2011_07_11-Lectures

EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 11-17, 2011 SUMMER LECTURE SERIES: ALL THINGS ITALIAN   July 17 at 2:00 pm Shaping a National Identity: Feminine Themes in Italian Sculpture, 1815–1870 David Gariff East Building Concourse, Auditorium www.nga.gov/programs/lectures GALLERY TALKS   July 11, 12, 14, 15 at 11:00 am Politics of Portraiture: Boucher's "Madame Bergeret" and David's "Emperor Napoleon in His Study" Elizabeth Tunick (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda July 11 at 1:00 pm Matisse Cutouts David Gariff, lecturer, National Gallery of Art, in conversation with Janis Goodman, Corcoran College of Art and Design (50 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk July 12, 13 at 1:00 pm The Gothic Spirit of John Taylor Arms Josephine Rodgers or Eric Denker (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda July 12, 14, 16 at 2:00 pm Dragons in Art Bela Demeter (50 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda July 14 at 12:00 pm In the Tower: Nam June Paik Sally Shelburne or Diane Arkin (50 minutes) East Building Ground Level, Information Desk June 16 at 12:00 pm Picasso in the Chester Dale Collection Sally Shelburne (60 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda July 16 at 1:00 pm Pietro Magni's "The Reading Girl" David Gariff (50 minutes) West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/programs/galtalks/ GALLERY TOURS   Through August 31 - 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 August 31 - 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 June 29 - Monday, Wednesday, Sunday at 12:30 pm; Saturday at 11:30 am July 1–August 28 - Thursday, Friday, Sunday at 12:30 pm; Saturday at 11:30 am The Sculpture Galleries West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through August 31 - Weekdays at 1:30 pm; Saturday at 3:30 pm; Sunday at 2:30 pm American Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through August 31 - Monday–Saturday at 2:30 pm; Sunday at 1:30 pm Italian Renaissance Collection West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through June 30 - Thursday at 12:30 pm July 6–August 31 - Wednesday at 12:30 pm Points of View: The Painter's Choices West Building Main Floor, Rotunda Through June 28 - Tuesday, Friday, Saturday at 12:30 pm; Sunday at 3:30 pm July 2-August 30 - Monday, Tuesday, Saturday at 12:30 pm; Sunday at 3:30 pm French Collection: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century West Building Main Floor, Rotunda www.nga.gov/programs/tours/ FOREIGN LANGUAGE TOURS   July 12, 16 at 12:00 and 2:00 pm Italian West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm July 14, 16 at 12:00 and 2:00 pm Spanish West Building Main Floor, Rotunda at 12:00 pm East Building Ground Level, Information Desk at 2:00 pm July 16 at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm Korean 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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