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  1. Paintings by Benjamin West and John Singleton Copley Reveal American Ambition and Achievement, Tell the Story Behind the Rise of Contemporary History Painting

    Jun 19, 2013 - The catalogue for this exhibition receives generous funding from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund. 38th Annual Ruth K. Shartle Symposium American Adversaries: West and Copley in a Transatlantic World Saturday, October 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Following the symposium, guests are invited to a reception and a viewing of the exhibition. More information is forthcoming. Visit www.mfah.org/calendar for updates.

  2. First Major Exhibition Devoted to History of Manipulated Photography Before Digital Age Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 2

    Apr 30, 2013 - It continues with the revival of Pictorialism at the dawn of the twentieth century in the work of artist-photographers such as Edward Steichen, Anne W. Brigman and F. Holland Day. 3. Additional spaces include a repertory cinema, two significant libraries, public archives and a conservation and storage facility. The photographs in the exhibition were altered using a variety of techniques, including multiple exposure (taking two or more pictures on a single negative), combination printing (producing a single print from elements of two

  3. The British Museum’s Cyrus Cylinder Travels to the MFAH, May 2013

    Mar 27, 2013 -  The J. • The Many Meanings of the Cyrus Cylinder Sunday, May 5, at 6 p.m. Tauris); and Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexed, (Continuum). Tickets cost $5 for MFAH members and $8 for non-members.   • Artful Thursday: Cuneiform in Context Thursday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m.

  4. 2013 Core Exhibition, Core Program artist residents present new work at annual showcase

    Mar 11, 2013 - The Glassell School of Art is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Exhibition on view March 15 through April 21, 2013 Opening Reception on Friday, March 15, 6 to 8 p.m. A member of Americorps National Civilian Community Corps before pursuing graduate studies in art history, he received a Congressional Award and a Presidential Volunteer Service Award in 2007.

  5. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents "James Turrell: The Light Inside"

    Feb 26, 2013 - Using a high-intensity projector, he embarked on a series of light installations by casting a tightly framed beam of light across a room onto a mural surface. In 2010 the MFAH made the commitment to acquire the artist’s "Vertical Vintage," a career-spanning survey of twelve light-based installations, a landmark for Houston. A gift of the estate of Isabel B. Additional spaces include a repertory cinema, two libraries, public archives and a conservation and storage facility.

  6. Lost Treasure of the Jewish Ghetto of Venice. Restored by Venetian Heritage Inc.

    Feb 12, 2013 - Hanging above each tik is a lamp called a Ner Tamid (Eternal Light) that illuminates the tik or a larger Ark in a synagogue. When Nazis invaded Italy in September 1943, two elderly Jewish religious leaders responded to the disastrous news by hiding a cache of 17th- to 20th-century silver and bronze liturgical works in a secret hiding place within a In 1516, the Venetian Senate established a residential area exclusively and mandatorily for Jews on the grounds of a former foundry (geto), claiming the Jews could not be allowed to live all over the city or in the same houses

  7. Three Decades of West Coast Ceramics, 1956–1986

    Jan 30, 2013 - The program also emphasized the vessel, and under Ralph Bacerra glazing became a specialty of many of the students. On View February 23–June 30, 2013 Overview The years between 1956 and 1986 witnessed a fundamental shift in American ceramics, one that took place mainly on the West Coast in California and Washington. The resulting sculptural pieces were groundbreaking, and the search for a new aesthetic changed international ceramic art. Key figures in this revolution were Peter Voulkos and Robert Arneson.

  8. Princes & Paupers: The Art of Jacques Callot

    Jan 8, 2013 - The symposium is from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30  p.m. on Saturday, March 16, and is followed by a reception. Admission to the symposium is free and open to the public with general museum admission, but tickets are required. The exhibition will have a monitor available to amplify specific passages of the impressive print The Fair at Impruneta, as much of the fine detail is only discernible with the use of a magnifying glass. The Art of Jacques Callot symposium is made possible by generous funding from the Faculty Initiatives Fund at the Rice University Humanities Research Center, George L. McLendon, Provost; and by the Samuel H.

  9. “Picasso Black and White” Opens February 24 at the MFAH

    Dec 20, 2012 - Peter H. Brown; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Duncan, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Meredith J. Long; Mary Lawrence Porter; The Vivian L. Smith Foundation; Barbara and Michael Gamson; and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Margolis. Additional spaces include a repertory cinema, two significant libraries, public archives and a conservation and storage facility. comprise sensual works composed in a panoply of grays.

  10. Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian: Convertibles and Polygons

    Dec 6, 2012 - She later recalled a visit to this shrine as a pivotal experience: “We sat there for half an hour, and it was like a living theater . . . I said to myself, I must do something like that.” However, her fluid treatment of forms suggests a more intuitive understanding of geometry, rather than a set language of symbols. Complementing the Farmanfarmaian installation, the MFAH also has two works by Stella on view: Moultonville 1 (1966) and Lunna Wola I (1972). In 2006, Stella wrote an appreciation of Farmanfarmaian’s work.