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Final Days
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February 1, 2012
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 Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Closes February 12
Featuring sixty sculptures from the world's finest collection of such works, Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum offers insights into the spiritual lives, hopes, fears, and religious aspirations of medieval Christians. These remarkable works from pre-Reformation Britain also provide glimpses into the spread of cultural practice across Europe.
Object of Devotion is accompanied by a 224-page, fully illustrated catalogue, available in the Museum Store. $49.95; Friends member $44.95.
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 George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, 1783, in a British royal trophy frame, about 1760
Mary Ellen Bowen Gallery of American Art
While frames often aesthetically complement the paintings they accompany, it is rare that a frame should add historical and conceptual meaning to a work. The elaborate frame surrounding Charles Willson Peale's masterpiece originally came to Princeton from England on a portrait of King George II--the British monarch who ruled at the time of the College of New Jersey's founding in 1746. That painting was destroyed during the Battle of Princeton in 1777. In a richly symbolic act of Revolutionary recycling, the frame was reused--minus the carved crown that once surmounted it--on Peale's portrait of the "other" George, who had in fact led the battle that destroyed the first painting.
The current issue of the Record, the Museum's annual scholarly journal, is the first to be devoted to American art. Read more about the frame's history and recent conservation treatment, along with other articles about American art at the Museum. Available in the Museum Store. $18.00; Friends member $16.20. |
 Failed Love
Thursday, February 9, 7-9 p.m.
Art Museum galleries
"I had a lot of dates but I decided to stay home and dye my eyebrows." - Andy Warhol
Heartbreak can be a great muse. Whether you are happily in love, boycotting it forever, or somewhere in between, the Museum's Student Advisory Board invites you to share your pain with Princeton singers, songwriters, poets, and performance artists at Failed Love, our annual Late Thursday event celebrating the power of a broken heart to inspire great art. Drown your sorrows in art, music, poetry, and chocolate.
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 Guerrilla Girls in Our Midst
Thursday, February 16, 7-9 p.m.
Join two representatives from the Guerrilla Girls--the acclaimed group of anonymous female artists committed to fighting sexism and racism in politics, art, and pop culture--as they discuss their activism and expose the social truths of the art world today. A reception at the Art Museum will follow.
Can't wait until then? Join us on Friday, February 10, from 8 to 10 p.m., in McCormick 101 for a free showing of the Guerrilla Girl-themed movie Guerrillas in Our Midst.Late Thursday programming is made possible by the generous support of Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970.
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Opening Reception and Concert
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 Vivat Regina!
Sunday, February 26, 5:30-8 p.m.
Opening reception: 5:30 p.m., Art Museum
Concert: 7 p.m., University Chapel
Join us for a special concert in the University Chapel following a reception and viewing of the Museum's new exhibition Princeton and the Gothic Revival: 1870-1930. The Princeton Singers look back at music of the Victorian age from sacred to sentimental and at how British traditions took root in America. The concert features the music of Parry, Stanford, Buck, and Ives. Tim Harrell, guest organist, plays the Chapel's acclaimed 1928 Aeolian-Skinner organ.
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 Art for Families
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m-1 p.m.
Art Museum
Join us on Saturday mornings for family fun in the Art Museum. Drop in anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for a self-guided, interactive tour followed by a related art project. Each week has a different theme. Come for fifteen minutes or two hours--whatever your schedule allows! All ages are welcome; no tickets or reservations are needed.
February 4: Mask and Masquerade
Examine objects from different African cultures and make a mask of your own.
February 11: A Noble Quest
Explore what life was like for noblemen and women in the Middle Ages and design a shield.
February 18: Who's Who in the Art Museum
Discover American portraits and make one of your own.
February 25: Art Tales
Hear stories from around the world and create a puppet for your own theater.
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Credits (top to bottom):
Princeton University Art Museum. Photo: Bruce M. White.
British: Saint Christopher, ca. 1450-1480. Alabaster, 64 x 25.5 cm. The Victoria and Albert Museum, gift of W.L. Hildburg. Image courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Charles Willson Peale, American, 1741-1827: George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, 1784. Oil on canvas, 237 x 145 cm. Princeton University, commissioned by the Trustees (PP222). In royal trophy frame, ca. 1760, attributed to
René Stone, British, d. 1773/4. Gilded sugar pine, 268.6 x 177.8 cm. Restored in 2009-10 through the generosity of William Neidig, Class of 1970, and Christy E. Neidig, in memory of Lorenz E. Eitner, Graduate School Class of 1952.
Two students perform at Failed Love.
Image courtesy the Guerrilla Girls.
Cram and Ferguson, architects, Boston, fl. 1915-1941: proposed exterior of Princeton University Chapel, undated. Watercolor, 94 x 68.6 cm. University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library. Image courtesy the University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Children enjoy art projects at the Art Museum.
Reproduction of all images is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without written permission from the copyright holder. © 2012 Princeton University Art Museum
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