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High Museum of Art

The High Museum of Art, founded in 1905 as the Atlanta Art Association, is the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States. With over 11,000 works of art in its permanent collection, the High Museum of Art has an extensive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American art; significant holdings of European paintings and decorative art; a growing collection of African American art; and burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, photography and African art. The High is also dedicated to supporting and collecting works by Southern artists and is distinguished as the only major museum in North America to have a curatorial department specifically devoted to the field of folk and self-taught art. The High's Media Arts department produces acclaimed annual film series and festivals of foreign, independent and classic cinema.

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Luncheon of the Boating Party

Sun, Nov 11, 2007

Susan Vreeland discusses her latest book, *Luncheon of the Boating Party*, a vivid exploration of one of the most beloved Renoir paintings in the world. With a palette of vibrant characters, Vreeland paints their lives, loves, losses, and triumphs in a brilliant portrait of her own.

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Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy

Wed, Feb 27, 2008

Artists Adam Pendleton, Nadine Robinson, Jefferson Pinder, Jeffrey Grove, and Hank Willis Thomas, along with Kenya Evans and Jabari Anderson of Otabenga Jones & Associates, discuss their participation in the exhibit *After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy*. The exhibit and their art reconsider the pivotal time in American history and explores its relevancy to and influence on a new generation.

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David C. Driskell: Artist and Humanitarian

Sat, Feb 16, 2008

Artist, educator, historian, curator, and humanitarian David C. Driskell talks about his southern upbringing, his education in at Howard and Catholic Universities, and the many people with whom his life has intersected. He discusses artists Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, and how they helped to set the stage for Driskell's remarkably productive and influential life.

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Street Photography

Thu, Mar 27, 2008

Photography expert Lisa Kurzner leads a discussion on *Through the Spyglass: Politics and Play in Street Photography, 1960 to the Present*. The conversation covers the history of street photography and its place in the political landscape of the Vietnam era. Kurzner discusses Garry Winogrand, Susan Meiselas and Danny Lyon, as well as ideas of surveillance and voyeurism in photography.

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The Koltes Project

Mon, Apr 7, 2008

Eric Vigner, Isma'il Ibn Conner, and Del Hamilton discuss the US Koltes Project, a 10 year undertaking created in order to translate and produce six of Bernard-Marie Koltes' plays, and continue the artistic legacy of the French playwright.

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The Empire Style of France

Sat, Apr 19, 2008

Christopher Johns explores Napoleon and Josephine's interest in neoclassical art, their collaborations with the designers Percier and Fontaine, and the impact of important archaeological discoveries such as Herculaneum and Pompeii on the taste of their time. Jeffrey Collins discusses the popularity of the French Empire style, its importance in the Western world, and its influence on American furniture design.

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Tribute to James Brown

Thu, Sep 27, 2007

A panel pays tribute to the musical legacy of James Brown. During the 1960s James Brown gained the titles “Godfather of Soul” and the “Hardest Working Man in Show Business.” Brown's sound reflected the nation's generational struggle, and his influence reached across the Atlantic to Bamako, Mali, where his style and music became a source of inspiration for the growing youth culture. It was this vibrant culture that Malick Sidibe dynamically captured through his photographs.

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Discussing Civil Rights

Thu, Jun 12, 2008

Hank Klibanoff, managing editor at *The Atlanta Journal-Constitution* and author of *The Race Beat*; Doris Derby, photographer, educator, and civil rights activist; and Brett Gadsden, assistant professor of African American Studies at Emory University, discuss how the nation's press came to recognize the importance of the civil rights struggle and turn it into the most significant domestic news event of the 20th century. This event is moderated by Julian Cox.

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The Art of Jack Whitten

Thu, May 15, 2008

Abstract artist Jack Whitten paints a verbal picture of his memorial art, in talking with Stuart Horodner, curator of the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. For the past 40 years, New York-based painter Jack Whitten has created elaborately constructed abstract paintings, which are conceived to memorialize various cultural figures (artists, musicians, dancers, politicians, writers), family members, and tragic events that have shaped his life. Whitten has studied the historical impulses behind the honoring of the dead (in various cultures through time) and he has developed a contribution to the notion of abstraction and representation.

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Quai Branly Museum of Paris

Fri, Nov 9, 2007

Stephane Martin, director of the newly reopened Quai Branly Museum, discusses the Paris facility. It is called an ethnographic museum, providing possibilities to put on display numerous works and the cultures from which they come. The museum includes a study and research center, library, theater, and concert hall.

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