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NEWS
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2014
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Education is and has been the core of the
Art Center’s mission from its inception, and
our studio program is integral to this
mission. Every year, thousands of adults
and children enroll in classes. In 2013 nearly
4,000 people of all ages and income levels
enrolled in courses and workshops, and
311 students attended Art Center classes
through scholarships.
Although the Art Center currently offers
courses in numerous areas, including
drawing, painting, watercolor, sculpture,
printmaking, mixed media, photography,
artistry/craft, metals/3-dimensional, ceramics,
art appreciation, and more, in the last several
years, the need for expanding our traditional
studio class offerings to include technologybased projects has intensified. In direct
response to all three goals in our 2014 – 2016
Strategic Plan, the Helen and James Hubbell
Family Fund and the Ellen and Jim Hubbell
Charitable Fund have provided $100,000
to purchase new technology, to create a
dedicated technology classroom, and to
update electrical work to accommodate
the new demands of the studios. This will
also allow the Art Center to expand the
number of students we are able to serve
and diversify the class offerings available.
Richards Studio 3 will be transformed from a
preschool classroom into a new technology
center which will accommodate 12 students
per class. New furniture such as tables
and chairs will complete the space and
accommodate both youth and adult students.
In addition, Brennan Studio 1, Studio 2, and
Principal Studios 5 and 6 will be rewired to
accommodate smart studios, enabling each
class to utilize technology in their current
activities. Technology-based classes will
include Adobe Creative Suite, photography,
graphic design, and video and film production
and editing.
We believe that by adding these offerings
to the curriculum, we can serve many new
audiences and create numerous opportunities
to increase partnerships in the community.
We also believe these classes will keep
us current with trends in education and
contemporary art practices. The Art Center
and the entire Des Moines community are
grateful to the Hubbell family for their support
of this important initiative. JEFF FLEMING
FREE ADMISSION
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to offer FREE ADMISSION to Art Center
galleries, programs, and events unless
otherwise noted.
FREE Admission is supported by
Principal Financial Group and
Art Center members.
THANK YOU
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NEW EXHIBITION
H A L S T O N & WA R H O L
S I LV E R & S U E D E
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 – JANUARY 18, 2015 / ANNA K. MEREDITH GALLERY
PREVIEW PARTY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
ALSO OPENING
15 MINUTES IN DES MOINES / BLANK ONE GALLERY
SILVER AND SUEDE chronicles the decades-long friendship
between Des Moines native Halston and Andy Warhol,
the similarities and intersections in their lives and careers,
and the influences they had on each other.
New Year’s Eve, 1978, at New York’s Studio 54: (L-R) Halston with an unidentified person, Bianca Jagger, Jack Haley, Jr. and wife Liza Minnelli,
and Andy Warhol. (Photo by Robin Platzer/Twin Images/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Halston and Warhol: Silver and Suede examines
the dynamic friendship between legendary
American fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick
(b. 1932, Des Moines), and artist Andy Warhol (b.
1928, Pittsburgh) through art, fashion, photography,
video, and personal memorabilia. Born within four
years of each other, they had similar beginnings to
their careers, both starting out as window dressers
for department stores before relocating to New York
City where they each found early success in their
chosen fields.
Halston became the defining American fashion
designer of the 1970s through his effortlessly chic
Ultrasuede shirtdresses and other sophisticated
minimalist designs; while Warhol challenged the
canon of high art by embracing popular culture
and celebrity worship. Silver and Suede chronicles
the decades-long friendship between the two men,
the similarities and intersections in their lives and
careers, and the influences they had on each
other. The exhibition will begin with Halston’s hat
designs for Bergdorf Goodman, including
Jackie Kennedy’s pillbox hat (1961), alongside
works by Warhol of Jackie during the same time.
A selection of Halston garments, loaned by major
institutional and private collections, will illustrate
the connections between Halston and Warhol,
who famously socialized with each other while
also exerting an influence on each other’s creative
practice.
Halston and Warhol: Silver and Suede is
co-curated by Lesley Frowick (Halston’s niece),
in collaboration with Nicholas Chambers of
The Andy Warhol Museum. The Des Moines
presentation is organized by Senior Curator
Gilbert Vicario.
HALSTON AND WARHOL: SILVER AND SUEDE. This exhibition
has been organized by The Andy Warhol Museum, one of the four
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.
Support for the Des Moines Art Center’s presentation of
HALSTON AND WARHOL: SILVER AND SUEDE provided by the
National Endowment for the Arts, Wells Fargo, and Cynthia O’Brien
and Mike Fitzpatrick.
RELATED PROGRAMS
In celebration of this extraordinary exhibition, the Art Center has organized a spectacular schedule of
lectures, gallery talks, films, and an entire week of ART MEETS FASHION events.
recipient of the Scholar’s
Roundtable Award from the
Costume Society of America,
and will be a co-author
on “Survey of Historic
Costume” (6th edition) with
Phyllis Tortora.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Valerie Steele. Photo: Aaron Cobbett
John Waters. Photo: Greg Gorman
Sara Marcketti
LECTURE
The Inimitable Halston
Valerie Steele, Director
and Chief Curator of The
Museum at the Fashion
Institute of Technology
LECTURE
+ BOOK SIGNING
Warhol & Waters:
Fame & Filth
John Waters, filmmaker,
author, comic, artist
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14
TANDEM
GALLERY TALKS
These gallery talks
pair an Art Center
curator with a voice of
expertise from outside
the museum’s walls.
Each speaker will
share their distinct
perspective on the
works presented in
the exhibition.
