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National Gallery of Art Calendar of Events June 1994 JUNE 2:00 Gallery Talk: Color as Music: 9 THURSDAY 16 THURSDAY 21 TUESDAY 2:00 Gallery Talk: Reading 29 WEDNESDAY 2 THURSDAY Kupka's "Organization of Graphic 12:00 Gallery Talk: "Wall Drawing 12:00 Gallery Talk: Jan ran Eyck's 12:00 Gallery Talk: Willem de Annunciations (WB) 12:00 Gallery Talk: Jan van Eyck's Motifs I/" No. 681 C" bySolLeWitt (EB) 1:00 Gallery Talk: "Madonna and "Annunciation " (WB) Kooning: Paintings (EB) 4:00 Sunday Lecture: Personal "Annunciation" (\\ B) 12:30 Films: Willem de Kooning: Child" byAlbrechl Dilrer (WB) 12:30 Films: John Baldessari: Progress Toward the Orient: 4 SATURDAY The Painter and The New York 2:00 Gallery Talk: A Discerning Eye: Some Stories and Ed Henderson 22 WEDNESDAY Thomas Handforth 's Adventures 12:00 Gallery Talk: "The Fall of School Prints & Drawings Given by Ruth B. Reconstructs Movie Scenarios 12:30 Film: Earge-Scale Projects: in Printmaking Man, " Workshop ofAlbrecht 1:00 Gallery Talk: "Fantomas" Benedict (WB) 1:00 Gallery Talk: Jasper Francis Claes Oldenburg/Coosje Van 6:00 Film: Royal Affairs of Versailles Altdorfer (WB) by Juan Gris (EB) Cropsey's "The Spirit of War" and Brugge n 7:00 Concert: Jeffrey Biegel, piano 3 FRIDAY 2:00 Gallery Talk: A Renaissance "The Spirit of Peace" (WB) 1:00 Gallery Talk: Jasper Francis Coffer and the Art of Memory (WB) 10 FRIDAY 12:00 Gallery Talk: Fanciful Cropsey's "The Spirit of War" and 2:30 Film: It'll Have Blinking Eyes 12:00 Gallery Talk: "The Fall of Flourishes: Ornament in European 17 FRIDAY "The Spirit of Peace" (WB) and a Moving Mouth Mem. " Workshop ofAlbrecht Graphic Art and Related Objects. 12:00 Gallery Talk: Jan ran Eyck's Altdorfer (WB) 1300-1800 (EB) "Annunciation" (WB) 23 THURSDAY 5 SUNDAY 12:30 Films: Willem de Kooning: 12:30 Film: It'll Hare Blinking Eyes 12:30 Films: John Baldessari: 12:30 Film: Earge-Scale Projects: 12:00 Gallery Talk: "The Fall of The Painter and The New York and a Moving Mouth Some Stories and Ed Henderson Claes Oldenburg/Coosje Van Man, " Workshop ofAlbrecht School Reconstructs Movie Scenarios Brugge n Altdorfer (WB) 1:00 Gallery Talk: Reading- 1:00 Gallery Talk: "Madonna and 11 SATURDAY 18 SATURDAY Annunciations (WB) Child" byAlbrechl Diirer (WB) 12:00 Gallery Talk: Willem de 12:00 Gallery Talk: Jan van Eyck's 2:30 Special Sunday Lecture Kooning: Paintings (EB) "Annunciation" (WrB) 24 FRIDAY Program: Jan ran Eyck's 12:30 Films: Willem de Kooning: 12:30 Films: John Baldessari: 12:00 Gallery Talk: Willem de ""Annunciation " The Painter and The New York Some Stories and Ed Henderson Kooning: Paintings (EB) 7:00 Concert: Carl Ilalvorson. tenor. School Reconstructs \4ovie Scenarios 12:30 Film: Large-Scale Projects: Sanclra Hyslop. piano 2:30 Film: The Pearls of the Crown 2:00 Films: Story of a Cheat and Claes Oldenburg/Coosje Van Champs-Elysees Brugge n 7 TUESDAY 12 SUNDAY 12:00 Gallery Talk: "The Fall of 12:00 Gallery Talk: Willem de 19 SUNDAY 25 SATURDAY Man. " (I orkshop ofAlbrecht Kooning: Paintings (EB) 12:00 Gallery Talk: Jan ran Eyck's 12:00 Gallery Talk: Jan van Eyck's Altdorfer (WB) 2:00 Gallery Talk: "Fantomas" "Annunciation" (WrB) "Annunciation" (WB) by Juan Gris (EB) 1:00 Films: John Baldessari: 12:30 Film: Earge-Scale Projects: 8 WEDNESDAY 4:00 Special Sunday Program: Some Stories and Ed Henderson Claes Oldenburg/Coosje I an 12:00 Gallery Talk: "The Fall of A Conversation with Collectors: \Villern de Kooning. Woman, 1952 1953. Mr. Aaron T. Flcischman Reconstructs Movie Scenarios Brugge n Man. " Workshop ofAlbrecht Dorothy and Herbert Vogel 4:00 Sunday Lecture: A Strange 2:30 Film: Royal Affairs of Versailles Altdorfer (WB) 6:00 Film: The Pearls of the Crown Miracle: Willem de Kooning and the 14 TUESDAY 12:30 Films: Wille.m de Kooning: 7:00 Concert: National Gallery 15 WEDNESDAY Human Figure 26 SUNDAY 12:00 Gallery Talk: Jan van Eyck's 12:00 Gallery Talk: Willem de The Painter and The I\eu' lork Orchestra. George Marios. 6:00 Films: Story of a Cheat and 12:00 Gallery Talk: Jan ran Eyck's "Annunciation " (\\ B) Kooning: Paintings (EB) School conductor Champs-Elysees "Annunciation " (WB) 12:30 Films: John Baldessari: 2:00 Gallery Talk: A Discerning Eye: 7:00 Concert: Charles Waclsworth 1:00 Film: Earge-Scale Projects: Some Stories and Ed Henderson Prints & Drawings Given by Ruth B. and Samuel Sanders, piano duo Claes Oldenburg/Coosje I an Benedict (WB) Reconstructs Movie Scenarios Bruggen Workshop of Albrecht Altdorfer. The Fall of Man (detail), c. 1535, National Gallon" of Ait, Samuel H. Kress Collection Jonathan Borofskv. Turtle. 