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September • October
Gallery talks are presented by members of the museum's education, curatorial, and research staff, as well as guest lecturers (see schedule below). Please note: Gallery talks may require a ticket for the special exhibition for that day or a separate admission fee.
Spotlight Tours are offered Tuesdays–Fridays at noon. A 15-minute focus on one artwork in the museum.
Introductory tours of the museum are offered every Saturday at noon. Unreserved; included in museum admission. Parlour, Main House.
Introductory tours of the current special exhibition are offered every Sunday at noon. Unreserved; included in museum admission.
Sunday Concerts at 4 p.m., October through May. Unreserved; early arrival is recommended. Included in the price of admission. Music Room.
Phillips after 5— combines live jazz, gallery talks, superb modern art, and a cash bar for a memorable evening on the first Thursday of every month from 5 to 8:30 pm. Other elements, such as films and workshops, are often included as well; included in museum admission. |
Paul Klee (1879–1940) Arab Song, 1932.283
Oil on burlap.
35 7/8 x 25 ½ inches (91.1 x 64.7 cm)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
© 2006 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /
VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
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September 2008
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THURSDAY |
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5–8:30 pm |
Phillips After 5
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MUSIC:
Bob Tublin Quartet
Bob Tublin first picked up a guitar as an eight-year old and has worked in the DC area for 20 years as a jazz guitarist. Tonight, Tublin will peform with an upright bass, drums and saxophone.
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Wine & Beer Cash Bar |
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TASTING:
Dogfish Brewery Beer
The staff of Dogfish Brewery will introduce three signature local brews: Shelter Pale Ale, 60 Minute IPA, and Indian Brown Ale. |
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SHORT FILM:
The Making of the Migration Series
Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm(shown every half hour)
Explore Jacob Lawrence’s The Migration Series, a masterpiece of narrative painting that depicts the great 20th-century exodus of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North. Lawrence will reveal his artistic process and describe the influence of the Harlem Renaissance on his art. 20 minutes, 1993.
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6 &7 pm |
GALLERY TALK
Sourcework—Understanding Diebenkorn’s Influences
Learn how the playfulness of the comic strip Krazy Kat and the flat, colorful spaces of Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse inspired Richard Diebenkorn. Explore how he fused these influences while living and painting in New Mexico, 1950–52.
Included
in museum admission.
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SUNDAY |
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noon |
GALLERY TALK
Special Exhibition Tours—Diebenkorn in New Mexico and
Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow
Take a fresh look at two American artists inspired by landscape of the west.
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THURSDAY |
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5–8:30 pm |
Extended hours |
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6 &7 pm |
GALLERY TALK
A Day in the Country—Renoir’s Luncheon
of the Boating Party
6 & 7 p.m. Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party immortalizes a leisurely afternoon in the countryside near Paris. This talk explores The Phillips Collection’s best-known painting as a celebration of light, color, and modern life.
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SUNDAY |
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GALLERY TALK
Special Exhibition Tours—The Great American Epic:
Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series
Discover the 60-panel depiction of the great 20th-century exodus of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North.
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THURSDAY |
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5–8:30 pm |
Extended hours |
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6 &7 pm |
LECTURE
30 for Phillips, 30 for MoMA
In 1942 New York art dealer Edith Halpert masterminded the sale of Lawrence's 60-panel The Migration Series between The Phillips Collection and The Museum of Modern Art. Art historian Dr. Diane Tepfer, author of Edith Gregor Halpert and the Downtown Gallery will discuss the circumstances leading to the sale and Lawrence's later response. Free; donations appreciated.
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SUNDAY |
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noon |
GALLERY TALK
Special Exhibition Tours—The Great American Epic:
Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series
Discover the 60-panel depiction of the great 20th-century exodus of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North.
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THURSDAY |
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5–8:30 pm |
Extended hours |
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6 &7 pm |
GALLERY TALK
Rhythm and Blues—Jacob Lawrence and the Jazz Age Hear how Harlem’s active jazz community and the vibrant sounds of Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, and Duke Ellington informed Jacob Lawrence’s creative process.
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6:30 pm |
BOOK SIGNING
Step by Step: A Memoir of Hope, Friendship, Perseverance and Living the American Dream
by Bertie Bowman
Bowman will sign his book that chronicles his rise from a teenager hired to sweep the U.S. Capitol steps to the hearing coordinator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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SATURDAY |
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10 am-5 pm |
SYMPOSIUM
Painting in the 21st Century
Engage in a discussion of contemporary art criticism and theory: Elisabeth Sussman, curator of photography at the Whitney Museum of American Art; Blake Gopnik, chief art critic of The Washington Post; art history professors Yves-Alain Bois (Harvard University), Stephen Melville (Ohio State University), and Richard Shiff (University of Texas); artists Spencer Finch and Joseph Marioni; gallery directors Leng Lin (Pace Beijing) and Gordon VeneKlasen (Michael Werner Gallery); and Dorothy M. Kosinski, director of The Phillips Collection. Included in museum admission. For information: CSMAprograms@phillipscollection.org or 202-387-2151 x286
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SUNDAY |
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GALLERY TALK
Special Exhibition Tours—The Great American Epic:
Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series
Discover the 60-panel depiction of the great 20th-century exodus of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North.
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