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Sunday, December 6, 2009
Lecture
Karal Ann Marling
Historic Fables of the Hudson Valley: Washington Irving, Ichabod
Crane, Walt Disney, and Norman Rockwell
2:00 pm
FREE
Of all the stories the Hudson Valley has to tell, the most
engaging, perhaps, have been those of Washington Irving, squire of
Sunnyside and arguably the most important American literary figure of
the early 19th century. This lecture will explore the visual responses
to Irving’s Ichabod Crane over two centuries, and Irving’s role in
making Old Dutch New York an integral part of our national heritage.
Karal Ann Marling received her doctorate from Bryn Mawr College in
history of art and American history in 1971. Since 1977, she has been
teaching at the University of Minnesota, where she is a professor in
both art history and American Studies. A well-known specialist in
American culture, she has had visiting appointments in Carleton College,
Buffalo Bill Center, Cornell University, Harvard University, Catholic
University of Lublin, and Moscow State University. Some of her awards
include: Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Fellow of the Society for the
Humanities, Robert Smith Award from Society of the Decorative Arts,
Minnesota Book Award, Minnesota Humanities Commission Award,
International Association of Art Critics Exhibition Award, Luce
Foundation Fellow.
ASL interpretation is
available.
Call
(518) 463-4478
for more information.
Albany Institute of History & Art
2009 Lecture Series
Gallery
Talk
3:00 pm
Enjoy a docent-lead tour of the Albany Institute's current exhibits,
including Hudson River Panorama: 400 Years of History, Art, and
Culture. Gallery talks are held Saturdays at 2:00 pm and Sundays at
3:00 pm. Free with museum admission. Schedule is subject to change.
Please call (518) 463-4478 to confirm.
Call
(518) 463-4478
for more information.
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