PRENDERGAST IN ITALY FAMILY DAY
Saturday, July 18
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Join us for an Italian-themed family festival on the museum’s front lawn! Refeshments will be available.
Gallery talks with exhibition curators Nancy Mowll Mathews and Elizabeth Kennedy at 1:00 and 3:00 pm
- Watercolor activities
- Monotype printing
- Origami gondola project
- Gallery treasure hunt
Behind the Scenes: “Up Close and Personal with Prendergast”
Experience the museum like a Williams student! Explore the galleries and view artwork
from our collection in a classroom setting. Space is limited; arrive early.
Thursday, July 23 at 2:00 pm
Nancy Mowll Mathews, Eugénie Prendergast Senior Curator of 19th and 20th Century Art, and Lecturer in Art
Summer Gallery Talk Series
“Views of Venice”
Tuesday, August 4 at 2:00 pm
Kathryn Price, Interim Associate Curator
Summer Gallery Talk Series
“Fashion of the Times: Style and Stylishness in Steichen and Prendergast”
Tuesday, August 11 at 2:00 pm
Deborah Brothers, Costume Director and Lecturer in Theatre, with curators John Stomberg and Nancy Mowll Mathews
Watercolor Slam
Friday, August 14
1:00–4:00 pm
Following talks about Prendergast’s watercolor technique, you are invited to paint outside the museum, attend demonstrations, and test your own skills in Quick Fire contests. Novices, dabblers, and experts are welcome.
INTERNATIONAL TOUR
After opening at the Williams College Museum of Art (July 18–September 20, 2009), Prendergast in Italy travels to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection (October 9, 2009–January 10, 2010) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (February 14–May 9, 2010).