6:30 pm / Levitt Auditorium
*Reservations required
The Museum at the Fashion
Institute of Technology is the
most significant repository
of Halston garments in the
world, and as such, an
integral collaborator in this
exhibition. At the helm of the
museum is Valerie Steele,
whose essay “The Inimitable
Halston” is featured in
the exhibition catalogue.
Steele’s lecture will examine
Halston’s revolutionary
designs from the Ultrasuede
shirtdress to the jumpsuit,
as well as look at his
significant contribution to
today’s culture of fashion.
WEEKEND
DROP-IN TOURS
6:30 pm / Hoyt Sherman
Place Theater
1501 Woodland Avenue
*Reservations required
“I’ve always been hugely
influenced by Warhol. I think
everyone in the world, no
matter what job you have,
the trickle-down effect of
Andy Warhol is amazing,”
said John Waters in a 2013
interview for the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette. Waters will
deliver a comic lecture about
his friendship with Warhol
and his lasting influence on
his own films, the cult of
celebrity, and the extremes of
the contemporary art world.
This lecture will contain adult
content.
Waters will sign copies of
his recent book “Carsick:
John Waters Hitchhikes Across
America” following the lecture.
FREE, drop-in tours of
the exhibition are offered
at 1 pm on Saturdays
and Sundays through
January 18, 2015
(with the exception of
Sundays November 2
and December 7).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
6:30 pm
Anna K. Meredith Gallery
Associate Curator
Laura Burkhalter with
Sara Marcketti
Sara Marcketti is associate
director, Center for Excellence
in Learning and Teaching,
and associate professor in
the Department of Apparel,
Events, and Hospitality
Management at Iowa State
University. Her research area
of interest is 20th-century
dress history. She is the 2013
Leslie Frowick
Nicholas Chambers.
Photo: Nicholas Franzos
LECTURE
+ BOOK SIGNING
Halston: A Personal
Journey
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Lesley Frowick, Halston’s
niece, in conversation with
Nicholas Chambers, Milton
Fine Curator of Art at The
Andy Warhol Museum
Books will be available for purchase.
Teri Toye. Photo: Paul Palmero
6:30 pm
Anna K. Meredith Gallery
Senior Curator Gilbert Vicario
with Teri Toye
Teri Toye, a Des Moines
native, was an international
fashion model and designer’s
muse in the 1980s. Her
celebrity and presence
in both the New York art
and fashion scenes led to
friendships with Halston and
Warhol. Toye transitioned
from the life of the “It” girl
when she moved back to
Iowa in 1987. She currently
works for FEMA as an historic
preservation specialist.
gave me the best seat in the
house to watch the show. I
will always remember what a
determined, generous, funny,
and expansive person he
was. He put forth his best
effort to make the world, and
especially the people of his
inner circle, as beautiful and
comfortable as he could.”
Frowick will sign copies of
her book, “Halston: Inventing
American Fashion,” in
the lobby of the museum
following the lecture.
6:30 pm / Levitt Auditorium
*Reservations required
Nicholas Chambers will
lead Lesley Frowick in
conversation about her
insider’s perspective on
Halston’s life and the high
fashion milieu of the 1980s.
“My uncle left an indelible
mark on fashion history and
Books will be available
for purchase.
YOGA + GALLERY TALK
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
8:30 am / Yoga (75 minutes) 10 am / Gallery Talk (20 minutes)
*Reservations required
Limit 50; participants should bring yoga mats
Yoga novices and enthusiasts alike are invited to practice yoga
in the Art Center lobby with instructor James Miller from
8:30 – 9:45 am, followed by a gallery talk about the exhibition.
*Please make your FREE reservations
at desmoinesartcenter.org by clicking on the
EVENT RESERVATIONS bubble on the homepage
or by phone at 515.271.0313 beginning September 2.
Please specify which event/s you wish to attend:
Steele, Waters, Yoga, and/or Frowick/Chambers.
Media support for
these programs provided
by Iowa Public Radio.
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NEW EXHIBITION
FASHION FILM SERIES
The following films will be screened at 1:30 pm in Levitt Auditorium
and do not include ratings, but are suitable for PG audiences.
WINDOW
DRESSINGS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston 2010
Whitney Smith, director / 85 minutes
Using archival footage and interviews about fashion designer and icon
Halston (1932–1990), Smith tracks Halston’s ascent from milliner to
world-class couturier, as well as his attempt to bring his designs to the
customers of J.C. Penney. Smith also looks at the parties and excess of
the 1970s in Manhattan, which contrast with Halston’s minimalist lines.
The principal focus is on the world of Studio 54 and Halston’s part in it.
Stars Halston, Liza Minnelli, Diane Von Furstenberg.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Lagerfeld Confidential 2007
Rodolphe Marconi, director / 89 minutes
An up-close and personal portrait of the fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld.
Stars Karl Lagerfeld, Nicole Kidman, Brad Kroening.
French with English subtitles
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 13
Window Dressings
Open House
East Village
5:30 – 8 pm
Nationally recognized artists
including James Bearden,
Alex Brown, Sarah Dornink,
Catherine Dreiss, Steve Gerberich,
Pete Goché, Sarah Grant,
Mary Jones, Larassa Kabel, Gabriel
Leuders, Rachel Merrill, Robert
Schulte, Jr., Lindy Smith, Robert
Spellman, Mitchell Squire, Jeffrey
Thompson, Chris Vance; and
students from the Iowa State
University Department of Apparel
and Fashion Merchandising, and
the Department of Architecture
Toy Studio Class, are creating
fashion-themed installations in the
windows of East Village businesses.
