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Home>National Gallery of Art Communications Office>Exhibitions>"Degas/Cassatt" Exhibition Reveals New Information About Relationship of Two Renowned Impressionists at National Gallery of Art, Washington, Sole Venue Worldwide, >Related Activities

Release Date: March 21, 2014

Array of Public Programs Celebrating Degas/Cassatt at the National Gallery of Art

Kimberly A. Jones, associate curator of French paintings, presents an introduction to the exhibition on Sunday, May 11, at the National Gallery of Art.

******Washington, DC—An array of free public programs will be offered in conjunction with the exhibition *Degas/Cassatt*, on view in the West Building from May 11 through October 5, 2014. The exhibition is the first to examine Mary Cassatt’s role in shaping Edgar Degas’s artistic production and in preparing the way for his warm reception in America. Among the programs planned will be a public symposium, a teacher institute, lectures, and concerts featuring music by mid-19th-century composers. All programs are free of charge in the East Building Auditorium unless otherwise noted. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis.

**Public Symposium**

*Degas and Cassatt: Different Perspectives*Sunday, October 5, 2014, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.West Building Lecture HallIllustrated lectures by noted scholars

**Lectures**

*Introduction to the Exhibition: Degas/Cassatt*Sunday, May 11, noonKimberly A. Jones, associate curator of French paintings, National Gallery of Art

*Mary Cassatt's Radical Monstrosities*Wednesday, May 14, 3:30 p.m.West Building Lecture HallHollis Clayson, Samuel H. Kress Professor, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art

*Degas and Women*Sunday, May 18, noonTheodore Reff, professor emeritus of European painting and sculpture, 1840–1940, Columbia University

**Concerts**

**Emmanuel Ceysson, harpist**Sunday, June 1, 6:30 p.m.West Garden CourtMusic by 19th-century French composersIn partnership with the Cultural Service of the Embassy of France, through a grant from SAFRAN

**National Gallery of Art Vocal Ensemble**Sunday, June 8, 6:30 p.m.West Garden CourtMusic by Fauré, Saint-Saëns, and other French composersIn partnership with the Cultural Service of the Embassy of France, through a grant from SAFRAN

**Philippe Entremont, pianist**Sunday, June 22, 6:30 p.m.West Garden CourtMusic by French composers

**Gen Tomuro, pianist**Thursday, June 26, 12:10 p.m.West Garden CourtMusic by French composers

**Summer Teacher Institute 2014**

Session 1: July 14–19, 2014Session 2: July 28–August 2, 2014

The Teacher Institute is a six-day seminar that helps K–12 teachers (of all subjects) strengthen their knowledge of art history and integrate visual art into classroom teaching. The program features lectures, gallery tours, teaching strategies, and hands-on learning experiences. Activities are designed to meet teachers' personal and professional enrichment needs.

The 2014 Teacher Institute****will examine the pioneering artists of French impressionism and post-impressionism whose innovations laid the foundations for 20th-century art. Through lectures, gallery talks, discussion groups, and hands-on activities, participants in the Summer Teacher Institute will analyze French impressionist and post-impressionist works by artists represented in the Gallery’s permanent collection, including Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat, and Paul Cézanne.

The seminar will highlight the social and cultural context of art and demonstrate interdisciplinary teaching strategies. Participants will explore connections between the visual arts and photography, music, and language arts, and will visit collections of 19th-century French art in other local cultural institutions.

**Online Feature and Exhibition Brochure**

A slideshow of 17 works from the exhibition will be featured on the Gallery’s website. A print brochure with 12 illustrations will be available free to the public.

**Audio Tour**

Narrated by National Gallery of Art Director Earl A. Powell III, the exhibition audio guide ($5) will feature commentary by staff: Kimberly A. Jones, associate curator of French paintings; Ann Hoenigswald, senior conservator of paintings; and Kimberly Schenck, head of paper conservation.

**Slide Overview**

May 13–October 3, 2014Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m.Fridays, 11:00 a.m.(Please note, no presentations are scheduled on May 15 and 20; June 19 and 26; and July 4)West Building Lecture HallA 45-minute introductory slide overview will be offered regularly during the run of the exhibition.

 

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Exhibition Press Release

Checklist (PDF)

Booz Allen Hamilton Sponsor Statement (PDF)

**Related Activities**

Mary Cassatt's Original Pastel Boxes Acquired by the National Gallery of Art On View from September 11 through October 5

Press Event: *Degas/Cassatt*(23:28 mins)*Degas/Cassatt* (VIDEO)(00:15 mins)

Kimberly A. JonesAssociate Curator, Department of French PaintingsNational Gallery of Art, Washington

Ann HoenigswaldSenior Conservator of PaintingsNational Gallery of Art

Exhibition Page****

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