Learn about Victorian Art
METROPOLITAN CHAPTER of THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY IN AMERICA
LECTURE
Tuesday, October 9, 6 PM
True to Nature: Thomas Cole and Asher B. Durand in the 1840s
Dr. Teresa A. Carbone, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art, Brooklyn Museum and author of the catalog “American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: Artists Born by 1876”
The confluence of Cole and Durand as landscape painters occurred from 1840 to 1848. Critical responses to their works in the 1840s identified overriding preoccupations and expectations that shaped the reception of their work. Inspired by their Christian beliefs, each artist subordinated other concerns to the evocation of a perfect American landscape imbued by a sense of age and pastoral ease suggestive of an ideal place.
All lectures are at the Donnell Library Auditorium, 20 W. 53rd St., New York City
Admission is FREE; no reservations required!
DON’T MISS!
This event is held in conjucntion with the groundbreaking exhibition
A Brass Menagerie: Metalwork of the Aesthetic Movement, on view at the Bard Graduate Center through October 14, 2007.
Thursday, October 11, 2007, 6:00-8:00 PM
Lecture, Exhibition Viewing and Reception at the Bard Graduate Center
In this lecture, Sparkle, Flicker, and Glow: Light in the Aesthetic Interior, historian (and Metro VSA board member) Karen Zukowski will revive the magical experience of Aesthetic Movement lighting and its capacity to articulate decorative elements and amplify a sense of mystery within the domestic interior.
For more information or to register call (212) 501-3011 or e-mail [email protected]