youth and beauty program guide
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Dallas Museum of Art Youth and Beauty Program Guide March 4–May 27, 2012TRANSCRIPT
PROGRAM GUIDEMarch 4–May 27, 2012
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PROBE THE QUESTIONS AND FEEL THE EMOTIONS BEHIND THE ROAR OF THE ROARING TWENTIES IN “YOUTH AND BEAUTY: ART OF THE AMERICAN TWENTIES.”This groundbreaking exhibition is the first wide-ranging look at American art from the period between the end of World War I in 1918 and the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929.
“An expansive and exhilarating exhibition.”—The New York Times
“It feels like the Roaring Twenties are in fact roaring once more.”—Elle magazine
“Bowls you over.” —Vogue magazine
RELATED PROGRAMSUnless otherwise noted, all programs are included in general admission
to the Museum; DMA members FREE. Some programs require an
exhibition ticket for Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties.
Visit DallasMuseumofArt.org for details.
MARCHLecture: Youth and Beauty: Regarding the Real Twenties
Thursday, March 1, 7:30 p.m.
To reserve your seat online, visit www.tickets.DallasMuseumofArt.org
or call 214-922-1818.
Dr. Teresa A. Carbone, the organizing curator for Youth and Beauty: Art of
the American Twenties from the Brooklyn Museum, will consider how painters,
sculptors, and photographers of the 1920s responded to the cultural upheaval of the
decade, characterized by images of flappers, Fords, and skyscraper cities. Prizing
their own direct engagement with a new, modern world, they invested their art with
faith in the potency of youth and belief in the sustaining value of beauty.
Gallery Talk
Wednesday, March 14, 12:15 p.m.
Join Sue Canterbury, The Pauline Gill Sullivan Associate Curator of American Art,
as she discusses the Youth and Beauty exhibition.
APRIL Studio Creations
Saturdays and Sundays, April 1–29, 1:00–3:30 p.m.
Explore American art in the collection and in the Youth and Beauty exhibition and
try your hand at creating a work of art in the Art Studio, inspired by American artists
working in the 1920s. A different artist will be featured each weekend!
Gallery Talk
Wednesday, April 4, 12:15 p.m.
Join Dr. Theresa Towner, Professor of Literature at the University of Texas at Dallas,
as she discusses the literature of the American twenties.
Lecture: From the Greenhouse to O’Keeffe: Luther Burbank and American Still-Life Imagery in the 1920s
Thursday, April 5, 7:30 p.m
Botanist Luther Burbank was one of the towering figures in early 20th-century
American culture. Dr. Randall Griffey, Curator of American Art at the Mead Art
Museum (Amherst College, Massachusetts), discusses the larger implications of the
appearance of Burbank’s plants in still lifes by Georgia O’Keeffe, Edward Steichen,
and other leading American modernists.
Arturo’s Art & Me: Flower Power
Members free/Nonmembers $10 (per family)
To register, visit DallasMuseumofArt.org/Tickets.
Wednesday, April 11, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., or
Thursday, April 12, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., or
Saturday, April 14, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
For 3–5 year olds and a favorite grown-up! Adults and young children will explore
works of art in the Youth and Beauty exhibition, read a related story in the galleries,
and do an art-making activity in the Art Studio.
Meaningful Moments
Tuesday, April 17, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Free with reservations. To register, call 214-922-1251 or
e-mail [email protected].
In this program designed for individuals with early-stage dementia and their family
members or caregivers, participants will have the chance to explore portraits in
Youth and Beauty and experience an art-making activity in the Art Studio.
Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art presented by
Friday, April 20, 6:00 p.m.–midnight
Experience the Roaring Twenties with concerts, films, tours, performances, and family
activities inspired by the exhibition. Come dressed as a flapper or in your favorite
20s-inspired costume and dance the night away in our Speakeasy.
Late Night Main Stage featuring Matt Tolentino and The Singapore Slingers
Friday, April 20, 8:00 p.m.
Dance to the music of the early 1900s with an authentic performance by
The Singapore Slingers, including two-steps, rags, waltzes, and fox-trots.
Arts & Letters Live presented by Fresh Ink: Paula McLain
Friday, April 20, 8:15 p.m.
