Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Thursday, December 7, 2023-Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955 Through January 7, 2024
For the first time, the 1955 U.S. survey projects of photographers Robert Frank and Todd Webb come together, capturing a singular vision of “America.”
07 Dec Thu / 2023
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Mary Cassatt, Under the Horse-Chestnut Tree, 1896–97, drypoint and aquatint on laid paper, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Lecture | Mary Cassatt at Work in Print
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.See how Mary Cassatt’s innovative methods in print connect to both her subject matter and her own carefully constructed identity as a working professional.
08 Dec Fri / 2023
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Conversations in Vermont
2 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Robert Frank’s relationship with his children Pablo (1951–1994) and Andrea (1953–1974) is explored in his first overtly autobiographical film.
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Life Dances On
2:30 p.m.—3 p.m.Life Dances On is composed of delicately balanced, intuitive moments that merge Frank’s mourning of the loss of two people very close to him with filmed portraits of others who share his life, including his family and people on the street in New York City.
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2023 British Arrows
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.With brilliant creativity, wry wit, and emotional twists and turns, the British Arrows Awards celebrate the latest creative trends in moving-image advertising.
09 Dec Sat / 2023
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Installation view of the Art of the Islamic Worlds galleries.
Drop-in Tour | Get to Know the Art of the Islamic Worlds
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Take a guided tour of the gallery space dedicated to art from the Islamic worlds, showcasing nearly 1,000 years of history and culture.
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The Right Stuff
5 p.m.—8:30 p.m.“Movies Houstonians Love” Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, and Sam Shepard star in this Oscar-winning epic about the race to put the first man on the moon.
10 Dec Sun / 2023
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Members Holiday Party
4 p.m.—7 p.m.The annual MFAH Members Holiday Party features festive activities and access to exhibitions across all three gallery buildings.
13 Dec Wed / 2023
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Vincent van Gogh, Hospital at Saint-Rémy, 1889, oil on canvas, the Armand Hammer Collection, gift of the Armand Hammer Foundation, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.
Drop-in Tour | “Rembrandt to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the Armand Hammer Collection”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.Take a guided tour of Rembrandt to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the Armand Hammer Collection. The exhibition features major works by artists including Cezanne, Degas, Monet, and Titian as well as Rembrandt and Van Gogh.
