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July 01, 2006
Memory and Magic - Andrew Wyeth Exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Join fellow MIT alums on Saturday, July 1st, for a private, before Museum hours viewing of the Andrew Wyeth exhibit entitled "Memory and Magic" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Andrew Newell Wyeth is an American realist painter, one of the best-known of the 20th century. He is sometimes referred to as the "Painter of the People" due to his popularity with the American public. Wyeth's favorite subject is the land and inhabitants around his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and those near his summer home in Cushing, Maine. His most famous work, and one of the most well-known images in 20th century American art, is Christina's World (1948), in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
“Memory and Magic” exhibition explores how Wyeth invests everyday objects with meaning and how he will sometimes begin with figure subjects and then gradually paint people out of the picture, leaving the objects to tell the stories themselves. Wyeth continues to combine technical mastery and emotional power in his most recent work, shown publicly for the first time in this exhibition.
A museum docent will lead us through this compelling retrospective that takes a fresh look as seven decades of accomplishment.
DATE: Saturday, July 1st
TIME: 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
LOCATION: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street
Philadelphia, PA
215-763-8100
www.philamuseum.org
COST: $26 per person for MITDV members and guests
$31 per person for non-members
(includes pre-Museum hours guided tour)
RSVP: Please make your reservations online at https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=5818&groupID=158 or contact Irene Kotok at 215-896-7570 to make reservations over the phone.
Posted by at July 1, 2006 09:30 AM