Programs News Release: 20 September 1999
Related Activities for "Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor of the Late Middle Ages" National Gallery of Art, 3 October 1999 - 9 January 2000
Special Lectures
East Building Large Auditorium
Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
3 October
Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor
Julien Chapuis, assistant curator in the department of medieval art and
The Cloisters at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and curator of the exhibition
12 December
German Sculpture at the Time of Riemenschneider
Alan Shestack, deputy director, National Gallery of Art, Washington
Gallery Talks
Tours led by a staff lecturer take visitors through the exhibition Tilman
Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor of the Late Middle Ages. All groups
meet in the Rotunda of the West Building.
25, 26, 27, and 30 November at 1:00 p.m.
2 December at noon
Family Programs
Families will explore the remarkable work of this medieval German sculptor
beginning with a tour of the exhibition followed by a hands-on sculpture
activity. Advance registration is required. Call (202) 789-3030.
Sundays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Ages 8 to 12 -- 10 October and 5 December
Ages 12 to 15 -- 24 Octobe
Related Programs on Sculpture
Anatomy of Art: The Techniques of Sculpture, gallery talks, and
films throughout September and October exploring how master artists created
their sculpture. Highlights are as follows.
Lectures/Demonstrations
Wednesdays and Saturdays at noon
Michael Curtis, artist and director of The Studio in Alexandria, Virginia, discusses and demonstrates sculpture techniques.
Carving: Mastery of the Chisel
29 September (East Building Auditorium)
2 October (West Building Lecture Hall)
Clay and Wax: The Techniques of Modeling Busts and Statues
9 October (West Building Lecture Hall)
13 October (East Building Auditorium)
Bronze Sculpture: From Paper to Pedestal
27 October (East Building Auditorium)
30 October (West Building Lecture Hall)
Catalogue
Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor of the Late Middle Ages
is co-published by the National Gallery of Art and The Metropolitan Museum
of Art and distributed by Yale University Press. The first English-language
book to illustrate Riemenschneider's works in color, it will be available
for $35 (softcover) and $65 (hardcover) in the Gallery Shops call (301)
322-5900 or (800) 697-9350.
Sponsor/Organization
Support for the exhibition is provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Federal Republic of Germany. Support for the exhibition and accompanying
catalogue has been provided by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Additional
support for the catalogue has been provided by The Circle of the National
Gallery of Art. The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of
Art, Washington, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The exhibition
is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and
the Humanities.
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