSERVATION FELLOWSHIP ONLINE
The conservation division is currently offering a three-year painting conservation fellowship, the William R. Leisher Memorial Fellowship for Research and Treatment of Modern Paintings. The fellowship will be devoted to conservation examination, maintenance, and treatment of paintings in the 20th-century collection and research on contemporary artists' materials. Applications are due by April 12, 2009, and further information can be accessed online.
www.nga.gov/resources/dcl-pt_leisher.htm
12. 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 provide details about each event. Please check back often for the most up-to-date information, as new events are regularly added.
www.nga.gov/programs/calendar
TODAY IN GALLERY HISTORY
In addition to our timeline of Gallery history, "Today in Gallery History," a changing daily posting, features a notable Gallery event from the last 80 years.
April 1
On April 1, 1973, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings from the U.S.S.R. opened at the National Gallery of Art. The 41 paintings in the exhibition from the Hermitage and Pushkin museums were the first Western paintings from these institutions permitted to leave the Soviet Union for the United States.
http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/index.htm#today
PLAN A VISIT / GENERAL INFORMATION
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The National Gallery of Art, located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets and along Constitution Avenue NW, is 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.
Admission is free. For general information, call (202) 737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (202) 842-6176.
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