Events for the Week of February 7-13, 2011

EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 7-13, 2011 WORKS IN PROGRESS   February 7 at 12:10 and 1:10 pm Degas the Sculptor and His Technique Daphne Barbour, senior conservator, department of object conservation, National Gallery of Ar East Building Concourse, Small Auditorium February 8 at 12:10 pm only More than Ninety Miles Away: A Dialogue with the Cuban Artists Los Carpinteros Michelle Bird, curatorial assistant, department of French paintings, National Gallery of Art, in conversation with artists Dagoberto Rodriguez Sanchez and Marco Antonio Castillo Valdes East Building Concourse, Small Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures/#wip WEEKEND LECTURE   February 13 at 2:00 pm Charles Burnett Director Charles Burnett in person One of only a few contemporary filmmakers to be honored with a MacArthur Fellowship and the Paul Robeson Award for outstanding life achievement, American independent Charles Burnett introduces Killer of Sheep, his inventive cine-poem of urban life in Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood during the 1970s. With its minimal budget, nonprofessional cast, and finely honed script, Burnett's film was honored with an early nomination to the National Film Registry. (Charles Burnett, 1977, 35 mm, 81 minutes) Preceding the feature is When It Rains, one man's affecting crusade through Watts to save a young mother from eviction. "Each person he sees registers like a separate solo in a twelve-bar blues"—Jonathan Rosenbaum. (Charles Burnett, 1995, 12 minutes) East Building Concourse, Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures GALLERY TALK   February 7-8 at 11:00 am "The Corinthian Maid" by Joseph Wright of Derby Eric Denker (20 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda February 7 at 1:00 pm Date: 1967 Sydney Skelton Simon (50 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk February 7-8 at 2:00 pm The Urban Landscape: Cities and Towns Depicted Eric Denker (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda February 8-9 at 12:00 pm "Localization of Graphic Motifs II" by Frantisek Kupka Sally Shelburne (30 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk February 9, 11 at 1:00 pm "Red"—The Power of Color David Gariff (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda February 10-12 at 2:00 pm "Man Working" by Dox Thrash Wilford W. Scott (20 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk By Appointment: 202-842-6185 www.nga.gov/programs/galtalk GUIDED TOURS   Through February 28 - Weekdays at 10:30 am, 3:30 pm; Saturday at 10:30 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm; Sunday at 11:30 am, 4:30 pm Early Italian to Early Modern: An Introduction to the West Building Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through February 27 - Tuesday, Sunday at 12:30 pm and Saturday at 11:30 am The Sculpture Galleries West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through February 28 - Weekdays at 11:30 am, 1:30 pm; Weekends at 11:30 am, 3:30 pm 1900 to Now: An Introduction to the East Building Collection East Building Ground Level, Information Desk Through February 28 - Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday at 12:30 pm; Sunday at 3:30 pm French Collection: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through February 28 - Monday–Saturday at 2:30 pm; Sunday at 1:30 pm Italian Renaissance Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through February 28 - Weekdays at 1:30 pm; Saturday at 3:30 pm; Sunday at 2:30 pm American Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through February 24 - Thursday at 12:30 pm Points of View: The Painter's Choices West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/programs/tours/ FOREIGN LANGUAGE TOURS   February 12 at 12:00 pm French tour of American art West Building Main Floor, Rotunda February 8, 12 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Italian West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm February 9 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Spanish West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm February 11 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Polish West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm February 12 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Russian West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm February 13 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 www.nga.gov/programs/tours/#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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