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  1. Concert | “Beautiful, Picturesque, and Sublime”

    This evening’s program includes music by British composers Gustav Holst, Oliver Knussen, Henry Purcell, and Judith Weir. Featured performers: Jeongwon An on violin, David Dietz on cello, Jonathan Mak on piano and celesta, Keeheon Nam on clarinet, Lauren Ross on viola, and Teresa Wang on violin.

  2. Portrait of Courage: Gentileschi, Wiley, and the Story of Judith

    Both depict the Old Testament story of Judith slaying Holofernes. Artemisia Gentileschi’s 17th-century Judith and Holofernes and Kehinde Wiley’s 21st-century Judith and Holofernes continue their national tour at the MFAH. Judith, a courageous local widow, dresses in finery and visits the enemy camp under the pretense of helping Holofernes defeat the Israelites. The story of Judith and Holofernes—the vulnerable rising to slay a hostile invader, the oppressed overthrowing the oppressor—holds enduring appeal.

  3. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents “Portrait of Courage: Gentileschi, Wiley, and the Story of Judith” in January 2023

    Dec 15, 2022 - Judith determines to sacrifice herself in order to free the city. Wiley’s Judith looks directly out at the viewer, holding Holofernes’ severed head. Presenting Gentileschi’s Judith and Holofernes (c. 1612–17) from the collection of the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples and Wiley’s 2012 Judith and Holofernes from the North Carolina Museum of Art, Portrait of Courage

  4. Artist Talk | “Portrait of Courage”

    This traveling exhibition features two paintings that depict versions of the Old Testament story of Judith slaying Holofernes: Artemisia Gentileschi’s 17th-century Judith and Holofernes and Kehinde Wiley’s 21st-century Judith Saturday, April 15, 2023 Bryan Castro, an artist-in-residence in the Museum’s Core Program, talks about Portrait of Courage: Gentileschi, Wiley, and the Story of Judith. “Portrait of Courage: Gentileschi, Wiley, and the Story of Judith” is organized by the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the museum box.

  5. Poetry Performance | “Portrait of Courage”

    Their performances are inspired by the exhibition Portrait of Courage: Gentileschi, Wiley, and the Story of Judith. Created 400 years apart and displayed together, the paintings of Judith and Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi and Kehinde Wiley raise contemporary issues through a historical lens. “Portrait of Courage: Gentileschi, Wiley, and the Story of Judith” is organized by the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the museum box.

  6. Household Saints

    Restoration Supervisor: Ross Lipman, Corpus Fluxus. Picture Restoration: Illuminate Hollywood. Sound Restoration: Audio Mechanics.

  7. UCLA Festival of Preservation

    Hill, Jan-Christopher Horak, Shannon Kelley, Ross Lipman, Mark Quigley, Pauline Stakelon, and Todd Wiener (UCLA Film and Television Archive).  Download the UCLA Festival of Preservation program guide here.

  8. Virtual Art Encounters “Color”

    Mar 9, 2021 - The colors in my self-portraits are inspired by the vibrant colors of vintage albums by Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Diana Ross, and Donna Summer.

  9. Virtual Excursion | Investigation Abiquiú: O’Keeffe, Photographer

    SimkinsCelia and Jay Munisteri Official Promotional Partner:

  10. Art Activities Inspired by the Photography of Georgia O’Keeffe

    Oct 25, 2021 - SimkinsCelia and Jay Munisteri Official Promotional Partner: Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Jerold B.