*Admission
$20 per person
($15 Art Center members)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times 2002
David Teboul, director / 77 minutes
Filmmaker David Teboul chronicles the life and career of one of
the world’s most influential fashion designers. Stars Yves Saint Laurent,
Pierre Bergé, Betty Catroux, Edmonde Charles-Roux.
French with English subtitles
STUDIO CLASS
Fashion Photography: History & Fashion
Study the Halston and Warhol: Silver and
Suede exhibition and the evolution of fashion
photography from the 20th century to today.
Students will discover the importance of
collaboration and the logistics involved in
fashion shoots while having the opportunity
to photograph and direct their own fashion
shoot during class.
C835 Wednesdays / 6:30 – 9:30 pm (3 weeks)
September 24 – October 8
Annick Sjobakken & Alyss Vernon
Levitt Auditorium
Tuition $75 ($60)
Register online at desmoinesartcenter.org
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ART APPRECIATION CLASS
Unexpected Themes in the
History of Fashion
Fashion is ever changing. This course will explore
themes in the history of fashion including:
the influences of art movements such as
Impressionism, Surrealism, and Constructivism
on fashion; a focus on fashion at the turn of the
20th century; and the mutual contributions of
fashion to science and technology, and science
and technology to fashion.
C882 Wednesdays / 6:30 – 8 pm (3 weeks)
October 15 – 29
Sara Marcketti / Levitt Auditorium
Tuition $50 ($40)
Register online at desmoinesartcenter.org
Price includes a wristband that will
give guests access to participating
shops for light refreshments and
conversation with the artists.
Wristbands will be for sale in the
Museum Shop, online, or available
the night of the event at Amour,
518 East 6th Street.
Participating businesses
Accenti, Aimée, Amour, Dornink,
Eden, J. Brownlee, Jett and
Monkey’s Dog Shoppe, Kitchen
Collage, Leona Ruby, Lucca,
Peep Toe Shoes, Projects
Contemporary Furniture, Raygun,
Sticks, Velvet Coat, Village
Boutique, and Westrum Optometry.
View windows
through September 27
SUPPORT FOR
WINDOW DRESSINGS
PROVIDED BY
ELIEL’S
CLOSET
BLACK-TIE
GALA
PREVIEW
PARTY
FASHION
FARE
FINALE
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MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 15
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 17
THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 18
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 20
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 20
Pop-Up Boutique
Sneak Peek
Art Center lobby
5 – 8 pm
Fashion Fare Luncheon
Temple for the
Performing Arts
11:30 am
Preview Party
Halston and Warhol:
Silver and Suede
Art Center lobby
Late-night party
World Food Prize
Hall of Laureates
10 pm – 1:30 am
The Pop-Up Boutique at
the Art Center opens
(named Eliel’s Closet for
Eliel Saarinen, the architect
who built the original Art
Center building). Be the first
to purchase designer brand
merchandise from some
of the best closets in town.
Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and
a cash bar while shopping.
Guest speakers Lesley Jane
Seymour, editor-in-chief of
More magazine, and noted
menswear designer (and
Ames native) Todd Snyder
will share fashion do’s and
don’ts. The luncheon also
recognizes the late fashion
entrepreneur Janice Zuckert,
and will include a fashion
display featuring original
designs created by
ISU fashion students in
response to artwork in the
Des Moines Art Center’s
permanent collections.
Member hour: 5 – 6 pm
Open to the public
6 – 7:30 pm
Black-tie Gala
World Food Prize
Hall of Laureates
Cocktails 7 pm
Dinner 8 pm
The rest of the week, the
boutique will be open to all
during regular Art Center
hours, at no charge. With
more than 1,000 items
organized into specific
collections, Eliel’s Closet
will change daily, so watch
Facebook, Instagram, and
Twitter for updates.
Thanks goes to artist
Pete Goché, who designed
and constructed a
sculpture that functions
as dressing rooms for
the event.
Attendees will have the
first opportunity to view this
highly anticipated exhibition;
the event will include
music by DJ John Solarz,
hors d’oeuvres, and a
cash bar.
*Admission
$200 per person
Inspired by
Raffle
At the luncheon, the winner
of a raffle for an original
hand-knit sweater by local
artist Tina Dahl will be
announced. Raffle tickets
for the sweater cost
$25 each (or 5 for $100)
and are available throughout
the Art Meets Fashion week,
in the Museum Shop.
Although not part of
the Art Center’s
ART MEETS FASHION
week, but as a happy
coincidence, the
Drake University
Bucksbaum Lecture
features Project
Runway’s TIM GUNN,
chief creative officer
of Liz Claiborne.
Halston and Warhol:
Silver and Suede,
ART MEETS FASHION
is an art and fashion
extravaganza
benefiting the
Art Center’s
Free Admission,
Education, and
Outreach Programs.
GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY
SUPPORT FOR
FASHION FARE
PROVIDED BY
This finale to a week of
activities invites party goers
to join the Gala crowd and
party into the night in the
style and energy of New
York’s infamous Studio 54.
*Admission
$27 per person
$54 per couple
*ART MEETS FASHION
DETAILED
INFORMATION:
Available at
desmoinesartcenter.org
ART MEETS FASHION
PRESENTING SPONSORS
RUAN
MEDIA SUPPORT
PROVIDED BY
SEPTEMBER
7 pm / Knapp Center
FREE admission
SUPPORT FOR
ELIEL’S CLOSET
PROVIDED BY
*Admission
$300 per person
($150 for 35 and under)
A R T M E E T S FA S H I O N
*Admission
$20 per person
(Art Center members FREE)
Admission
$5 for non-members
at the door
(Art Center members FREE)
The World Food Prize
will be transformed via
the zeitgeist of Halston
and Warhol.
