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International Lecture Series 2012
Supporting Sponsor: The Nichols Foundation
– Mr. and Mrs. Peter Coxhead
Patron Sponsors: Barbara and David McKenna, Kenneth W. Cunningham,
Jr. Endowment Fund, and Virginia H. Van Wormer Lecture Fund
For 2012, the celebrated International Lecture Series will
continue with two presentations by each speaker, one at
4 pm and the second at 6 pm, except where noted. These
celebrated presentations of the finest speakers in the Arts
and Humanities will again be presented in the intimate
and comfortable 240-seat Leonhardt Auditorium. A wine reception
with an opportunity to meet the speaker will bridge both presentations
beginning at 5 pm. VBMA members will be notified in July
about Advance Registration for this series.
Jeffrey Hollander
Monday, February 6, 2012
Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Hollander has performed his praised concert
series at the Milwaukee Art Museum for 24 years, and will present and perform a
wide-ranging program from Beethoven to Liszt, Erroll Garner to George Shearing,
and beyond.
David McCandless
Monday, February 20, 2012
British author, journalist, and designer David McCandless explores the connected
information of modern life by using an artist’s eye to render facts and statistics visually,
discovering the hidden links and relationships in politics, entertainment, and ourselves.
James Balog
Monday, March 5, 2012
Photographer, adventurer, author and scientist James Balog leads an inspiring,
creative quest to visually document the amazing beauty of the world we all share,
and sounds the alarm about the tenuous relationship between humans and nature.
Victoria Wyeth
Monday, March 26, 2012
Victoria Wyeth explores the subject matter, technique and inside stories surrounding
the major works of her late grandfather, Andrew Wyeth —from his first watercolor
at age six to his final tempera painted on Benner Island, Maine in October 2009.
Film Studies
The Genius of Louis Malle:
A Second Look at His French Films
Presenting Sponsor: Anita Stafford
Supporting Sponsor: The Petersmeyer Family Foundation
Patron Sponsors: Dr. and Mrs. George A. Barkett,
Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Unruh, Jr.
Additional Support: Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Thomas
Begins October 4 – Ends November 1, 2011
Sections meet each Tuesday at 1:30 and 7 pm
Tuition: $50 per person for Museum Members ($60 non-members)
By the age of 25, Louis Malle was
already one of France’s most successful
and famous filmmakers. A pioneer of
the French New Wave, he went on to
create a body of work noted for its
great breadth and variety, consciously
Louis Malle 1964
avoiding the temptation to repeat
himself. His films tended to be very
personal, yet they shed light on an
entire generation and opened doors in
French consciousness that had
been considered shut tight forever.
This five-part course will Louis Malle 1985
review a sample of his body
of work, one of international
cinema’s great legacies.
Jeffrey Hollander
David McCandless
James Balog
Victoria Wyeth
Louis Malle 1993
Helen Ecclestone Stone Library – Your Film Resource
In addition to over 5,000 art-related books and periodicals, the
Helen Ecclestone Stone Library at the Museum provides for the
enrichment and enjoyment of members. The library also provides a
rich and varied collection of more than 2,000 notable classic, foreign,
and art house films drawn from the many years of the
Museum’s popular Film Studies program.
This summer, the Museum will begin actively protecting this
growing film resource to ensure that it will remain available for the
future. An electronic security system (similar to those used in public
libraries and book stores) will be installed to prevent the attrition
that the popularity of this resource has suffered. Also, as a secured
convenience, a new drop box outside of the Library’s entrance will
soon be available for members making returns when the Library is
closed but when the Museum may be otherwise open for classes,
programs, or in the early or late parts of the day.
In reviewing and making these upgrades, beginning July 1 the
Museum has created the “Film Society,” a new auxiliary level of
membership with the exclusive benefit of borrowing these DVD
treasures from the library. Your $25 membership (in addition to
your general Museum membership) will allow you to access and
enjoy these exclusive cinema resources for a full year.
To sign up for the Film Society, please contact Development Assistant
Julie Chapman at jchapman@verobeachmuseum.org or (772) 231-0707
ext. 123. We look forward to sharing this growing repository of fine
films with you as an enhanced membership benefit.
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