This week at the OKCMOA - March 23, 2011

This Week at the OKCMOA March 23, 2011

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Major Acquisition Enhances OKCMOA Collection

Donation of Important Piece of American Furniture

The Oklahoma City Museum of Art has acquired an important piece of eighteenth-century American

furniture, a Chippendale Blocked and Figured Mahogany Chest-on-Chest (1780-1800) attributed to Benjamin Frothingham. The chest-on-chest was donated by Martha Vose Williams in loving memory of her husband, Dr. G. Rainey Williams, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alden Vose, and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alden Vose, from whom the chest was inherited. Chest-on-Chest will be on view on the second floor.

"This acquisition is a fine and rare example of early American furniture that will enhance our American art collection," said Glen Gentele, president and CEO.

Benjamin Frothingham (American, 1734-1809) was a renowned cabinetmaker in Charlestown, Massachusetts, whose career spanned fifty years. The son of a Boston craftsman, Frothingham set up a shop in Charlestown in 1756. He served in the American War of Independence, attaining the rank of major of artillery. Frothingham resumed his career as a cabinetmaker after the war and continued working throughout the remainder of the century. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati and was visited by President George Washington in 1789. Frothingham was part of a large family that produced sixteen woodworkers in the course of four generations in Boston and Charlestown.

The chest-on-chest, consisting of two stacked chest of drawers, was a type of furnishing common in England and America during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Made of imported mahogany, the chest has a distinct Chippendale style, incorporating characteristics of Rococo, Chinese, and Gothic elements along with Georgian classical forms. This style was introduced to America from England during the Colonial Era and flourished during the 1770s.

Examples of Benjamin Frothingham's furniture reside in many private collections as well as public collections, including the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and Historic Deerfield.

7TH ANNUAL FILM PRESERVATION french flag

FESTIVAL FRANCE

Copresented by

University of Central Oklahoma Film Studies

and Alliance Française d'OKC

Lola Montes - Thursday, 7:30pm

Lola Montès (Martine Carol) is the dramatization of the life story of a 19th-century dancer and courtesan who was mistress of Franz Liszt and the King of Bavaria (Anton Walbrook)....

Breathless - Friday & Saturday, 5:30pm

50th Anniversary Restoration. Based on a scenario by François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard's groundbreaking debut feature was a benchmark for the newly minted Nouvelle Vague or French New Wave...

Diva - Friday, 8pm

For Parisian bohemian postman Jules (Frédéric Andréi), there is nothing more wonderful in the world than opera, and no greater opera singer than African-American diva Cynthia Hawkins (Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez).....

STELLA INTERMISSION!

SATURDAY 7-8PM

Free beer for film ticket holders

Every Man for Himself - Saturday, 8pm

Godard's self proclaimed "second first feature" marked a return to narrative filmmaking after more than a decade of radical cinematic experimentation.

Playtime, Sunday, 2pm

Jacques Tati's gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in the age of technology reached their creative apex with Playtime.

Buy advanced tickets online!
Dinner & A Movie is $28 per person and includes movie ticket. Reservations recommended. Call (405) 235-6262
Film Schedule

NEXT WEEK

Budrus, Thursday, March 31, 7:30pm; Friday & Saturday, April 1 & 2, 5:30pm & Sunday, April 3, 2pm

The Time That Remains, Friday & Saturday, April 1 & 2, 8pm

MUSEUM CAFE Samuel

Samuel Smith Beers certified Vegan

This Monday, beginning at 5:30pm with a reception, the beer dinner, featuring Samuel Smith Beers, offers seven courses each paired with a different beer. All of Samuel Smith beers have been certified vegan. They are one of the oldest breweries in England, established in 1758. They still use grey Shire horses for some of their deliveries. Cost is $60 per person. Menu online. Call to make your reservation, 405-235-6262.

From chef Henry Boudreaux: "Great price, it's less that $10 a dish, plus the beer that comes with each dish!"

TOUR de QUARTZ
Opening Thursday through
April 24, 2011

Tour de Quartz is a selection of artwork created by students from across the state during their two-week residency at Quartz Mountain. The paintings, rendered in acrylic, include self-portraits, still lifes, and abstract work. The self-portraits range from realistic to an abstract, faceless work, and the still lifes portray unusual subject matter, such as tennis shoes and cameras. The photography students created one cohesive work titled Ten Days In Greer County: a photo exploration of the people and spirit of Greer County, Oklahoma. Some poignant, some playful, the color portraits capture firefighters, cowboys, rodeo clowns, children, seniors, and more.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher
Jill Downen: COUNTERPARTS
Highlights from the Oklahoma Art League
Alfonso Ossorio: Gifts from the Ossorio Foundation
Dale Chihuly: The Collection CLOSING ONE WEEK FROM SUNDAY!

EXHIBIT EVENT
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A Night with Nelson

Wednesday, April 6

5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Social
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Presentation by John R. Berry, Noble Theater

Hear from John R. Berry, former vice president of corporate communications for Herman Miller and current executive director of Design West Michigan, who will speak to the principles behind George Nelson's approach to design, and enjoy Nelson's fond reminiscences of friends from the world of modern design. Also, survey the products and processes that defined post-World War II modern design.

Preceding the presentation, enjoy a social in the Museum Lobby with light hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar, and view the Museum's special exhibition, George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher.

Participants will receive 1 CEU/learning unit. Reservations are recommended. Seating is limited on a first come, first served basis. For more information, call (405) 236-3100, ext. 213.

Sponsored by Herman Miller & Workplace Resource

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MUSEUM STORE moleskin

NEW! Moleskine Cover
Art Journals

Welcome to the unique and creative art designs chosen from the Moleskine Community. The new Cover Art Journals were selected by Moleskine from thousands of images submitted from all over the world. The Community Cover Art Journals are available in a set of 2, measure 8.5 x 11 inches, and may be chosen in Ruled or Plain Pages. Both journals have a stitched binding for durability, just like the very popular Cahier notebooks. The cover is a smooth finish 235 gsm heavy card stock. Shop the Museum Store today and tap into the artist within! $16.95

Contact the Museum Store staff for assistance, (405) 278-8233. Open Mondays, 10am-3pm. Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Sunday, noon-5pm. Shop online!