LOCAL SUPPORT FOR
HALSTON AND WARHOL: SILVER
AND SUEDE PROVIDED BY
SUPPORT FOR THE BLACK-TIE GALA PROVIDED BY
CYNTHIA O’BRIEN
AND MIKE FITZPATRICK
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NEW EXHIBITION
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
For full descriptions of continuing
exhibitions, visit desmoinesartcenter.org.
FROM SPEAKER TO RECEIVER
THROUGH AUGUST 24
ANNA K. MEREDITH GALLERY
From Speaker to Receiver seeks to explore the
role of spoken and written communication by
contemporary artists.
GALLERY CONVERSATION
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 / 6:30 PM
ANNA K. MEREDITH GALLERY
Senior Curator Gilbert Vicario,
Curator and Chief Historian, Salisbury House
and Gardens, Megan Stout Sibbel, and
artist Daniel Joseph Martinez
Senior Curator Gilbert Vicario is joined by
Megan Stout Sibbel, curator and chief historian,
Salisbury House and Gardens, and artist Daniel
Joseph Martinez for a gallery conversation. Stout
Sibbel will speak about the content of two objects
from the Salisbury House Foundation Rare
Documents Collection; a page from Book of the
Prophet Jeremiah, London, 1551; and a section of
the Qur’an belonging to the last part of chapter
Al”Imran (‫ ) نارمع لا‬SURAH 3. Martinez will speak
about his work, A Story for Tomorrow in 4 Chapters…,
2010 – 2012, which addresses the three dominant
religions —Judaism, Islam, and Christianity—as a
critical lens onto contemporary faith and politics.
Support for this exhibition provided by
Substance Architecture.
substancearchitecture
Media support provided by Iowa Public Radio.
FROM ICON TO ABSTRACTION
Goncharova, Kruchenykh + Rozanova,
and The Great War
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 – FEBRUARY 15, 2015 / JOHN BRADY PRINT GALLERY
Shortly after the outbreak of the First World
War in 1914, Russian neo-Primitivist artist
Natalia Goncharova (1881–1962) created a
series of 14 black-and-white crayon lithographs
titled “War: Mystical Images of War.” Her prints
are rooted in the imagery of Russian icons,
history, Apocalypse imagery, folk art, and
contemporary warfare. Two years later, Russian
avant-garde artist Olga Rozanova (1886 –1918)
and her partner, poet Alexei Kruchenykh (1885–
1922), created the book, “War,” and “Universal
War,” an extraordinary editioned portfolio of
poetry and cut paper and fabric Suprematist
abstract collages. The work evokes rather
than depicts interplanetary war. Kruchenykh’s
12 zaum poems (composed of meaningless
syllables) accompany a series of 12, with titles
such as The Battle of the Futurist and the Ocean
and Wrestling With the Equator. This exhibition
ABOVE Natalia Goncharova (Russian, 1881 – 1962)
The Doomed City, from “Mystical Images of War,” 1914
Lithograph on paper, 12 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches
Des Moines Art Center’s Louise Noun Collection of Art by
Women through Bequest, 2003.316.11
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contrasts these avant-garde Russian artists’
visions of war. Collector Louise Noun, whose
interest in avant-garde women artists of the
20th century is explored in the exhibition’s
publication, gave both sets to the Des Moines
Art Center. Amy N. Worthen, curator of prints
and drawings, organized the exhibition.
RELATED PROGRAMS
LECTURE
Visions, Wars, and Utopias of
Russian Avant-garde
Nina Gourianova, Associate Professor,
Director of Graduate Studies, Slavic
Languages and Literatures, Northwestern
University
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 / 1:30 pm
John Brady Print Gallery
GALLERY TALK
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 / 1 pm
John Brady Print Gallery
Join Amy N. Worthen for a discussion of
this exhibition.
DANCERS
THROUGH AUGUST 31 / BLANK ONE GALLERY
GALLERY TALK
THURSDAY, JULY 10 / 6:30 PM
BLANK ONE GALLERY
Join Associate Curator Laura Burkhalter for a
discussion of this exhibition.
MATISSE: “JAZZ”
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21
JOHN BRADY PRINT GALLERY
SINGLE-CHANNEL 5: DANCE
Nick Cave / Drive-by
THROUGH OCTOBER 19 / MEIER VIDEO GALLERY
DOCENT GUIDED TOURS
Learn more about the Art Center and Pappajohn
Sculpture Park by taking a docent-led tour. (Guided
tours of the park are offered through October 31.)
Three weeks advance notice is needed to schedule
a guided tour. Please fill out the tour request form at
desmoinesartcenter.org/aspx/tour-scheduling.aspx or
call 515.271.0328.
There is a guided tour charge for adults of
$2 per person or a minimum fee of $20 (if a group
tours the Art Center and the sculpture park on the
same day, the fee is $3 per person or a minimum fee
of $30). Tours for students are always FREE.
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
RECENT ACCESSIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS
EL ANATSUI
Funds from the Coffin Fine Arts Trust; the
Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc.; the Ellen Pray
Maytag Madsen Sculpture Acquisition Fund;
Harriet S. Macomber, Melva Bucksbaum, and
Kathy and Herb Eckhouse, recently purchased
the major wall hanging Basin, 2012, by El Anatsui.
