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In this illustrated talk, Professor Elizabeth Johns will examine what early American paintings, family portraits and caricatures tell us about American life from the 1790’s to the Civil War. Johns, Professor Emerita of History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania, was awarded the Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship from the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2005. Co-sponsored by Montpelier, The General Henry Knox
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Join Curatorial Assistant Jane Bianco for an investigation of Jamie Wyeth’s exhibition, Seven Deadly Sins. This interactive gallery talk will delve into Wyeth’s exploration of this historic Christian topic, using seagulls as the sinful characters demonstrating pride, envy, wrath, greed, sloth, gluttony and lust. There will be ample time for questions and discussion.
Seating: limited to 20 people
Cost: free with admission
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Come explore the topic of human frailty through the eyes of Jamie Wyeth and the iconic seagulls in his show, Seven Deadly Sins. Chief Curator and Interim Director Michael K. Komanecky and Wyeth will discuss the origins of this theme and the influence of historic renditions of this topic including Paul Cadmus’ 1945-1949 surrealist paintings. There will be a question and answer period following the conversation.
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Chief Curator and Interim Director Michael K. Komanecky will host an in-depth gallery talk about Robert Indiana’s sculpture on view in the museum and outside on the grounds. This lecture will provide the opportunity to learn about the history behind specific sculptures and details of Indiana’s processes. There will be ample time for questions and discussion.
Seating: limited to 20 people
Cost: free with admission
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Join documentary filmmaker Dale Schierholt for the public premier of Installing Indiana, which tells the story of setting up the exhibition Robert Indiana and the Star of Hope at the Farnsworth. This is a unique opportunity to see the behind-the-scenes process of assembling a major art exhibition.
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In celebration of the Farnsworth’s major summer exhibition and the Maine in America Celebration, Chief Curator and Interim Director Michael K. Komanecky will present a lecture on renowned American artist Robert Indiana. Komanecky will discuss Indiana’s life and career, with a contextual exploration of Indiana’s home and studio on Vinalhaven, Maine. The talk will be followed by a question and answer period.
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Director of Education Roger Dell will present a special Curator’s Choice Gallery Talk in conjunction with the From Future to Future series and the Achieving American Art—American Art Between the Wars exhibition.
The sixth gallery talk in the series will explore Marguerite Zorach’s majestic oil painting “Land and Development of New England” (c.1935). Eight feet by six feet and a half, Zorach’s canvas is a resume of an artist’s various visions of New England.
Standing before this work of art, Dell will link this talk directly to topics explored in the June lectures using the Farnsworth’s collection as the foundation for dialogue. There will be ample time for questions and discussion.
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