Bellows and His Contemporaries in the American Galleries

In honor of the exhibition George Bellows, an installation in gallery 71 (across from the exhibition exit) highlights the artist's Polo at Lakewood (1910) alongside Tennis Tournament (1920), from the Galley's collection. These works are complemented by a selection of early American modernist works from the collection, featuring such contemporaries of Bellows as Edward Steichen (1879-1973), Arthur Dove (1880-1946), Max Weber (1881-1961), and Stuart Davis (1892-1964). (Image: George Bellows, Polo at Lakewood (detail), 1910, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus Art Association Purchase)

Through October 8
West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 71
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Digital Brochure

I Spy: Photography and the Theater of the Street, 1938-2010

An interactive brochure offers video excerpts from Beat Streuli's time-based work, audio clips from interviews with Bruce Davidson and Philip-Lorca diCorcia, and insights into the 24 photographs by Davidson, diCorcia, Harry Callahan, Walker Evans, and Robert Frank. (Available with Acrobat Reader.) (Image: Bruce Davidson, Subway, 1980-1981, Michael and Jane Wilson. Copyright Bruce Davidson)

www.nga.gov/exhibitions/ispyinfo.htm#brochure

CONCERT

New York Opera Society
Presented in honor of the exhibition Joan Miro: The Ladder of Escape, this concert on July 1 features the New York Opera Society performing music by Isaac Albeniz, Ernest Borras, Xavier Montsalvatge, and Antonio Soler, all of whom, like Miro, were born in Catalonia.

July 1, 6:30
West Building Main Floor, West Garden Court
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CHILDREN'S FILM

Selections from the Silly Symphonies (ages 4 and up, 60 minutes)
From 1929 to 1939, Walt Disney produced the Silly Symphonies, a short film series that explored new animation techniques and developed the now classic characters Donald Duck and Pluto. This selection of ten 35mm films includes The Tortoise and the Hare (1935), The Three Little Pigs (1933), King Neptune (1932), The Goddess of Spring (1934), Flowers and Trees (1932), Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930), Bugs in Love (1932), Babes in the Woods (1932), Water Babies (1935), and The Cookie Carnival (1935). (Image: Still from The Tortoise and the Hare. Courtesy of UA/Photofest. Copyright United Artists)

July 7, 11, 10:30; July 8, 11:30
East Building Auditorium
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FILM EVENT

Fete Nationale
On July 14, in honor of Fete Nationale, the Gallery will screen two films that feature Parisian neighborhoods. Rivette's Celine and Julie Go Boating, in a new 35mm print, is a fantastical adventure that follows the dramatic encounters of two women in a mysterious mansion. Souvenir, filmed throughout the city, features the 6th, 9th, and 19th arrondissements: Les Halles, Le Parc des Buttes Chamont, the Latin Quarter, and an old bordello near Pigalle. (Image: Still from Celine and Julie Go Boating. Courtesy of Photofest)

July 14, 12:30, 4:30
East Building Auditorium
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LECTURE SERIES

The American Century, 1900-2000
For the Gallery's annual summer lecture series, education staff will explore 20th-century American artists. On July 15 Wilford W. Scott discusses Robert Henri. Diane Arkin presents on John Sloan's New York on July 22. Adam Davies examines the collaborative work of photographer Walker Evans and writer James Agee on July 29. (Image: Walker Evans, Portrait of James Agee, 1937, 1937, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Lee and Maria Friedlander)

July 15, 22, 29, 2:00
East Building Auditorium
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Cool Off with Gelato at the Cascade Cafe

The Espresso & Gelato Bar on the Concourse offers gelato, house-made daily with fresh ingredients, in 19 tempting flavors, such as the Italian classic, stracciatella (vanilla ice cream with chocolate shavings), as well as a variety of fresh fruit sorbets, including raspberry, strawberry, coconut, and mango. The bar also features gourmet espresso drinks and a selection of fresh sandwiches, salads, pastries, and desserts.

Monday-Saturday, 10:00-4:30; Sunday, 11:00-5:30
East Building Concourse
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George Bellows

The George Bellows exhibition shop features the catalogue, a Gallery-produced DVD (narrated by Ethan Hawke), a colorful children's book (copublished by the Gallery), a 2013 wall calendar, postcard book, and note cards. Choose from a wide selection and learn more about one of America's most popular and pivotal artists.

West Building, Main Floor
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The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Showcasing the Gallery's rich holdings of works on paper by the Italian baroque master Castiglione (1609-1664), this exhibition suggests, for the first time, the complex sources of his style, including Rembrandt (1606-1669) and Claude Lorrain (1604/1605-1682), as well as its importance for later artists, from Tiepolo (1696-1770) and Piranesi (c. 1758-1810) to Watteau (1684-1721) and Boucher (1703-1770). Specific drawings and prints from the Gallery's vast holdings that are not on view may be seen by appointment; please call (202) 842-6380.

Through July 8
West Building, Ground Floor
www.nga.gov/castiglione

A New Look: Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre"

Better known for his invention of Morse code and the telegraph, Samuel F. B. Morse intended this work to inspire American audiences by emphasizing instruction and learning from masterpieces. Executed in Paris and New York in 1831–1833, this painting depicts his own imaginative installation of masterworks from the Louvre's collection with copyists and instructors in the foreground. The newly conserved painting is on loan from the Terra Foundation of American Art.

Through July 8
West Building, Main Floor
www.nga.gov/morse