Lectures & Talks
Events
Summer Scenes Summer scenes abound in July with the arrival of American Impressionism: A New Vision. Katherine M. Bourguignon, Associate Curator, Terra Foundation for American Art will open the lecture series with an introduction to the exhibition and the fluid nature of the term ‘American Impressionism.’ Margaret Macdonald will offer an in-depth look at the work of James McNeill Whistler while John Singer Sargent’s great-nephew, Mary Cassatt, Summertime, 1894, Chicago: Richard Ormond, will Terra Foundation for American Art © Terra introduce the artist’s Foundation for American Art lesser-known landscape works. To put it all in context, Frank Cogliano will give an overview of the social and political issues present in America at this time. See listings for dates and times.
How to get tickets All events are free, no booking required, unless otherwise stated. Where a ticket price is stated, or if it states free but ticketed, you can buy or collect tickets in advance from the Information Desk in the Gardens Entrance of the Scottish National Gallery, or call 0131 624 6560, between 9.30am-4.30pm with debit/credit card details.
Film Screening Preview Screening of Effie Gray
Fri 15 Aug, 6-9.30pm, SNG Hawthornden & PG. £15 (includes screening and private view of John Ruskin). Preview screening of Effie Gray which looks at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride, Effie Gray.
Lectures & Talks Antony Penrose: Backstage at the Lee Miller Archives Mon 2 Jun, 12.45-1.45pm. Free but ticketed. SNG Hawthornden. Antony Penrose, Director, The Lee Miller Archives and the Penrose Collection. Oxygen 2 Lecture series supported by Creative Scotland.
Full-length and Fabulous: Two Portraits from The Royal Collection
Wed 4 Jun, 12.45-1.15pm, PG. Kate Gillespie, Portrait Gallery.
SNG Scottish National Gallery
(Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, IT Gallery, Academy Building)
PG Scottish National Portrait Gallery MOD ONE Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One)
THE STUDIO Modern One MOD TWO Scottish National
Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two)
OS Off-site
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