1. NEW EXHIBITION FEATURE: SLIDESHOW: JUDITH LEYSTER, 1609–1660
In celebration of Judith Leyster's 400th birthday, the Gallery is showcasing her expressive Self-Portrait as the focal point of a small exhibition that includes 10 of Leyster's finest works from American and European collections. Leyster's oeuvre consists of a range of subjects, including genre scenes, portraits, and still lifes. Our new Web slideshow displays a selection of paintings that reveal Leyster's awareness of contemporary artistic styles and themes.
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2009/leyster/leyster.shtm (Web feature)
www.nga.gov/podcasts/index.shtm#062309arttalk03 (podcast: Part 1, An Introduction)
www.nga.gov/podcasts/index.shtm#063009arttalk04 (podcast: Part 2, Leyster's Technique)
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/leysterinfo.shtm (exhibition information)
2. THIS MONTH'S FEATURED WORK OF ART FROM THE COLLECTION: CENTAURESSE BY STANLEY WILLIAM HAYTER
Centauresse is Stanley William Hayter's first multicolor print using a single copper plate, a method he called "simultaneous color printing." Instead of working in the customary method with multiple plates, each inked in a different color, he printed multiple colors using a single plate in one run through the press. This group of five impressions illustrates Hayter's gradual development of the plate for Centauresse and his investigations with color. On view in the exhibition Stanley William Hayter: From Surrealism to Abstraction, in the West Building, Ground Floor, East Outer Tier.
www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=52909 (Centauresse)
www.nga.gov/podcasts/index.shtm#061609arttalk02 (podcast)
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/hayterinfo.shtm (exhibition information)
3. RECENT ACQUISITION: A QUIET DAY NEAR MANCHESTER BY ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER
Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837–1908) began his career as a painter of autumnal landscapes, but by the late 1860s he had become a specialist in seascapes. His favorite subjects were the beaches and headlands of the New England coast, and he excelled at depicting such scenes in calm weather and lit by serene, luminous skies. At his best, as in the radiant A Quiet Day near Manchester, he was capable of equaling the finest work of his fellow marine painters, John Frederick Kensett, Sanford Robinson Gifford, and Martin Johnson Heade. On view in the West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 67.
www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=140908
4. NEW VIDEO PODCAST: TALK ABOUT ART
Talk About Art is a six-minute documentary film that highlights the views of visitors to the National Gallery of Art. Among those who share their thoughts on art are people from all walks of life—including students, a taxi driver, an architect, a security guard, and a hairdresser. These are not art historians, but art is a common bond for them, and clearly a force in their lives. For some, art is a way to connect to the past; for others, it is a way to see the world around them in a different way. Listening to their side of the museum experience may get you talking about art as well.
www.nga.gov/podcasts/index.shtm#talk
5. NEW FAMILY GUIDE: DUTCH AND FRENCH PAINTINGS
A brand-new family guide takes a closer look a Dutch and French paintings from the Gallery's permanent collection. Made for groups with children ages six and up, it offers several "artful conversations" that encourage collaborative museum touring—comparisons, opinions, and choices based on directed looking.
www.nga.gov/education/classroom/pdf/guide_french_dutch.pdf
6. NEW CASVA ONLINE RESOURCES
Explore new online resources from the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts. Visitors can access information on current research projects, meetings, and publications; learn more about the resident community of scholars; and order books from the CASVA series.
www.nga.gov/resources/casva.shtm
7. NGA ONLINE SHOP: CASVA PUBLICATIONS
Studies in the History of Art is a scholarly book series that includes the proceedings of symposia sponsored by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art. The most recent volumes, now available through our online Shop, include A Modernist Museum in Perspective: The East Building, National Gallery of Art and Dialogues in Art History, from Mesopotamian to Modern: Readings for a New Century.
shop.nga.gov/nga/category.cgi?category=books-casva_publications
8. REVISIT CHARLES SHEELER: ACROSS MEDIA
The American modernist Charles Sheeler explored the relationships among photography, film, and more traditional media such as painting and drawing with more rigor and intellectual discipline than perhaps any other artist of his generation. Revisit the Gallery's 2006 exhibition in our Web feature, which allows viewers to compare works of the same subject rendered in a variety of media.
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2006/sheeler/index.shtm (Web feature)
shop.nga.gov/nga/category.cgi?item=410000158920 (exhibition catalogue)
9. NGA EXHIBITIONS ON TOUR
If you missed a National Gallery exhibition here in Washington, you may be able to catch it during your summer travels. Looking In: Robert Frank's "The Americans"; Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered; Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples; Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul; and Richard Misrach: On the Beach will be on view at museums in the United States and Europe this July.
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/frankinfo.shtm
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/lievensinfo.shtm
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/pompeiiinfo.shtm
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/afghanistaninfo.shtm
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/misrachinfo.shtm
10. JULY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Plan your visit to the Gallery with the help of the July 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.
July 1
On July 1, 1939, the National Gallery of Art hired its first permanent civil service employees. The new staff members worked in temporary offices on Lafayette Square near the White House until the new museum building was completed late in 1940.
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