This Nigerian-based artist is well-known for his
large hangings and curtains made from discarded
and manipulated metal bottle caps. The potency
of Anatsui’s art derives from its beauty, size, and
laborious handiwork, as well as its relationship
to African textile and visual traditions, and past
and current social histories. This wall piece, in
particular, has an austere bearing or character.
A large, earth-colored gash aggressively splits the
surface, while warm colors dominate the field and
contrast with bits of bright blue metal. Anatsui
seems to have constructed Basin as a singular
whole, rather than through a selection and quilting
process, which is his typical working method.
The bottle caps incorporated here also show his
full range of manipulations. Anatsui’s art is found
in numerous museum collections worldwide,
including the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York;
the Centre Pompidou, Paris; and the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art. A major exhibition of
Anatsui’s work at the Art Center closed in February
of this year.
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG
Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan and Melva Bucksbaum
recently gave the Art Center two major works
by Robert Rauschenberg: Hotel (Anagram)
and Land-Lock (Anagram), both vegetable
dye transfers on fabric laminated paper from
1995. These two works typify Rauschenberg’s
amalgamations of fragmented images creating
loose narratives and ambiguous space. The
artist’s process involves digitally printing selected
photographs, then transferring the images to
prepared paper with dye by rubbing the backs
of the photographs with a squeegee. The
resulting image appears fluid and painterly and
totally unique. These two artworks mark the
26th and 27th works by Rauschenberg to enter
the collections.
ISABEL BISHOP
Noted for her commanding draughtsmanship
and for the poetic atmosphere that infuses her
works, painter and etcher Isabel Bishop (American,
1902–1988) lived and worked in New York. In her
paintings and prints, figures immersed in reverie
seem to move through the city, as if oblivious to
others. Recently, Melva Bucksbaum and
Ray Learsey gave the Art Center three etchings
by Bishop: In the Bus, 1947; Friends, 1942; and
Entrance to Union Square, 1981. These works join
an oil painting, an ink and wash drawing, and five
etchings by the artist in the permanent collections.
JAPANESE PRINTS
Thanks to the continued generosity of Kay Ward,
40 19th- and 20th-century Japanese color
woodblock prints have entered the permanent
collections, expanding and strengthening the
Art Center’s holdings of Japanese art. Images
include classic landscapes of Japan, scenes from
kabuki and bunraku theater, the life of courtesans,
and daily life. Woodblock designers include
Chikanou, Hiroshige, Keinen, Koitsu, Kunisada,
Shoson, Yoshiiku, and Yoshimune. The Art Center’s
Richard and Kay Ward Collection includes
more than 480 prints that span the history of
printmaking.
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL
The Des Moines Art Center Print Club recently
gave a large lithograph, Memento, 1997, by
leading American painter, Kerry James Marshall.
Born in Birmingham and active in Chicago,
Marshall’s art explores contemporary Black
American culture. In this lithograph, a black angel
stands in a room and looks out at the viewer. On
the wall behind him are framed portraits of Martin
Luther King and John Kennedy. Above, a cloud
of gold-winged heads of martyrs of black history
and the Civil Rights movement flutters. This is
the first work by the artist to enter the permanent
collections. To date, Print Club has given 65 works
on paper to the Art Center.
LEFT Kerry
James Marshall (American, born 1955)
Memento, 1997
Lithograph with gold powder on paper
30 × 44 inches
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections;
Gift of the Art Center Print Club, 2014.55
ABOVE Robert
Rauschenberg (American, 1925 – 2008)
Land-Lock (Anagram), 1995
Vegetable dye transfer on fabric laminated paper
63 1/2 × 48 inches
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of
Melva Bucksbaum and Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan, 2014.10
RIGHT El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944), Basin, 2012
Found aluminum and copper wire, 134 × 160 inches
Purchased with funds from the Coffin Fine Arts Trust; the
Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc.; the Ellen Pray Maytag Madsen
Sculpture Acquisition Fund; Harriet S. Macomber, Melva
Bucksbaum, and Kathy and Herb Eckhouse; Nathan Emory Coffin
Collection of the Des Moines Art Center, 2014.8
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SALE
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GALLERY
TALK
Dancers
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in the
Museum Shop
July 8 –13 BELOW
FREE
FLICKS
Butch Cassidy
and the
Sundance Kid
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FIRST*
FRIDAY
Mick Staebell
$
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Art Center
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ART NOIR
Art2Art
Bike Ride
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Film Series
How to Steal
a Million
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unless
noted $
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Kids
Film Festival
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Art Crimes
Film Series
Stolen
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Registration is still open
for all children’s and adult
week-long classes.
New week-long camps
for kids start July 7.
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The Thomas
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SATURDAY MORNING ON THE RADIO
Hosted by Director of Marketing and Public Relations Christine Doolittle, Radio Art Center
airs on KFMG 99.1 FM or kfmg991.org every other Saturday at 11 am. Log onto the Art Center’s
website for the program schedule or listen to past programs online at desmoinesartcenter.org.
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The Rape of Europa
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SALE
25% off storewide*
July 8 –13
*excluding consignment
Mario Trimarchi Necklace
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Dancers
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FRIDAY
Jason
Walsmith
and friends
$
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CONVERSATION
From Speaker
to Receiver
SUN
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TUES
WED
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Holiday
Museum and
offices closed
THURS
FRI
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open for Steele, Waters,
Frowick/Chambers, and
yoga events
FREE
FLICKS
The Maltese
Falcon
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FRIDAY
Janey Hooper
Trio
$
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99.1 FM
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begin
$
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Member
Orientation
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FREE FLICKS
The Pink Panther
See pages 4– 5 for
detailed information on
these spectacular
ART MEETS FASHION events.