1991. Gemini G.E.L. Gallery Talks "The Fall of Man, " Workshop of Special Exhibitions Sunday Concert Special Programs Audio Tours Introductory Tours Foreign Language Albrecht Altdorfer (Samuel H. Kress A Discerning Eye: Prints & Drawings Tours and lectures are given by Series Jan van Eyck's "Annunciation " Special headsets and/or scripts are Collection) (20 minutes). J. Russell Given by Ruth B. Benedict (60 min Introduction: The West Building Tours education division lecturers and A program of lectures available for visitors who are hear Collection Sale, lecturer. June 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 at utes). Eric Denker, lecturer. June 2 Concerts take place at 7:00 every Foreign language tours of the National Gallery of Art staff. Unless Sunday, June 5 ing impaired. To reserve audio tours Monday-Saturday 10:30, 12:30, noon (WB) and 8 at 2:00 (WB) Sunday evening through June 26, permanent collection are offered otherwise noted, talks begin in either 2:30-5:00 p.m. for groups, call (202) 842-6592. and 2:30: Sunday 12:30, 2:30, 1994. Admission to the National on Tuesdays. Tours of the West the Rotunda of the West Building East Building Auditorium A Renaissance Coffer and the Art Fanciful Flourishes: Ornament in Gallery of Art and its concerts is and 4:30 (H'B) or at the Ground Eevel Art Permanent Collection Building are at noon and begin in of Memory (45 minutes). Aneta European Graphic Art and Related free. Concertgoers are admitted to West Building Rotunda Information Desk of the East Moderator: John Oliver Hand, The Director's Tour, narrated by the Rotunda. Tours of the East Georgievska-Shine. graduate lec Objects, 1300-n()0 (45 minutes). the East Garden Court on a first- curator of Northern Renaissance Earl A. Powell III, discusses fif Building are at 2:00 and begin at Building (EB). Introduction: The East Building turing fellow. June 4 at 2:00 (WB) J. Russell Sale, lecturer. June 3 at come, first-served basis beginning at painting. National Gallery of Art teenth- through early twentieth-cen the Art Information Desk. Co/lection noon (EB) 6:00. Concertgoers arriving between tury masterpieces and includes some Sign Language Tours A Technical Study of Jan ran Eyck's Monday-Saturday 11:30 and 1:30; "Fantdmas" by Juan Gris (Chester 6:00 and 7:00 ma}~ enter only at the of the Gallery's best-loved paintings. June 7: French Tours of the permanent collection "Annunciation" Sunday 11:30, 1:30, and 3:30 Dale Fund) (20 minutes). Robin Willem de Kooning: Paintings (60 6th Street and Constitution Avenue June 14: Spanish and special exhibitions are available Melanie Gifford, research conserva American Art. narrated by Nicolai East Building Art Information Desk Thorne Ptacek, lecturer. June 9 at minutes). Robin Thorne Ptacek, entrance to the West Building. The June 21: German and Spanish with a sign language interpreter for Jeffrey Biegel. piano tor for painting technology. National Cikovsky, Jr., curator of American 1:00 and June 12 at 2:00 (EB) lecturer. June 11, 12, 15, 21, 24 at Garden Cafe is open until 6:30 for June 28: Italian groups of five or more and may be Gallery of Art noon (FB) a pre-concert dinner. Concerts are and British paintings, features works Introduction: The American scheduled with four weeks notice. by Copley, Stuart, Homer, Eakins, Collection broadcast on a one-month-delayed Sunday Lectures Meaning and Affirmation in Jan van Spanish tours are repeated regularly For adult groups please call (202) Whistler, Bellows, and other masters June 4, 11, 18, 25 at 2:30 (This tour Jan van Eyck's "Annunciation" basis ever)'' Sunday evening at 7:00 Eyck's "Annunciation" on the third Tuesday of every 842-6247; for school groups call Lectures given by National Gallery from the Gallery's collection of replaces the usual 2:30 Introduction (Andrew W. Mellon Collection) on radio station IVGTS 91.9-FM. Carol Purtle, professor of art history. month. Meet in the East Building at (202) 842-6249 or write to: Educa of Art staff and distinguished schol American painting. to the West Building Collection) (30 minutes). Eric Denker or Philip For further information call University of Memphis 12:00 and West Building at 2:00. tion Division. Tour Scheduling. ars at 4:00 in the East Building West Building Rotunda Leonard, lecturers. June 14. 16. 17, (202) S42-6941. Audio tours are S3.75 (S3.25 for National Gallery of Art, Washington, Auditorium. From Maidens to Madonnas: Jan 18, 19, 25, 26, 29 at noon (WB) senior citizens, students, and groups B.C. 20565. Include the type of tour June 5 van Eyck's Painted Ladies June 5 of 10 or more). They may be rented you are requesting, two alternative Carl Halvorson, tenor, Linda Seidel, professor of art Jasper Francis Cropsey's "The Spirit See Special Program in the Rotunda on the Main Floor of dates and times, the size of your Sandra Hyslop, piano history, University of Chicago of War" and "The Spirit of Peace" beginning at 2:30: group, a contact person, and an Works by 20th century the West Building.