December 20, 2002
Major Kirchner Retrospective Premieres
at the National Gallery of Art, March 2, 2003
December 20, 2002
Rare Kirchner Sculpture
Acquired by the National Gallery of Art; On View in Major Kirchner Retrospective
Opening March 2003
November 6, 2002
The National Gallery of
Art Sculpture Garden Ice-Skating Rink Opens in Mid-November and Continues
its Live Jazz Series
November 6, 2002
National Gallery of
Art Announces 61st Concert Season
November 4, 2002
Early Rodin Bust Acquired
by the National Gallery of Art
with Gift from the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
October 30, 2002
National Gallery of Arts
Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Announces Appointment of First
Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professor
October 30, 2002
National Gallery of Arts
Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Announces 2002-2003 Appointments
October 25, 2002
Major Romare Bearden Retrospective to go on National Tour; Opens at National
Gallery of Art September 14, 2003 -- January 4, 2004
September 19, 2002
Selections from Collection of Jacob
Kainen,
from Rembrandt to David Smith, at National Gallery of Art
September 22, 2002, through February 9, 2003
September 9, 2002
New West Building Sculpture
Galleries Presenting 900 Works of Art from Nine Centuries Open to the Public
on September 29, 2002
August 15, 2002
Beautiful and Provocative Images of
The Female Form in First Comprehensive Survey of Willem de Kooning's Drawings
of Women
July 12, 2002
Media Advisory: Memorial
Service for J. Carter Brown (1934-2002)
June 18, 2002
Earl A. Powell III, Director, National Gallery of Art
Releases Statement on the Death of J. Carter Brown, June 18, 2002:
"On behalf of all of Carters longtime colleagues and friends at the National Gallery of Art, we are deeply saddened at the tragic news of his death. He was a gifted and brilliant director who served the nation and the world of art with unparalleled commitment and leadership and has left a great legacy."
Statement from the Family of J. Carter Brown
Curriculum Vitae:
J. Carter Brown
Born 1934, Providence, Rhode Island,
son of John Nicholas Brown and Anne Kinsolving Brown
See also:
J. Carter Brown Retires
as Director of National Gallery of Art
(Re-released from January 24, 1992)
July 5, 2002
Nicholas Penny Named
Senior Curator of Sculpture at National Gallery of Art, Washington
July 5, 2002
New Advance Exhibition
Schedule: Summer 2002 - Winter 2004
June 26, 2002
National Gallery
of Art Opens Exhibition Shop for "The Quest for Immortality: Treasures
of Ancient Egypt"
April 16, 2002
"Jazz in the
Garden" Resumes in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Every
Friday, 5 - 8 P.M., May 31- August 30, 2002
April 8, 2002
New Audio Tour in Spanish and
English for "Goya: Images of Women"
April 8, 2002
Garden Café Offers Spanish-Style
Buffet
March 15, 2002
National Gallery of Art
Conducts Worldwide Search for Works on Paper by Mark Rothko; Catalogue
Raisonné to be Published in 2002
February 11, 2002
The First Major Exhibition Dedicated
to Images of Women by Francisco Goya on view at the National Gallery of
Art, March 10 - June 2, 2002
January 17, 2002
National Gallery of Art Premieres
Two Acclaimed Documentaries on the Contemporary American Art World
January 16, 2002
National Gallery of Art's
Education Program "Art Around the Corner" Wins Mayoral Award
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