Vintage Christmas decorations from area private collectors will adorn the galleries of the Taft Museum of Art over the holidays. A variety of rarely displayed objects and toys created during the years that the former house was inhabited (1820–1931) will grace its halls and rooms. Notably, German feather trees made of wire and goose feathers will be trimmed with ornaments that were made in America or imported here from around the world. Festive greenery will deck the halls and exterior of the house, and the Dining Room will be set for the holidays with sparkling china, crystal, and silver.

Exhibition Sponsors
Helen G., Henry F. & Louise Tuechter Dornette Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee

Fine Arts Fund Partner

Feather Tree with End-of-Day Ornaments, about 1900. Collection of Kathy and Greg (Stewart) Gregory

 Antique Christmas Celebration
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 5–8 p.m.
Celebrate the holidays with friends and family during this special evening.
Enjoy carols with Ricky Nye, gift-making, and holiday treats. FREE and open to the public.
For more information, call (513) 352-5134.

Reservations are requested.
(513) 241-0343, ext. 39

Approximately 70 paintings and works on paper have been lent from collections throughout the United States and Europe for this exhibition, which has been organized by the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia. This exhibition features art by renowned American artists such as Gari Melchers, William Merritt Chase, John Singer Sargent, and Robert Henri, as well as other painters, including Cincinnati-born artists John Twachtman and Elizabeth Nourse.

Exhibition Sponsors
A Friend of the Taft Museum of Art
Lynne Meyers Gordon
The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee
Ellen and George Rieveschl Endowment

Fine Arts Fund Partner
P&G

George Hitchcock, Early Spring in Holland, about 1887–1905, oil on canvas, Telfair Museum of Art

 Members' Preview
Thursday, February 4, 2009, 5–8 p.m.
Enjoy a cash bar and a menu of light fare from Taft Executive Chef Mark Bowers.
Complimentary valet parking
For more information, call (513) 352-5134.

Reservations are requested.
(513) 241-0343, ext. 39

The 120 vintage photographs in this exhibition show the rise of Pictorialism in the late 19th century, which strove to elevate photography to an art form. Photographers include Alvin Langdon Coburn, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Gertrude Käsebier, Heinrich Kühn, Robert Demachy, Frederick Evans, F. Holland Day, Julia Margaret Cameron, Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham and Ansel Adams.

Exhibition Sponsors
Thomas R. Schiff
Ellen and George Rieveschl Endowment

Fine Arts Fund Partner
P&G

 Members' Preview
Thursday, May 20, 2009, 5–8 p.m.
Enjoy a cash bar and a menu of light fare from Taft Executive Chef Mark Bowers.
Complimentary valet parking
For more information, call (513) 352-5134.

Reservations are requested.
(513) 241-0343, ext. 39