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ART NOIR
Mystery at the Museum
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Art Crimes
Lecture +
Book Signing
Robert Wittman
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Book Club
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FARE
ELIEL’S
CLOSET
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Exhibitions
open
Halston
and Warhol:
Silver
and Suede
and
15 Minutes
in Des Moines
PREVIEW
PARTY
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$
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DRESSINGS
$
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99.1 FM
BLACK-TIE
GALA
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Nancy Trask
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Class
Fashion
Photography:
History &
Fashion
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From Icon
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MAKE IT A NIGHT TO REMEMBER.
RESERVE THE ART CENTER NOW
FOR THAT VERY SPECIAL EVENT.
BARU AT THE ART CENTER
THE COURTYARD IS OPEN!
OPEN
Tuesday – Sunday
11 am (Noon Sunday) – 2 pm
The Art Center is the perfect venue for
wedding rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions,
anniversary parties—any occasion you want
to be memorable.
RESERVE YOUR DATE TODAY!
Contact Debra J. Kurtz, director of events
at [email protected] or 515.271.0336.
515.271.0332
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EVENTS
SUMMER ON THE HILL
MEDIA SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Continue the summer celebration at the Art Center with three more months
of SUMMER ON THE HILL, a season of free films on the lawn, pre-film events,
and live music in the courtyard.
FREE FLICKS
FIRST* FRIDAYS
In partnership with Des Moines Parks and Recreation, the
Art Center presents a series of eclectic and cinematic classics
on the big screen. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn
chairs, blankets, and refreshments. All films begin at dusk; in
case of rain, the film will be cancelled. (Weather updates can
be found at desmoinesartcenter.org.)
Start the weekend with some of the best musicians
in town. Enjoy complimentary light-bites, cash bar, and
world-class art and music.
Bring a friend or meet new friends.
5 – 8 pm Art Center courtyard
Admission $5; members FREE
THURSDAY
JULY 10
BUTCH CASSIDY
AND THE
SUNDANCE KID
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FRIDAY
JULY 11
MICK STAEBELL
IOWA’S PIANO MAN
*Second Friday due
to Independence Day
THURSDAY
AUGUST 7
THE PINK PANTHER
FRIDAY
AUGUST 1
JASON WALSMITH
OF THE NADAS,
AND FRIENDS
THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 4
THE MALTESE
FALCON
FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 5
JANEY HOOPER
TRIO
STUDIO EDUCATION
fall 2014 classes
SUMMER 2014
Registration is still open for all children’s and adult
week-long classes. The summer session ends the week
of August 11 – 15. Children’s classes consist of a morning
session (9:30 – 11:30 am) and afternoon session
(12:30 – 2:30 pm) for each grade level. Adult week-long
classes are held in the afternoon from 1 – 4 pm.
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STUDIO
CLASSES
FALL 2014
On-line registration for fall 2014 classes is also open!
Fall classes begin September 8.
The complete class listing is available at
desmoinesartcenter.org/education.
STUDIO EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT STAN MILLER
OUTREACH HIGHLIGHTS
at our age respond very slowly, but well; the
students picked up the skills quickly and were
eager to continue.” The students were not
only excited and engaged during class; they
began to take their drawings home to work
on, and since the completion of the class
have purchased their own drawing supplies
to continue drawing in their spare time. Alexis
Morrison from Valley View Village noted that
she was impressed with the outcome of the
students’ work and amazed at the amount of
pride the artists displayed.
Art instructor Stan Miller offers drawing advice to a student at
Valley View Village.
Upon retirement as an ordinance design engineer
for the Department of Army in 1990, Stan Miller
decided to pursue art and ultimately became
a community asset to the Art Center. After
retirement, Miller spent eight years studying art
at Drake University with Jules Kirschenbaum and
Gaylord Torrence. Since completing his studies,
the Art Center has had the privilege of working
with Miller for the past 15 years as a docent,
volunteer, and instructor. In addition to his docent
responsibilities, and teaching drawing and painting
classes in Studio Education, Miller has helped the
Art Center extend its reach into the community by
providing lectures on art and specialized drawing
classes at several retirement centers in
the community.
Sharing his passion for the arts, he recently
provided a drawing class for the residents of
Valley View Village. This class was dedicated to
developing drawing skills through the presentation
of basic drawing techniques to make it accessible
to anyone interested. The class consisted of seven
enthusiastic students, many of whom had not
drawn since childhood but were encouraged by
their families to participate. Miller stated, “Hands
A participant in the Lutheran Services of Iowa Refugee Program
with paintbrush in hand.
LUTHERAN SERVICES OF IOWA:
REFUGEE PROGRAM
Residents at Valley View Village
enjoy a display of artwork created
in Stan Miller’s classes by fellow
residents, many of whom had not
drawn since childhood.
“We’re happy!” declared the Burmese refugee group
as they finished their Des Moines Art Center tour
on May 8. This was the culminating activity of their
four-week art class focusing on the art of batik.
The medium taps into the refugees’ love of fanciful
designs and bright colors.
Several of the refugees, some from Burma and
some from Bhutan, have participated in an ongoing
series of classes offered by the Art Center in
which art is demonstrating its power as a universal
language. People from both ethnic groups arrived
in the United States after many years in refugee
camps. Though the language barrier makes it
difficult to learn the backgrounds of the students, the
instructors can tell that some have formal art training,
and they have discovered that several were weavers
before they came to the United States. Their designs
become a collision of two worlds, often mixing English
letters with images from their native lands.
