This program explores some of the most brazen criminal acts in the art world and features works by artists including da Vinci, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.
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The Art of the Scandal: Thefts, Vandals & Forgeries
June 16th, 2022 · 2 Comments
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Keith Haring: AIDS, Advocacy and Art
May 19th, 2022 · Comments Off on Keith Haring: AIDS, Advocacy and Art
During his short life, Keith Haring had a meteoric rise from graffiti artist to the world of fine art to mainstream success.
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Introduction to Frank Lloyd Wright and NH’s Zimmerman House
April 7th, 2022 · Comments Off on Introduction to Frank Lloyd Wright and NH’s Zimmerman House
This interactive presentation will offer an introduction to Wright’s career and explore his final house type, the Usonian, in depth, with special emphasis on the Zimmerman House in Manchester, NH.
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The Landscape as Canvas: Earth Art
March 10th, 2022 · Comments Off on The Landscape as Canvas: Earth Art
In the 1960s and 70s, artists like Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt, and Ana Mendietta began the revolutionary practice of making art using materials from the natural world. Learn more about the inspiration for the movement and get insight into the works of several leading artists, including Andy Goldsworthy.
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Georgia O’Keeffe: Beyond the Blossoms
February 17th, 2022 · Comments Off on Georgia O’Keeffe: Beyond the Blossoms
Join us for an evening which will shine a light on and examine the ways O’Keeffe employed abstraction to become known as the “Mother of American modernism.”
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Secret Stories Behind the World’s Most Iconic Paintings – Part II
December 22nd, 2022 · Comments Off on Secret Stories Behind the World’s Most Iconic Paintings – Part II
From American Gothic to Whistler’s Mother to Nighthawks, there are some images that are so ubiquitous in our culture that we have stopped looking at them closely.
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