To reserve your seat online, visit www.tickets.DallasMuseumofArt.org
or call 214-922-1818. Limited seating available.
Author Paula McLain will discuss her latest novel, The Paris Wife, which explores
the world of Paris in the 1920s from the view of Hadley Richardson, the first
wife of Ernest Hemingway.
Film: Midnight in Paris (2011)
Friday, April 20, 10:00 p.m.
Woody Allen’s time-shifting romantic comedy follows aspiring novelist Gil and
his fiancé, Inez, on a vacation to Paris, where their engagement is put to the
test by family, old friends, and Gil’s nightly visits to the Paris of years before,
where he discusses his novel with Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein, while
drinking with Pablo Picasso.
This film is rated PG-13 (94 min.).
Homeschool Class for Families
Tuesday, April 24, 1:00–2:30 p.m., or
Thursday, April 26, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Members $5 per child/nonmembers $7 per child. To register, call 214-922-1822
Parents and children will learn about works of art together in the Youth and Beauty
exhibition, participate in a hands-on gallery activity, and create a work of art in the
Art Studio. For children ages 6–12.
A WEEKEND CELEBRATING “YOUTH AND BEAUTY” Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29
On Saturday join us for a daylong celebration of Youth and Beauty with tours,
performances, family activities, and a film screening of the first ever all-talking,
all-color feature-length movie, On with the Show! On Sunday enjoy a Silent
Movie Marathon featuring classics from the 1920s. Teens can participate in an
Urban Armor workshop.
Enjoy half-off admission to the exhibition on Saturday only!
SILENT MOvIE MARATHONSunday, April 29
Selected times
The 1920s produced some of the most memorable silent films before
the “talkies” took over the theater. Join us for a few of these classic silent
films in conjunction with the exhibition Youth and Beauty: Art of the
American Twenties.
HORCHOW AUDITORIUM
Pandora’s Box (1929)12:30 p.m.
Playing her seminal role as Lulu, Louise Brooks portrays a siren who
captivates the men in her path, including a father and son, but her amoral
ways lead to encounters with unsavory characters in Berlin.
The Man Who Laughs (1928)3:00 p.m.
Based on Victor Hugo’s novel and well known for the striking appearance
of the main character, this romantic melodrama follows the love story of
Gwynplaine and Dea through the carnivals and royal courts of 17th-
century England.
C3 THEATER
The Circus (1928)1:00 p.m.
Charlie Chaplin’s most beloved character, The Tramp, debuted in 1918 and
skyrocketed Chaplin to fame in the 1920s. In The Circus, The Tramp finds
himself in trouble with the law and in love with the girl of his dreams under
the bigtop.
A Collection of Buster Keaton Shorts (1920–1923)2:30 p.m.
Known for his slapstick and physically technical comedy, Buster Keaton
created a large collection of short films in the last decade of silent film.
These shorts highlight the early part of the 20s, a short period in Keaton’s
very long film career.
Urban Armor: Black-and-White Photography Workshop with Teresa Rafidi
Sunday, April 29, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
To register, e-mail [email protected] or call 214-922-1311.
JUST FOR TWEENS AND TEENS!
Join photographer Teresa Rafidi for this special, tween and teen only black-and-
white digital photography workshop. Rafidi will lead tweens and teens through the
Youth and Beauty exhibition, taking a closer look at classic black-and-white images,
followed by a photography workshop.
MAY Undermain Reads: Color Struck
Saturday, May 12, 2:00 p.m.
Undermain Theatre continues their popular reading series with a staged reading
of Zora Neale Hurston’s play Color Struck. Performed in connection with Youth and
Beauty: Art of the American Twenties, Hurston’s 1925 play explores issues of self-
perception, fragmentation, and colorism. Exemplifying the cultural and intellectual
blossoming of the Harlem Renaissance, this stirringly unapologetic tragedy is still
relevant today.
Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art presented by
Friday, May 18, 6:00 p.m.–midnight
Go back in time to the Harlem Renaissance with music, dance performances, tours,
films, and more! Join noted African American art historian Dr. Richard Powell as he
discusses the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s, and then explore the exhibition
Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties.
