Events for the Week of November 29-December 5, 2010

EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29- DECEMBER 5, 2010 WORKS IN PROGRESS   November 29 at 12:10 and 1:10 pm Papers Used by Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century British Watercolorists Michelle Stein, technician, department of paper conservation, National Gallery of Art East Building Concourse, Small Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures/#wip WEEKEND LECTURE   December 5 at 2:00 pm Film Design: Translating Words into Images Illustrated discussion by Patrizia von Brandenstein (Approximately 75 minutes) Crafting a motion picture's production design (settings, locations, costumes, ambience, mise-en-scène—in short, its entire appearance) is a complex process that not only requires artistic imagination and technical expertise, but also an ability to translate a screenplay into pictures. Production designer Patrizia von Brandenstein, the first woman to win an Academy Award for design—for her work on Amadeus—discusses her ideas and methods for designing a film, illustrated with footage from four of her well-known works. Made possible by funds given in memory of Rajiv Vaidya. East Building Concourse, Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures GALLERY TALK   November 29, 30 and December 2 at 1:00 pm From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection David Gariff or J. Russell Sale (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda November 30 at 2:00 pm "The Slanted Sink" by Robert Gober Sally Shelburne (20 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk December 1 at 2:00 pm The Christmas Story in Art J. Russel Sale (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda December 1 at 12:00 pm Look Again: Postwar European Art Sally Shelburne (60 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk December 1, 4, 5 at 1:00 pm British Painting 1750–1850 David Gariff (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda December 2 at 11:00 am "Wind from the Sea" by Andrew Wyeth Diane Arkin (30 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda December 2 at 12:00 pm Conversation with Conservator: "In the Tower: Mark Rothko" Jay Krueger and Sally Shelburne (60 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk December 3 at 12:00 pm Arcimboldo, 1526–1593: Nature and Fantasy J. Russell Sale or Eric Denker (60 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk www.nga.gov/programs/galtalk GUIDED TOURS   Through December 31 - Weekdays at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm, Weekends at 11:30 am and 3:30 pm 1900 to Now: An Introduction to the East Building Collection East Building Ground Level, Information Desk Through December 31 - Weekdays at 10:30 am and 3:30 pm, Saturday at 10:30 am, 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Sunday at 11:30 am and 4:30 pm Early Italian to Early Modern: An Introduction to the West Building Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through December 31 - November 1-5 at 1:30 pm, November 6-30 Weekdays at 1:30 pm, Saturday at 3:30 pm, Sunday at 2:30 pm American Collection  West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through December 31 - Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday at 12:30, Sunday at 3:30 French Collection: Nineteenth Century East Building Ground Level, Information Desk Through December 31 - Monday-Saturday at 2:30 pm, Sunday at 1:30 pm Italian Renaissance Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through December 28 - Tuesday at 12:30 pm Points of View: The Painter's Choices West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through December 30 - Thursday and Sunday at 12:30 pm, Saturday at 11:30 am The Sculpture Galleries West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/programs/tours/ FOREIGN LANGUAGE TOURS   December 2 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Japanese West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm December 4 at 12:00 pm Mandarin West Building Main Floor, Rotunda http://www.nga.gov/programs/tours/index.shtm#foreign/ Events are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required. Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Watch our videos on ArtBabble Notable Lectures Podcasts: The National Gallery of Art provides access to lectures by well-known artists, architects, authors, curators, and historians. RSS | iTunes | www.nga.gov/podcasts

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