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Sunday,
February 9, 2-3:30 p.m.
You
saw the movie Monuments
Men, now come hear about Marvin
Chauncey Ross, a “Monuments Man” who was the Walters’ first Curator
of Medieval Art and Subsequent Decorative Arts. Michael Kurtz, former
Assistant Archivist for Records Services at the National Archives, and
author of America
and the Return of Nazi Contraband: The Recovery of Europe’s Cultural
Treasures will discuss the 345 men and women who tracked
and located millions of European artworks and cultural treasures stolen
by Hitler and the Nazis during WWII. Joining him is Melissa Wertheimer,
Walters’ assistant archivist, who will share her fascinating discoveries
while researching the Marvin Ross papers at the Walters. Ross is credited
with discovering Grünewald’s Isenheim
Altarpiece at a Château in France.
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Thursday,
February 6, 6-7 p.m.
Join
us in the galleries to explore what it meant to be not only rich or poor
but also black in Renaissance Europe. Dr.
Joaneath Spicer, James A. Murnaghan Curator of Renaissance and
Baroque Art, will discuss works of art revealing ways artists represented
the status of black and white Europeans. This tour will include versions
of “Three Kings Adoring the Christ Child,” and other works in our Chamber
of Wonders and Renaissance Galleries such as the exceptional
"Wealthy Black Man" now on loan to the Walters.
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February
20 and 27, 6-7 p.m.
Join
Deputy Director for Audience Engagement Jacqueline Copeland as she
explores two famous African American artists in this special Black
History Month lecture series. On Thursday, February 20, Copeland
will explore the paintings of renowned American artist Jacob Lawrence.
The lecture, Jacob
Lawrence: Painter of the American Scene, is held in conjunction with
the Genesis Series
focus exhibition on view until April 13, 2014. On Thursday, February 27,
Copeland will discuss the paintings of nineteenth-century American artist
Robert Seldon Duncanson in the lecture Hidden
in Plain Sight: The Landscapes of Robert Seldon Duncanson. Duncanson
was hailed in 1861 as “the best landscape painter in the West,” and new
scholarship suggests that his paintings contain subtle messages that were
relevant to the African American community. Both lectures are FREE
and will take place in the Graham Auditorium from 6-7 p.m.
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Saturday,
February 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Join
us in honoring important African American women who have made our world a
beautiful place through song, story, and art. Explore personal histories
with internationally acclaimed slam poet Gayle Danley and sway to the
songs of Baltimore’s own Billie Holiday performed by jazz singer Sandra
Johnson. Create art inspired by local women artists and collaborate on a
large-scale community project. Enjoy these performances, art projects,
and much more at the Walters’ annual African American Family Festival.
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