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CLOSING EXHIBITION April 20 at 2:00 APRIL Anniversary Gifts 17 WEDNESDAY 21 SUNDAY 12:30 Film: The National Gallery's 12:00 Gallery Talk: An Introduction 12:00 Gallery Talk: Degas Waxes Early Years on Film to Art: The Artist's Choices 1:00 Film: Welcome to the Water See bottom panels for introductory 1:00 Gallery Talk: Landscape into Art 12:30 Film: Welcome to the Water Planet and foreign language tours; see 2:00 Film: The Strawberry Blonde; Planet 4:00 Mellon Lecture: Silver Tribute reverse side for complete film Angels with Dirty Faces 1:00 Gallery Talk: Lever No. 3 by from a Prince to a Grand Duke: The information 2:30 Gallery Talk: The American Martin Puryear 'Piatti di San Giovanni' Family Portrait, 1776-1876 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration 6:00 Film: The Goldwyn Follies John Constable. Yarmouth Jetty, 1822. 7:00 Concert: George Shearing, piano, David Smith, Untitled (I irgitt Islands}, 1933, Promised Gift of Ruth Carter Stevenson iti Gift of Candida and Rebecca Smith in Honor 7 SUNDAY I lonor of the 50th Anniversary of the National 18 THURSDAY with Joe Williams and Joe Pass; Jazz of the 50th Anniversary of the National 1 MONDAY 12:00 Gallery Talk: Landscape Into Gallery of Art 10:15 Survey Course: American Art: Concert Gallery of Art 12:00 Gallery Talk: Bianca Maria Art The 18th Century and Early 19th Sforza by Ambrogio de Predis 1:00 Film: The National Gallery's 12 FRIDAY Century 22 MONDAY Early Years on Film 12:30 Film: The Home Show 12:00 Gallery Talk: Landscape into 1:00 Earth Day Lecture: Artist and 12:30 Film: James Stirling 2 TUESDAY 6:00 Film: Kitty Foyle 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration Art Landscape: Evolution of an Idea 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration 1:00 Gallery Talk: Selected Works 4:00 Mellon Lecture: What? Why? 12:30 Film: Welcome to the Water from the Exhibition of 50th How? Who? 13 SATURDAY Planet 23 TUESDAY 27 SATURDAY Anniversary Gifts 7:00 Concert: National Gallery 10:15 Survey Course: The Nineteenth 1:00 Gallery Talk: The Building of 12:00 Gallery Talk: An Introduction 10:15 Survey Course: American Art: Orchestra, George Manos, conductor Century: Post-Impressionism America's National Gallery to Art: The Artist's Choices The 19th Century 3 WEDNESDAY 11:00 Gallery Talk: The Building of 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration 12:30 Film: James Stirling 12:30 Film: The National Gallery's 9 TUESDAY America's National Gallery 24 WEDNESDAY 2:00 Film: The Philadelphia Story Early Years on Film 1:00 Gallery Talk: The Building of 12:30 Film: The Home Show 19 FRIDAY 12:00 Gallery Talk: Degas Waxes 2:30 Gallery Talk: Landscape in 19th- 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration America's National Gallery 1:00 Gallery Talk: An Introduction to 12:30 Film: Welcome to the Water 12:30 Film: James Stirling century England: Turner and Art: The Artist's Choices Planet 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration Constable 4 THURSDAY 10 WEDNESDAY 2:00 Film: The Great MeGinty; The 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration 10:15 Survey Course: The Nineteenth 12:00 Gallery Talk: Landscape into Lady Ere 25 THURSDAY 28 SUNDAY Century: Realism and Impressionism Art 2:30 Gallery Talk: The American 20 SATURDAY 10:15 Survey Course: American Art: 1:00 Film: James Stirling 12:30 Film: The National Gallery's 12:30 Film: The Home Show FamiJ) Portrait, 1776-1S 76 10:15 Survey Course: American Art: The 19th Century 4:00 Mellon Lecture: Bronze in the Early Years on Film 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration The 18th Century and Early 19th 12:00 Gallery Talk: An Introduction Service of the Church: Santa Maria 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration 14 SUNDAY Century to Art: The Artist's Choices Maggiore from Sixtus V to Benedict 11 THURSDAY 12:00 Gallery Talk: An Introduction to 11:00 Gallery Talk: Lever No. 3 by 12:30 Film: James Stirling XIV 5 FRIDAY 10:15 Survey Course: The Nineteenth Art: The Artist's Choices Martin Puryear 1:00 Gallery Talk: Lever No. 3 by 6:00 Film: Here Comes Mr. Jordan; 12:00 Galler> Talk: Bianca Maria Century: Post-Impression ism 1:00 Film: The Home Show 12:30 Film: Welcome to the Water Martin Puryear Adventures in Washington Sforza by Ambrogio de Predis 12:30 Film: The Home Show 4:00 Mellon Lecture: The Adoration of Planet 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration 7:00 Concert: An die Musik. Piano 12:30 Film: The National Gallery's 1:00 Gallery Talk: Selected fforks the Host: Tabernacles of the High 1:00 Gallery Talk: Degas Waxes 2:30 Gallery Talk: Landscape in Quintet Earl)- Years on Film from the Exhibition of 50th Baroque 2:00 Film: The Young