Whose National Gallery?
The Place of Émigré Art

By Professor Beth Holmgren

Location: North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Time: 9:30am-1:00pm, March 5, 2005

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How does the work of émigrés fit into the concept of a national gallery in respect to the artists’ homelands or adopted countries? Two well-known Slavic émigré artists, Archipenko and Chagall, are the focus of reflection. The Museum’s own works of émigré artists are the focus of gallery studies.

Related Literature

(1) Émigré Art: Russian Artists and American Children's Picture Books by Beth Holmgren (Pdf format)

(2) Art museums and the ritual of citizenship by Carol Duncan (Pdf format)

(3) Art by John E. Bowlt (Pdf format)

Supporting Reading Materials (Pdf format) for "Whose National Gallery? The Place of Émigré Art” Lecture

Visit Professor Beth Holmgren's Personal Website:http://www.unc.edu/depts/slavdept/bholmgren.html

Contact Professor Beth Holmgren: beth_holmgren@unc.edu

Art, Literature, and Film in the Classroom: an International Perspective • In Partnership with the North Carolina Museum of Art Saturdays at the NCMA: 9:00am-1:00pm.

For this series, each center will present a program, including a speaker, film, and slide presentation combined with a tour of related works in the museum's collection. Curriculum materials will be available with each session and 2.4 CEU credits will be awarded for attending the entire series. Seminars are free and open to all teachers in North Carolina and the public. You must sign up for the series using the application provided on our registration website @ www.nccis.org | see series brochure