2012 Annual Report - The Wadsworth Atheneum

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Quilt, c. 1800–25 Pieced and embroidered wool Descended in the Penniman Family, Milford, Massachusetts, then to the Bartlett Family Gift of David W. Dangremond in honor of his wife Mary, 2012.13.1 P R O G R A M H I G H L I G H T S Public Programs L e c t u r e s a n d R e a d i n g s Speakers this year provided perspectives on special exhibitions like Patti Smith: Camera Solo and Andrew Wyeth: Looking Beyond, as they explored artistic processes, historical connections, conservation issues and shared personal stories. The artist James Welling filled the theater to capacity in a lecture that revealed how Wyeth had influenced his own work. The Creative History of Polaroid John Reuter, CEO of 20x24 Holdings Emily Hall Tremaine Lecture in Contemporary Art Sean Scully, artist Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Poetry Reading John Ashbery, poet and author Nook Farm Book Talks Uncle Tom’s Cabin Katherine Kane, executive director at Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Topsy’s Legacy: Imagining “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” After the Civil War Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, associate professor of American Art, University of Pennsylvania A Window on Wyeth James Welling, artist Looking Backward and Forward: Andrew Wyeth in 2012 Patterson Sims, American art scholar 21
Sketching in Avery Court during Summer Art Studio’s Pre-Collegiate Program Patti Smith and daughter Jessie on stage in the Aetna Theater 22 Docent Memorial Lecture: Andrew Wyeth’s Paintings, The Messages of the Mediums Joyce Hill Stoner, Director of the University of Delaware Preservation Studies Doctoral Program Wyeth Victoria Browning Wyeth, independent lecturer G a l l e r y Ta l k s a n d To u r s Visitors continue to take advantage of the expertise of our own curators and educators, as well as MATRIX artists, who led talks in our galleries throughout the year. Docents also presented Collection Focus Talks, 20minute discussions of one work of art, as well as family tours and public, drop-in tours that include Museum Highlights and special exhibitions. Some highlights include: Making Connections: Ukiyo-e and Hip Hop Johanna Plummer The Still Life: Meaning and Method Anne Butler Rice and Nina Goodale-Salazar Male or Female? Angels, Saints and Androgynous Figures in Art Charlene Shang Miller Morgan Great Hall: The Inside Story Gene Gaddis Modern Faces: Portraits and Figure Paintings Carol Troyen Art After Hours Talk MATRIX artist Claire Beckett Patti Smith: Camera Solo Susan Talbott Witnesses to the War: Civil War Reporters and Supporters Alyce Englund Quilts for the Civil War Lynne Bassett Theater of War: Activists and Artists Frank Mitchell Art After Hours Talk MATRIX artist Jan Tichy Wyeth’s Studies: A Close Look Erin Monroe Welling’s Wyeth Patricia Hickson
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