Gallery Talk at Rienzi: Colonel Peter Hawker
Where
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77265
Upcoming
1:00 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013
Categories
Galleries | Art, Art Exhibits, Museums | Sights
Heather White, docent program manager at Rienzi, discusses the early 19th-century portrait of Colonel Hawker in the Rienzi Collection, as well as two other portraits featuring men in military dress. This gallery talk examining the image of the soldier as depicted before the arrival of the photograph is presented in conjunction with the landmark exhibition WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath. On the third Thursday of each month, Rienzi highlights a great work of art in the Rienzi Collection. Gallery Talks are given by museum curators, conservators, educators, and librarians.Admission is free. Reservations are encouraged. Please call 713. 639.7800.
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