http://www.amherst.edu/~mead/podcasts/tenminutes.html en-us ℗ & © 2008 Mead Art Museum Mead Art Museum Amherst College The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College presents a new series of free, lunchtime gallery talks on Tuesdays and Fridays during the spring academic term. Each "Ten Minutes with a Masterpiece" is presented by a student in the museum's volunteer docent program, and offers a fresh look at a single artwork in the collection. The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College presents a new series of free, lunchtime gallery talks on Tuesdays and Fridays during the spring academic term. Each "Ten Minutes with a Masterpiece" is presented by a student in the museum's volunteer docent program, and offers a fresh look at a single artwork in the collection. Mead Art Museum meadeducation@amherst.edu no Mead Art Museum George Wesley Bellows Anne in Black Velvet George Wesley Bellows, American, 1882-1925 Oil on panel, 1917 Gift of George D. Pratt (Class of 1893) AC P.1932.1 Anne in Black Velvet - George Wesley Bellows - 1917 - Oil on panel http://www.amherst.edu/~mead/podcasts/2008/tenminutes/051108.html Sun, 11 May 2008 19:28:00 GMT 03:35 mead, art, museum, amherst, college, docents, anne, in, black, velvet, george, wesley, bellows Mead Art Museum Peter Paul Rubens Peter Paul Rubens Charity Enlightening the World, C 1627-28 Oil on panel Jessica Ball '09 Peter Paul Rubens - Charity Enlightening the World - C.1627-28 - Oil on panel http://www.amherst.edu/~mead/podcasts/2008/tenminutes/051208.html Mon, 12 May 2008 21:32:00 GMT 05:55 mead, art, museum, amherst, college, docents, audio, tour, spring, into, art, peter, paul, rubens, charity, enlightening, world Mead Art Museum Winslow Homer Winslow Homer The Fisher Girl, 1894 Oil on canvas Emily Mackey '10 Winslow Homer - The Fisher Girl, 1894 - Oil on canvas http://www.amherst.edu/~mead/podcasts/2008/tenminutes/050508.html Mon, 5 May 2008 18:42:00 GMT 04:10 mead, art, museum, amherst, college, docents, audio, tour, spring, into, art, winslow, homer, fisher, girl Mead Art Museum John Singer Sargent John Singer Sargent In a Garden, Corfu, 1909 Oil on canvas Carrie Edmundson '10 In a Garden, Corfu - John Singer Sargent - 1909 - Oil on canvas http://www.amherst.edu/~mead/podcasts/2008/tenminutes/040708.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:10 GMT 07:18 mead, art, museum, amherst, college, docents, audio, tour, spring, into, art, in, garden, corfu, john, singer, sargent Mead Art Museum William-Adolphe Bouguereau William-Adolphe Bouguereau Le Travail interrompu (Penelope), 1891 Oil on canvas Sara Sligar '10 Le Travail interrompu (Penelope) - William-Adolphe Bouguereau - 1891 - Oil on canvas http://www.amherst.edu/~mead/podcasts/2008/tenminutes/040308.html Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:25:00 GMT 03:43 mead, art, museum, amherst, college, docents, audio, tour, spring, into, art, le, travail, interrompu, penelope, william, adolphe, bouguereau Mead Art Museum Hughes Taraval Hughes Taraval, French, 1729-1785 The Triumph of Amphitrite, 1780 Oil on canvas Purchased in honor of Susan Dwight Bliss AC 1976.2 Anjie Zheng '10 The Triumph of Amphitrite - Hughes Taraval - 1780 http://www.amherst.edu/~mead/podcasts/2008/tenminutes/033008.html Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:05:00 GMT 08:24 mead, art, museum, amherst, college, docents, triumph, amphitrite, hughes, taraval Mead Art Museum Raphael (Follower of) Raphael (Follower of), Italian The Massacre of the Innocents, Early 16th century Tempera on panel Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation AC 1961.82 Normandy Vincent '08 The Massacre of the Innocents - Raphael (Follower of) - Early 16th century http://www.amherst.edu/~mead/podcasts/2008/tenminutes/032908.html Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:05:00 GMT 04:30 mead, art, museum, amherst, college, docents, massacre, innocents, raphael Mead Art Museum Thomas Cole Thomas Cole, American, 1801-1848 The Past and the Present, 1838 Oil on canvas Museum purchase AC 1950.189 AC 1950.190 In this pair of paintings, Thomas Cole tells the story of one setting affected by the passage of time. The Past depicts a courtly jousting contest on a summer day. From the colorful throng of spectators to the travelers on the distant road, the landscape teems with people. In contrast, the same scene in The Present contains only a lonely goatherd tending his flock. Now long abandoned, the castle lies in ivy-covered ruins, and water covers the fairground. Nature reclaims the land that humans overran in The Past. The father of the Hudson River School, Cole grew up in an industrial area in England and moved to America as a teenager. According to Sarah Burns, he feared democracy and believed in the cyclical rise and fall of empires. Perhaps these two paintings are an allegorical warning that even America cannot escape this pattern. Suzannah Luft '08 The Past and The Present - Thomas Cole - 1838 - In this pair of paintings, Thomas Cole tells the story of one setting affected by the passage of time. The Past depicts a courtly jousting contest on a summer day. From the colorful throng of spectators to the travelers on the distant road, the landscape teems with people. In contrast, the same scene in The Present contains only a lonely goatherd tending his flock. Now long abandoned, the castle lies in ivy-covered ruins, and water covers the fairground. Nature reclaims the land that humans overran in The Past. The father of the Hudson River School, Cole grew up in an industrial area in England and moved to America as a teenager. According to Sarah Burns, he feared democracy and believed in the cyclical rise and fall of empires. Perhaps these two paintings are an allegorical warning that even America cannot escape this pattern. http://www.amherst.edu/~mead/podcasts/2008/tenminutes/032808.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:05:00 GMT 10:22 mead, art, museum, amherst, college, docents, past, present, thomas, cole