Exhibition-Greek Miracle
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ure from the Dawn of Democracy, the Fifth Century B.C.
November 22, 1992, through February 7, 1993
East Building, Upper Level and Mezzanine
Pass System
Advance passes can be obtained free of charge beginning November 1 at the Galle
ry's East Building. Passes can also be obtained at all Ticketmaster locations
and Hecht Co. stores for a service charge of $2.00 per pass. Through Ticketmast
er Phone-Charge there is a $3.00 service fee per pass and $1.00 handling fee
per order. For this service call one of the following numbers:
Washington, DC Baltimore, MD Nationwide toll-free
(202) 432-SEAT (410) 481-SEAT (800) 551-SEAT
There will be a limited number of same-day passes available free of charge in
the East Building at 4th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., beginning No-
vember 22. The passes will be distributed each day thereafter on a first-come,
first-served basis at the Gallery between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays
and Saturdays and between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sundays.
For more information on passes call (202) 842-6684
Sunday Lectures 4:00 p.m. East Building Large Auditorium
November 22, "New Perceptions of Sculpture under Democracy"
Olga Tzachou-Alexandri, Director, Nat'l Archaeol. Museum, Athens
January 3, "A Tour of Classical Athens"
John Camp, Asst director of the Agora excavations,
American /school of Classical Studies, Athens
January 10, "The Pheidian Vision of Athena"
Jerome J. Pollitt, John M. Schiff Professor of Classical
Archaeology and History of Art, Yale Univ.
February 7, "Blacks as seen by ancient Eguptian, Greek, and Roman Artists"
Franck Snowden, Professor of Classics Emeritus, Howard Univ.
Public Symposium
Bronzes and Marbles of Classical Greece
Saturday, January 9, 1993
11:00 - 4:00 East Building Auditorium
11:00 Moderator: Diana Buitron-Oliver, guest curator
Classical Sculpture: Traditions in Marble, Innovations in Bronze,
and developments in Style and Technique
Carol Mattusch, Professor of art history, George Mason Univ.
Greek Bronze Statuettes in the Second Quarter of the Fifth Century B.C.
Sophie Descamps, curator of classical antiquities Musee du Louvre
Intermission
Classical Greek Nuditity and the Rhetoric of Praise
Andrew Stewart, professor of art history, Univ. of California, Berkeley
The Concept of Beauty in Classical Reliefs
Mary Sturgeon, professor of art history, Univ. of N. Carolina,Chapel Hill
Closing Remarks
Peter G. Calligas, director, Acropolis Museum, Athens [tentative]
Auta. Uparxoun kai duo alles seires omiliwn ka0e Trith, alla den tis para0etw
logw xronou kai logw oti peftoun mesobdomada
Arhs