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April 25, 2012
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 Communiversity
Saturday, April 28, 12-5 p.m.
Rain or shine
Princeton University Campus and Downtown Princeton
 Enjoy an art activity for children, free refreshments, a membership giveaway, and our must-visit Museum Store tables with a wide selection of artisanal jewelry, stationery, toys, and other gifts at special savings.
Communiversity is held on Nassau and Witherspoon Streets, Palmer Square, and the Princeton University campus. You'll find us on Nassau Street near the Firestone Library gateway to campus.
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Study of Cirrus Clouds, about 1821-22on view in John Constable: Oil Sketches from the Victoria and Albert Museum through June 10
John Constable, one of England's most celebrated landscape painters, completed more than two hundred sky studies in oil. A keen observer of cloud formations, he was acutely aware of the scientific discoveries of his time, owning and annotating a copy of Thomas Forster's book Researches about Atmospheric Phaenomena (1815). The book included a synopsis of the first attempts to explain and classify cloud formations--giving them the same Latin names that we use today.
John Constable: Oil Sketches from the Victoria and Albert Museum has been organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The exhibition at Princeton has been made possible by an anonymous benefactor, and by Christopher E. Olofson, Class of 1992, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Support was also provided by Duane E. Wilder, Class of 1951, John H. Rassweiler, the Allen R. Adler, Class of 1967, Exhibitions Fund, and the Partners and Friends of the Princeton University Art Museum. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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"Constable & Landscape," Richardson Chamber Players Sunday, May 6, 3 p.m.
Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University
John Constable's landscapes are so evocative that one critic wrote of them, "the atmosphere possesses a characteristic humidity about it that almost imparts the wish for an umbrella." Umbrellas may not be necessary, but the concert will suggest musical parallels with the work of this master painter.
Offered in partnership with Princeton University Concerts and hosted by Museum Director James Steward, "Constable & Landscape" will feature works by Debussy, Beethoven, Britten, and Schumann.
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 2nd Sustainable Fashion Design Competition/Graduate Student Jazz Night
Princeton ArtWalk
Thursday, May 3, 5-9 p.m.
Art Museum
For the third ArtWalk, the Art Museum will host the Princeton Sustainable Fashion Design Competition from 5 to 7:30 p.m., followed by a celebration of the Museum's spring exhibitions by Princeton graduate student jazz musicians from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wine, cheese, and other refreshments will be served.
The Princeton ArtWalk invites you to discover the lively downtown Princeton visual arts scene at your own pace, with activities, events, and refreshments at ten venues from the Art Museum to the Arts Council of Princeton and beyond.
Late Thursday programming is made possible by the generous support of Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970. This Late Thursday event is supported by additional funding from the Frelinghuysen Foundation.
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 Friends Annual Meeting and Mary Pitcairn Keating Annual Lecture
Thursday, May 10, 5 p.m.
Frist Campus Center 302, with a reception to follow in the Art Museum
Mark your calendar for the Friends Annual Meeting and Mary Pitcairn Keating Annual Lecture. Join us for a members-only chance to hear Director James Steward speak about the current state of the Museum and key upcoming initiatives.
Not a member but would like an invitation to the event? Join the Friends today and enjoy this and other opportunities to learn about the Museum! |
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Credits (top to bottom):
Princeton University Art Museum. Photo: Bruce M. White.
Image courtesy Communiversity 2012.
Campus map detail © 2010 The Trustees of Princeton University.
John Constable, British, 1776-1837: Study of Cirrus Clouds, ca. 1821-22. Oil on paper, 11.4 x 17.8 cm. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, given by Isabel Constable (784-1888). © Victoria and Albert Museum / V&A images.
John Constable, British, 1776-1837: Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath, 1828. Oil on canvas, 59.6 x 77.6 cm. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, given by John Sheepshanks (F.A.35). © Victoria and Albert Museum / V&A images.
Entry in the 2010 Sustainable Design Contest.
James C. Steward, Director, Princeton University 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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