Late Night Lecture: Jungle Beauty: Harlem Renaissance Portraits and Their Makers
Friday, May 18, 9:00 p.m.
To reserve your seat online, visit www.tickets.DallasMuseumofArt.org
or call 214-922-1818.
The 1920s ushered in a new physical type in American popular culture: young,
urbane African Americans with a sense of style and self-confidence that
radically departed from their more deferential and conservative predecessors.
Dr. Richard Powell, the John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art and Art History
at Duke University, surveys the range of “New Negro” representations that
appeared during the era of the Harlem Renaissance in painting, sculpture,
photography, and film, from sheiks to flappers, and from Paul Robeson to
Josephine Baker.
Gallery Talk
Wednesdays, 12:15 p.m.
Join us for an insightful discussion of the exhibition Youth and Beauty: Art of the
American Twenties with special guests.
PLAN YOUR vISITMuseum Hours
Be a Member!
Join for as little as $75. Benefits include free admission to the Museum and to most special exhibitions. For membership information, call 214-922-1247 or e-mail [email protected].
Exhibition Admission
Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties requires an exhibition ticket; visit DallasMuseumofArt.org for ticket prices.
Programs for Students and Teachers
Visit DallasMuseumofArt.org/Education for information about programs and resources for students and teachers related to Youth and Beauty, including Museum visits, online teaching materials, and a Teacher Workshop.
Group Sales
Discounts and tours are available for groups of ten or more. Contact Group Sales at 214-922-1222 or [email protected].
Parking, Dining, Shopping
For your convenience, on-site parking is available in the Museum’s underground parking garage for a flat fee of $10. The Cafe on Level 1 is open daily for lunch as well as on Thursday evenings. The Museum Store offers unique gifts, books, jewelry, notecards, and more.
Also on View
Mark Manders: Parallel Occurrences/Documented Assignments Through April 15, 2012
Face to Face: International Art at the DMA Through June 10, 2012
Texas in the Twenties: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs from Lone Star Collections March 4–July 1 2012
For additional information on exhibitions and related programs, visit DallasMuseumofArt.org.
MondayTuesday and Wednesday
ThursdayFriday, Saturday,
and Sunday
Closed 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
cafe
Tuesday–Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
DMA members receive a 10% discount on purchases.
All purchases benefit the programs of the Dallas Museum of Art.
For reservations and information, call 214-922-1858.
Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties is organized by the Brooklyn Museum. This exhibition was sponsored
by DLA Piper. Major support for this exhibition and the accompanying catalogue was provided by the Henry
Luce Foundation, the Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Exhibition Fund, The Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz
Foundation for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The exhibition in Dallas is presented by Bank of America.
Additional support is provided by the DMA’s Junior Associates Circle with funds
raised through An Affair of the Art 2012: Glory of the Age and the Gay and Lesbian
Fund for Dallas. Air transportation is provided by American Airlines.
The Dallas Museum of Art is supported in part by the generosity of Museum members and donors and by the
citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas/Office of Cultural Affairs and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Images (details): Nickolas Muray, Gloria Swanson, c. 1925, gelatin silver print, George Eastman House, International
Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester, New York, gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray, © Estate of Nickolas Muray;
Charles Sheeler, Church Street El, 1920, oil on canvas, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Marlatt Fund, 1977.43; Elsie Driggs, Aeroplane, 1928, oil on canvas, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum
purchase with funds provided by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, © Merriman Gatch; Lewis
Wickes Hine, Power House Mechanic, 1920–21, gelatin silver print, Brooklyn Museum, gift of Walter and Naomi
Rosenblum, 84.237.7; Aaron Douglas, Congo, c. 1928. gouache and pencil on paperboard, North Carolina Museum
of Art, Raleigh, Gift of Susie R. Powell and Franklin R. Anderson; Luigi Lucioni, Paul Cadmus, 1928, oil on canvas,
Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 2007.28; Bumpei Usui, 14th Street, 1924, oil on canvas, Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts, Richmond, J. Harwood and Louise B. Cochrane Fund for American Art, 2006.245, Photo: Katherine
Wetzel, © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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