The First Unitarian Church will host an exhibit and
sale on July 27. Proceeds from the sale will be used
to purchase art supplies for participating refugees to
continue their practice outside of the class.
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ART CRIMES
PROGRAM SERIES
MUSEUM EDUCATION
Robert Wittman, “The most famous art
detective in the world.” THE TIMES OF LONDON
LECTURE + BOOK SIGNING
True Tales from the FBI’s Real Indiana Jones
Robert K. Wittman, Founder, FBI Art Crime Team
and author
A Grand View University student speaks about her artwork as artist Jesper Just and others listen during a special day-long seminar
organized by the Art Center.
JESPER JUST AT
GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY
Students in the Advanced Studio Practice
course at Grand View University exhibited
artwork for critique with exhibiting artist Jesper
Just. Made especially for this day-long seminar,
their work ranged from video and performance
art to painting and drawing. In preparation,
students worked with educator Michael Lane
on learning film terminology while their professor,
Rachel Merrill-Schwaller directed their projects.
Students commented that Just’s feedback was
meaningful and valuable while offering them
insight and inspiration.
AFTER SCHOOL ARTS
Inspired by Alex Katz’s painting
Ava’s Garden, 2000, students
from Meredith Middle School
created their own version of the
work by learning how to draw
and group figures together to
create a narrative.
VIDEO POEM
Six students in the Des Moines Public Schools
Gifted and Talented program attended a
two-day experimental video workshop with
48-Hour Film producer Sam Pace-Toumi, local
artist Ramona Muse, and educator Michael
Lane. Each student produced and edited
a short film that re-imagined an everyday
occurrence, such as making coffee, texting, or
walking. Throughout their experience they were
immersed in creating concepts and storyboards
while learning about lighting, styling, and
composition. In their free time, many students
put in countless hours editing and fine-tuning
their film.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 / 6:30 pm
Levitt Auditorium
Reservations required*
The Wall Street Journal called him “a living legend.”
The Times of London dubbed him “The most
famous art detective in the world.” Robert Wittman
founded the FBI’s National Art Crime Team and
served for 20 years as the FBI’s investigative expert in
this field. He is responsible for recovering more than
$300 million in stolen art and cultural property around
the world. Since retiring from the FBI in 2008, he
authored The New York Times Best Seller “Priceless:
How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s
Stolen Treasures.” Wittman will speak about his FBI
career, leading audiences through notorious art heists
and incredibly daring undercover recoveries.
Wittman will sign copies of
his book “Priceless: How I Went
Undercover to Rescue the World’s
Stolen Treasures” in the lobby
of the museum following the
program. Books are available for
purchase in the Museum Shop.
*Please make your
FREE reservations at
desmoinesartcenter.org by clicking on the EVENT
RESERVATIONS bubble on the homepage or by
phone at 515.271.0313 beginning July 7. Please
specify the event you wish to attend (Wittman).
LECTURE
Iowa’s Own Monuments Man: George Stout
Nancy Trask, Library Director, Winterset Public Library
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 / 6:30 pm / Levitt Auditorium
Nancy Trask will present historical slides
about the Monuments Men, highlighting
George Stout (left) who was born and
raised in Winterset, Iowa. George
Clooney’s character in “The Monuments
Men” movie was based on George Stout,
although the character was named Frank Stokes for
the sake of artistic license in the movie. Trask’s slides
have been collected from extensive research, including
correspondence with Stout’s granddaughter; magazine
and newspaper articles from a publicist working on
the Hollywood movie; historical Winterset resources;
internet resources; and historical books.
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Media support for both lectures
provided by Iowa Public Radio.
MEMBER EVENTS + PROGRAMS
ART NOIR
SATURDAY, JULY 12 / 11 AM
*CURATOR’S CHOICE
Meet in Art Center lobby
Join us for a new series of tours focused on favorite pieces from the Art Center’s
permanent collections chosen by the curators themselves! This tour will feature selections
from Gilbert Vicario, senior curator. I. M. Pei building. Photo: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
JULY 4 – 5
ART NOIR AT 80/35
Stop by the Art Noir booth at 80/35 to
participate in an interactive art project and
find out the date and theme for Artist Ball, a
fabulous evening of art and entertainment.
SATURDAY, JULY 12 / 9 AM
*Art2Art BIKE RIDE
Meet in the Art Center parking lot
Join Art Noir as we bike round trip from the
Art Center to the Clive Public Art Trail. In case
of rain, the ride will be re-scheduled. Check
the Art Noir Facebook page after 8 am the
day of the ride for updates.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 / 11 AM
*MEMBER ORIENTATION:
PAPPAJOHN SCULPTURE PARK
PRINT CLUB
Meet by Jaume Plensa’s Nomade
Learn all you’ve ever wanted to know
about the sculptures in the John and Mary
Pappajohn Sculpture Park. This tour is perfect
for new members and experts alike!
PRINT CLUB
NEW OFFICERS
New officers were elected at the Annual
Meeting in May: Darren Jirsa, president;
Tracy Levine, vice-president; Mary
Torgoman, secretary; Eileen Conroy,
treasurer; Andrew Maahs and Kelly Bittner,
at-large; Stephen Exel, conservation
gift chair; Larassa Kabel, commissioned
print chair; Caye Driess, gift print chair;
and David Hanson, past president and
nominating committee chair. Amy Worthen
and Jenna Ekstrom serve as staff liaisons.
