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Home>National Gallery of Art Communications Office>Exhibitions>New Installation of Early American Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Kaufman Collection to be Unveiled October 7, 2012, at National Gallery of Art with American Paintings from the Gallery's Collection>Related Activities

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Release Date: September 24, 2012

*Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830* Celebrated With Rich Array of Related Programs at National Gallery of Art

Film still from ***The Patsy***(King Vidor, 1928, 35 mm, 78 minutes) Image courtesy of Photofest

Washington, DC—The Gallery plans several public programs in celebration of ***Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830***, which opens in the West Building on October 7. The installation follows the announcement of the promised gift of one of the largest and most refined collections of early American furniture in private hands, and marks a significant moment for the nation's capital, which until this time has had no major presentation of early American furniture and related decorative arts on continual public view.

All programs are free of charge in the East Building Auditorium unless otherwise noted. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

**Lecture**

***Triumphs in Craftsmanship: Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830***October 28, 2:00 p.m.Wendy A. Cooper, Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Senior Curator of Furniture, Winterthur Museum

**Concert**

**Tanya Vegvari Plescia, pianist**October 28, 6:30 p.m.Music by Mozart, Beethoven, and early 19th-century American composersWest Garden Court

**Film Events**

Starting in October and continuing through 2013, the Gallery will feature a series of six American silent films from two major American motion picture collections—the George Eastman House and the Library of Congress, two of the key moving image archives in the United States.

**Ciné-Concert:*****The Patsy***Ben Model, pianoSaturday, October 27, 1:00 p.m.Marion Davies, forever linked with the name of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, enjoyed a successful career in the silent cinema. In King Vidor's *The Patsy* she plays Patricia Harrington, an innocent victim in family feuds with her mother (Marie Dresler) and sister (Jane Winton) who coyly collects boyfriends. Devising a plot that employs her talents as a mimic—Mae Murray, Lillian Gish, and Pola Negri are specialties—she tries to trap a man she has set her sights on. Restoration from the Library of Congress. (King Vidor, 1928, 35 mm, 78 minutes)

**Ciné-Concert:*****Kindred of the Dust***Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton, piano and voiceSaturday, November 24, 1:00 p.m.Raoul Walsh's 1922 silent melodrama of romantic intrigue in a Northwest logging town, based on a popular novel by the prolific Peter B. Kyne, features Walsh's wife, Miriam Cooper, as "Nan of the Sawdust Pile," a wronged woman who returns to her hometown to find that her old sweetheart still loves her but cannot marry her. Art direction is by William Cameron Menzies who moved on to one of the most brilliant careers in Hollywood production design. Restoration from the George Eastman House. (Raoul Walsh, 1922, 35 mm, 90 minutes)

**Teacher Workshop**

***Artifacts as Evidence***National Gallery of Art, East Building Concourse, Education StudioWednesday, February 13, 2013, 4:00–6:30 p.m.Repeat date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013Everyday objects can serve as potent primary sources in the classroom. They offer students rich opportunities to analyze and make deductions, both logical and imaginative, by comparing and contrasting the familiar in their own lives with the unfamiliar of the past. Drawing upon the Gallery's new installation of the Kaufman collection of American furniture and decorative arts, this workshop models strategies that foster curiosity, and build observation and language skills, while deepening understanding through group discussion.Fee: $10Registration required; please visit www.nga.gov/education/teacher.shtm#register.

**Gallery Talks**

***Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830***West Building Rotunda60 mins.

October 8, 1:00 p.m.Wilford W. Scott

November 14, 15, 18, 1:00 p.m.November 17, 2:00 p.m.Dianne Stephens

December 9, noonDecember 10–12, 2:00 p.m.Martha M. Schloetzer

**Podcasts to be Released in 2012**

***Collecting for Quality: Kaufman Collection of American Furniture***Wendy A. Cooper, then-director, The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Colonial Williamsburg(Original program date: October 12, 1986; release date: October 23, 2012)

***Triumphs in Craftsmanship: Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830***Wendy A. Cooper, Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Senior Curator of Furniture, Winterthur Museum, University of Delaware(Original program date: October 28, 2012; release date: November 6, 2012)

**Gallery Shops**

The Gallery Shops will feature a wide range of beautiful books on early American furniture and design, complemented by wonderful period accent pieces for the home. Visitors will delight in Chinese export porcelain, glassware, as well as serving pieces and utensils. Books about historic houses, gardens, and contemporary designers who work with decorative arts and furniture of the period will be available, along with scholarly publications about Gilbert Stuart and painting conservation. In addition, the shops will offer a selection of period music and artwork for the home. Young visitors will enjoy books on early American history, including coloring books, a book of paper dolls, and an enchanting book about Dolley Madison's famous rescue of the Gilbert Stuart full-length portrait of George Washington during the War of 1812.

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