Lectures
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Thursday, March 18, 7 p.m. Elizabeth Nourse: Sojourns in Holland and Brittany Sandra Geiser, curator and administrator of the Nourse Collection at the Mercantile Library, will discuss the work of expatriate Cincinnati artist Elizabeth Nourse with a focus on her sketchbooks from Holland and Brittany. The exhibitions Dutch Utopia and Elizabeth Nourse will remain open until the lecture begins. Cost for this program: FREE for Taft and Mercantile Library members. $10 for all others. Reservations are recommended. Call (513) 684-4515. Buy tickets now! Sponsor: Stanley and Frances D. Cohen Lecture Series |
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Thursday, April 22, 7 p.m. Going Dutch: American Artists and the Allure of Holland Holly McCullough, chief curator of fine arts at the Telfair Museum of Art and organizing curator of the exhibition Dutch Utopia: American Artists in Holland, 1880-1914, will speak on the fascination that Holland held for American artists and the American public with a focus on the artists in the exhibition. The exhibition Dutch Utopia will remain open until the lecture begins. Cost for this program: Sponsor: Stanley and Frances D. Cohen Lecture Series |
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Wednesday, May 5, 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The Taft Garden in the Springtime Phillip C. Long, director emeritus of the Taft Museum of Art, takes participants on a stroll through the grounds at the Taft Museum of Art. He will discuss the philosophy, design, and specific plantings as well as the history of the Taft garden. Light refreshments will be available at 3 p.m. between the two tours. Participation is strictly limited, so reservations are required. Cost for this program: |
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Friday, May 7, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Spring Grove Cemetery Tram Tour Phil Nuxhall, historian for the Spring Grove Cemetery Heritage Foundation leads tram tours of the National Historic Landmark Spring Grove Cemetery. We will visit the monuments of people associated with the Taft Museum of Art (Baum, Longworth, Sinton, and Taft) as well as other Cincinnatians associated with the arts. Nuxhall is author of the new book Beauty in the Grove. Participation is strictly limited, so advance paid registration is required. Cost for this program: |
