1. New Web Feature Launches in OctoberThe exhibition J .M. W. Turner opens October 1, 2007, and runs through January 6, 2008. It is the most comprehensive survey of Turner's work ever presented in the United States. More than 145 paintings and watercolors reveal the astonishing talent and imagination of this artist. Learn more about this retrospective in our interactive feature, which recreates the salon setting of Turner's time and allows visitors a closer look at his painterly technique. | |
2. This Month's Featured Artwork from the National Gallery of Art Collections: The Farm by Joan MirÓJoan Miró moved from Barcelona to Paris in 1920 to pursue his artistic career but remained deeply attached to his native Catalonia and returned there each summer. In 1921 he determined to make a painting of his family's farm in Montroig, a painting that he came to regard as one of his key works. The Farm represents a brilliant amalgamation of an intense, even primitive, realism with the formal vocabulary of cubism. By the mid-1920s, Miró had abandoned the realist manner for a more surreal and abstract style, but elements from The Farm continued to appear in his work, and the intensity of vision found in this painting remained a standard for all of his later art. | |
3. New Edward Hopper Video PodcastThis month, in conjunction with the exhibition Edward Hopper, the Gallery releases a new video podcast about the artist and his work and influence. In the podcast, which features more than 50 of Hopper's paintings and watercolors, Senior Curator Franklin Kelly discusses New York City, New England, and the cinema as Hopper saw and portrayed them—and as we view them today through his work. | |
4.Exploring Photography at the National Gallery of ArtThe National Gallery of Art has presented memorable exhibitions of photographs through the years, ranging from monographic shows on Ansel Adams and Robert Frank to surveys of Alfred Stieglitz' circle and the American snapshot. Deputy Director Alan Shestack speaks with Sarah Greenough, head of the department of photographs, about the history of the photography collection and the gallery space devoted to the medium. | |
5. Fall Film ProgramsThis season's film program features a myriad of art films and events as well as three film series: Scenes from a Life: Ingmar Bergman; Aaron Copland: Music for American Movies; and Edward Hopper and American Movie Culture. | |
6. School Tour and Teacher Workshop RegistrationThe National Gallery tours for students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 immerse them in a uniquely rich and varied learning environment provided by one of the country's finest collections of Western art, ranging from the 1300s to the present. Request a tour using our online system. Registration for Teacher Workshop has begun. After-school and weekend programs will explore modern art, mathematical patterns in art, the art of Edward Hopper, and more. | |
7. October Calendar of EventsPlan your visit to the Gallery with the help of the August Calendar of Events. Schedules of films, lectures, gallery talks, family activities, and concerts are listed along with information about each event. |
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