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Ring in the New Year with Art!
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 The new year can be a time for reflection on the past and for looking forward and making new discoveries. Much is new at the Art Museum in the past year, with many changes to the collections galleries, a host of recent special exhibitions, and constant activity in the form of weekly programming on Late Thursday. But we're even more excited about 2011 as we prepare a year of exhibitions and programs to teach and inspire. This year, make a resolution to include art in your life and see what's in store for you at the Princeton University Art Museum!
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 Looking for some post-holiday excitement? Join us for the Museum's annual gala on Saturday, February 5--East Meets Fête. Drawing inspiration from one of the Museum's newest acquisitions--an exquisite Korean celadon ewer--and celebrating the Museum's extraordinary Asian collections, this is a night of festivities not to be missed. Presented by the Friends of the Princeton University Art Museum, the gala is more than just a great party--all proceeds support the Museum's education and outreach programs.
To learn more or to purchase tickets, please contact Jennifer Fekete-Donners, manager of membership and annual support, at (609) 258-3762 or friends@princeton.edu.
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 Green, Amber, Cream:
Forgotten Art of a Ceramic Workshop in Shanxi, China
Closes January 9
A thriving economy in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) helped stimulate the production and patronage of ceramic artisans and workshops. Experimenting with new technologies and designs, the Qiao family of artisans in Shanxi province in northern China produced architectural glazed ceramics and religious sculptures. Distinguished by the brightly colored green, amber, and cream glazes of the sancai, or "tri-color," palette, the sculptures shed light not only on this almost-forgotten genre of ceramic art, but also help us learn more about workshop practices in late imperial China.
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 Family Movie Night:
From the Mixed-Up Files of
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Thursday, January 13, 6 p.m.
Art Museum galleries
If Claudia and Jamie had chosen our museum for their home away from home, where would they have hidden their belongings and what mysteries would they have encountered? Join us for an evening of adventure and mystery, beginning at 6 p.m. with sandwiches, cookies, and a Museum adventure. At 7, we'll sit back and relax as we watch From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the 1995 movie starring Lauren Bacall. Free and open to all, no tickets or reservations needed.
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 In the early Archaic period, the painted pottery of Corinth was widely exported and often imitated. By the time this vase--an important new acquisition for the Museum's collections--was made, however, the tables had turned. Although made in Corinth, the shape and decoration are based on popular Athenian models. On the back is a sphinx, while the front, shown here, features the busts of a bearded man and a white-skinned woman. Their identities are unknown, but it is likely they are gods, possibly Zeus and Hera.
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Credits (top to bottom):
Princeton University Art Museum. Photo by Bruce M. White.
Sterling Morton Gallery. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski.
2010 Gala
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler © 1995, Signboard Hill Productions
Greek, Late Corinthian. Black-figure panel amphora: heads of gods, seated sphinx, ca. 560 B.C. Ceramic, h. 35.6 cm. Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr. Memorial Collection Fund (2010-220). Photo by Bruce M. White.
Reproduction of all images is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without the written permission from the copyright holder. © 2011 Princeton University Art Museum.
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