2004-2005 Lecture Series
Goya's 'Los Caprichos' with Guitar Accompaniment
October 14, 2004
Renowned classical guitarist Lily Afshar will perform pieces inspired by Francisco Goya's fantastical series of 18th century etchings and written by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, one of the 20th century's most prolific composers. Head of the Guitar program at the University of Memphis, Dr. Afshar will also show slides of Goya's works and comment on the origins of both the enigmatic etchings and the monumental music.
Chalk and Cheese: Reynolds and Gainsborough
November 11, 2004
Although only four years separated them in age, Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough differed enormously in background, character and painting style. Making his fifth appearance before the Fine Arts Society, veteran British art history lecturer Brian Cairns will compare and contrast these two giants of the 18th century and help us to assess and appreciate them both.
The Glorious Paintings of Federico Barocci: 16th Century Master from Urbino
December 9, 2004
An innovative artist who strove to involve the viewer in his works, Federico Barocci was the second-most famous painter from Urbino, after Raphael. By focusing on his images of Christ's birth and infancy, Dr. Judith W. Mann, curator of Early European Art at the St. Louis Art Museum, will introduce us to the magical craft and poetry of Barocci's lovely creations.
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The Story of American Wildlife Art
(co-sponsored with Lakeview Museum)
January 13, 2005
In conjunction with the exhibit "Art and the Animal," scheduled for January 7 - April 3 at Lakeview, Dr. David Wagner will discuss the story of wildlife art from the early days, before the emergence of John James Audubon, up to the present. A leading author and lecturer on wildlife art, Dr. Wagner is president of a Door County, Wisconsin, corporation established for the purpose of organizing and marketing exhibitions to museums nationwide.
Sherlock Holmes and His Victorian Cohorts
February 10, 2005
Sherlockians see the Victorian Age through the eyes of the master detective, but what other figures have seen much different worlds in that same age? Join Bradley University Theatre Arts Professor James Ludwig for a look at the prurient and the proper, the sanitized and the sullied, the high teas and low gins of characters that stalked the pages and paths of London… and the great fun they all had! (This lecture serves as a fitting prelude to the Lakeview Museum exhibit "Sherlock Holmes and the Clocktower Mystery," set for April 16 - August 14.)
A Midwestern Gem: The Muskegon Museum of Art
March 10, 2005
One of the region's finest permanent collections of European and American paintings can be found at this small but charming museum in western Michigan. Education Curator Lisa M.W. Eldred will delineate the history of this outstanding facility and of collecting in Muskegon, and she will highlight some of the major works acquired since the museum was founded in the early 1900s.
Russian and American Art After 1950
April 14, 2005
Dr. Vern G. Swanson, director of the Springville (Utah) Museum of Art, will examine the differences between Russian and American realistic painting in the latter half of the 20th century. He is the author of numerous art-related books including Hidden Treasures: Russian and Soviet Impressionism 1930-1970s, and this lecture is the first in a series of activities connected with the August 27-November 7 Lakeview Museum exhibit entitled "Russian Impressionist Paintings".
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End of 2004-2005 Lecture list.
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