Mr. Lincoln: 19th-century England: Turner and 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration Anniversary Gifts 6:00 Film: Blossoms in the Dust: Dr. Man Hunt Constable 29 MONDAY 2:00 Film: Voices in Celebration Kildare 's Crisis 2:30 Gallery Talk: The American 12:00 Gallery Talk: An Introduction to 6 SATURDAY 2:30 Gallery Talk: Landscape in 19th- 7:00 Concert: James Tocco, piano Family Portrait, 1776- 1S76 26 FRIDAY Art: The Artist's Choices 10:15 Survey Course: The Nineteenth century England: Turner and 12:00 Gallery Talk: Landscape into Century: Realism and Impressionism Constable 16 TUESDAY Art 30 TUESDAY 11:00 Gallery Talk: Selected Works 12:00 Gallery Talk: Landscape into 12:00 Gallery Talk: Degas Waxes from the Exhibition of 50th Art 1:00 Lecture: Louis XIV's Versailles GALLERY TALKS SURVEY COURSE IN INTRODUCTORY TOURS SUNDAY LECTURES SUNDAY CONCERTS ART HISTORY Tours oj varying length given by Introduction to the Jl' est Building Free lectures at 4:00 in the Large Free concerts by the National Gallery Education Department lecturers and The Education Department continues Collection Auditorium on the Concourse Level of Orchestra, recitalists, and ensembles. Graduate Lecturing Fellows a survey course on the history of Monday through Friday 1:30 and the East Building Entry to all concerts is by free pass Western art. This series of lectures 3:00; Saturday 3:00; Sunday 1:00 only. A limited number of passes may Bianca Maria Sforza by Ambrogio de examines the development of painting, West Building Rotunda Andrew W. Mellon Lecture Series be obtained in the main floor Art Predis (Widener Collection) (20 sculpture, and architecture from the The 1990 Andrew W. Mellon Lectures Information Room of the West Building minutes). Frances Feldman, Lecturer. ancient world to the twentieth century. Introduction to the East Building in the Fine Arts will be given by on the Friday and Saturday preceding Meet in the West Building Rotunda, The lectures, given by Margaret O'Neil Collections Jennifer Montagu, Curator of the each concert and throughout the day Ldouard Alanet, / he tlalloou. \tid'Z. Promised on Sundays, until all passes have been April 1. 5 at 12:00 noon. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon in Honor of of the education staff, are being held Monday through Friday 11:30: Photograph Collection, University of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery in the East Building Auditorium at Saturday 11:00; Sunday 2:00 London, The Warburg Institute. given out. Unreserved seats are Selected Works from the Exhibition of of An 10:15 Thursday and Saturday East Building. Art Information Desk Entitled Gold, Silver, and Bronze: available from 6:00 p.m. 50th Anniversary Gifts (50 minutes). mornings. This free program is open Metal Sculpture of the Roman Frances Feldman, Lecturer. Meet at to the public but seating is limited. Baroque, the series of six lectures The West Building closes at 6:00 p.m. the East Building Art Information An Introduction to Art: The Artist's begins April 7 and continues through on Sundays, but the entrance and Desk. April 2. 11. at 1:00. April 6 at Choices (60 minutes). Eric Denker. April -i. 6 May 12. checkroom at Sixth Street and 11:00. Lecturer. Meet in the West Building The Nineteenth Century: Realism arid Constitution Avenue will remain open Rotunda, April 13 at 1:00. April 14. Impressionism APRIL 7 for concert-goers who arrive after 6:00 Landscape into Art (60 minutes). 17, 23, 25, 29 at 12:00 noon. What? Why? How? Who? p.m. All concerts are broadcast live by April 11. 13 Frances Feldman, Lecturer. Meet in WGMS, 103.5FM. The Nineteenth Century: Post- APRIL 14 the West Building Rotunda, April 6 at Lever No. 3 by Martin Puryear Imp ressio n ism The Adoration oj the Host: 1:00, April 7. 10, 16. 18, 26 at 12:00 (15 minutes). Wilford W. Scott, The Forty-eighth American Tabernacles of the High Baroque noon. Lecturer. Meet at the East Building April 18, 20 Music Festival Art Information Desk, April 17, 25 at American Art: The Eighteenth Century APRIL 21 APRIL? The American Family Portrait, 1776- 1:00, April 20 at 11:00. and Early Nineteenth Century Silver Tribute from a Prince to a National Gallery Orchestra, George 1876 (45 minutes). Leo Mazow, Jacques-Louis David, Portrait ofThirius de Grand Duke: The 'Piatti di San Manos, conductor April 25, 27 Graduate Lecturing Fellow. Meet in Degas Waxes (50 minutes). Wilford Pautrizel, c. 1795, Gift of Walter H. and Giovanni' Works by Copland, Gershwin, and American Art: The Nineteenth Century Lenore Aimeriberg in Honor of the 50th Robert Ward the West Building Rotunda, April 6, W. Scott, Lecturer. Meet at the East Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art APRIL 28 13.
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