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2008 Programs
Art In Your Eye and Batavia Public
Library invite the community to the following FREE programs
offered during the Batavia School of Art and leading up to the festival
August 9 & 10
Program flyer in pdf |
Monday, July 21
7
PM |
The
Art of Andrew Wyeth
Jeff Mishure, Art Excursions |
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American
painter Andrew Wyeth celebrated his 90th birthday in
2007. This slide lecture offers an overview of his career
spanning eight decades. Rather than focusing on better
known subjects like the "Helga" pictures or "Christina's
World" (although both will be discussed), this slide
lecture highlights the themes of domestic interiors,
architecture, intimate and panoramic landscapes, friends
and family, and still-life subjects. Art historian and
professor Jeff Mishur will provide a context for Wyeth
within American art history, as well as relate Wyeth's
works to the artist's personal experiences.
WEBSITE
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Tuesday,
July 29
7 PM |
To
Inspire and Instruct:
The Chicago Public School
Art Collection
Robert Eskridge, The Art Institute |
With
over 1000 paintings and sculptures, the Chicago
Public School District owns the largest public
school art collection in the nation. The collection
was formed primarily during the first half of
the 20th century, during the Progressive era
and the Great Depression, when the majority of
the schools were built. Learn how the collection
was begun and how it came to be "recovered" by
a remarkable conservation effort. Presented by
Robert Eskridge, Woman’s Board Endowed
Executive Director of Museum Education, The Art
Institute of Chicago.
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Tuesday, August
5
7 PM |
The
Big Idea
Bill Kerr |
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Bill
Kerr, fabric designer, design professor, and quilt book
author, will explain the “Big Idea” design
concept, illustrated by works of painters, landscape
architects, graphic designers, quilt makers, and others.
He will explore how the concept relates to the contemporary
and innovative quilting he does with his wife in their
Oak Park studio.
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