Florence Gould Theater

This exhibition traces the evolution of the British Aesthetic Movement from a small circle of progressive artists and poets, through the achievements of innovative painters and architects, to its broad impact on fashion and the middle-class home. Included are superb Victorian artworks encompassing painting, fashionable trends in architecture and interior decorations, handmade and manufactured furnishings, art photography, and modes of dress. Masters as diverse as painters Dante Gabriel Rossetti and James McNeill Whistler and designer William Morris, among many, are represented.

This exhibition traces the evolution of the British Aesthetic Movement from a small circle of progressive artists and poets, through the achievements of innovative painters and architects, to its broad impact on fashion and the middle-class home. Included are superb Victorian artworks encompassing painting, fashionable trends in architecture and interior decorations, handmade and manufactured furnishings, art photography, and modes of dress. Masters as diverse as painters Dante Gabriel Rossetti and James McNeill Whistler and designer William Morris, among many, are represented.

Scherman Lecture Series

Speaker: Dr. Alexander Nagel, Assistant Curator, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution

The well preserved remains of the UNESCO world cultural heritage site of Parsa (Greek: Persepolis) is one of the most fascinating sites in southwestern Iran despite the extensive destruction of its magnificent palaces by Alexander the Great. Early travelers had noted traces of paint on its stone sculptures and monuments, but few scientists had looked into the extent of colors that had once embellished these works. Nagel will describe his study of the colors on the monuments and reveal how his results can change our perception of the ancient Near East.

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This exhibition traces the evolution of the British Aesthetic Movement from a small circle of progressive artists and poets, through the achievements of innovative painters and architects, to its broad impact on fashion and the middle-class home. Included are superb Victorian artworks encompassing painting, fashionable trends in architecture and interior decorations, handmade and manufactured furnishings, art photography, and modes of dress. Masters as diverse as painters Dante Gabriel Rossetti and James McNeill Whistler and designer William Morris, among many, are represented.