Members voted to allocate funds to
conserve two prints in the permanent
collections, selecting Kerry James Marshall’s
lithograph, Memento, as their 2014 gift to
the Art Center.
Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 / 7:30 PM
MYSTERY AT THE MUSEUM
Meet in the Art Center lobby
Drop by the Art Center prior to the showing
of The Pink Panther for an art-themed
treasure hunt in the galleries.
SEPTEMBER
The Art Noir Board encourages you to
join us at one of the many ART MEETS
FASHION events in September, including
the Window Dressings Open House and the
gala after party, Finale 54 at the World Food
Prize Hall of Laureates.
noir
CHECK OUT SPECIALLY
MARKED CLASSES IN THE
FALL CLASS SCHEDULE
recommended for ART NOIR members.
*RSVP to these events by calling
515.271.0327 or contacting
[email protected].
Events listed are open to all Art Center members. Not an Art Center member?
Join online at desmoinesartcenter.org/support, in the Museum Shop, or contact the Membership Department at 515.271.0324.
More information on Art Center membership, events, and affiliate groups can be found at desmoinesartcenter.org.
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THANK YOU
HONORARY & MEMORIAL GIFTS
These gifts were received between March 1
and May 31, 2014.
In Memory of Martha Kewpie Dorweiler
Mr. Philip J. Dorweiler
In Memory of John Gregg
Jennifer Beasley
Susan K. Bunz
Robert and Gloria Burnett
Pamela, Andrew, and Maddie Firestone
Claude Freeman
Allison Hall
Janet and James Hanks
Janis and Jary Johnson
R. Ted and Victoria Payseur
Anastasia Polydoran
Dr. Harlan and Mrs. Audrey Rosenberg
Carolyn and Richard Santi
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Schmitz
Mary Ellen Tripp
Deborah and Douglas West
FILM
KIDS FILM FESTIVAL
SHORT FILMS: ANIMATED ADVENTURES
SATURDAY, JULY 12 / Screenings at 11 am and 1:30 pm
Total running time: 61 minutes
Levitt Auditorium / Please remember that food and drink are not allowed.
Reservations not required.
In Honor of Dale Jansen
Joan Mannheimer
In Honor of Tracy Levine
Pat McFarland and Jim Carney
In Honor of Jeanne and Dick Levitt
Bertel, Barbara, and Steven Lewis
In Honor of Paul Morris
Joan Mannheimer
In Memory of Peggy Patrick
Vicente and Roberta Bejarano
Dr. James and Mrs. Mary Ellen Kimball
Bette Jo McClelland
Lisa and Kevin McGlothlen
Barbara Teeter
Amy Thomas
Nancy Prizant and Ed Truslow
John and Joan Wetherell
Rodney and Phyllis Williamson
Amy and Tom Worthen
Zanzibar’s Coffee Adventure
In Memory of Richard Shivers
Bette Jo McClelland
Bombus Confusus 2012 / 5 minutes
Anna Habermehl, Germany
A clumsy, chubby bumblebee with a big appetite tries to make friends.
The Boy and the Moon 2012 / 6 minutes
Rino Alaimo, Italy
A boy who falls in love with the moon offers gifts to win her heart.
Bob 2009 / 3 minutes
Jacob Frey & Harry Fast, Germany
A hamster chases his true love around the globe. Will he ever catch her?
My Strange Grandfather 2011 / 9 minutes
Dina Velikovskaya, Russia
A young girl is frustrated by her grandfather and his eccentric habits of collecting
junk from the beach.
Lure 2011 / 3 minutes
Dinko Kumanovic, Croatia
A fisherman waits all day for a big fish. Strange things begin to happen after he
throws back a small fish.
In Memory of Janice Zuckert
Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond Learsy
Mushroom Monster 2013 / 6 minutes
Aleksander Nordaas, Norway
The hungry Mushroom Monster roams the swampy landscape looking for mushrooms to eat.
CONSIDER A PLANNED
GIFT TO THE ART CENTER
Bitseller 2013 / 10 minutes
Juanma Sánchez, Spain
Vivaldi’s “La Folia” is the accompaniment for this whimsical drama about a writer
and his computer.
To learn more about planned giving options,
contact Development Director Emily Bahnsen at
515.271.0338 or [email protected].
Formal wording for your will:
“I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP], give, devise and
bequeath to the Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc.,
federal tax ID number: 42-0680419, [written
amount or percentage of your estate] for its
unrestricted use and purpose.”
Donald 2012 / 6 minutes
Daniel Acht, Germany
As Donald the Highlander walks through the Scottish lowlands, he causes a stir.
The Little Red Paper Ship 2013 / 13 minutes
Aleksandra Zareba, Germany/Poland
A girl folds a piece of paper into a boat and sends it off on a journey that will change it forever.
THIS PROGRAM IS PRODUCED BY THE WALKER ART CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
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ART CRIMES FILM SERIES
All films will be screened at 1:30 pm in Levitt Auditorium
and do not include ratings, but are suitable for PG audiences.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
How to Steal a Million 1966
William Wyler, director / 123 minutes
How to Steal a Million is a romantic comedy about a woman who must
steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father’s art
forgeries, and the man who helps her.
MANHATTAN
SHORT
Film Festival
One World, One Week, One Festival
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 / 6:30 pm
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 / 1:30 pm
(repeat of 9/26/14 program)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
Stolen 2005
Rebecca Dreyfus, director / 85 minutes
The shocking 1990 theft of 13 masterworks from Boston’s Isabella
Stewart Gardner museum brings together historical figures, curators,
authors, investigative reporters, and organized crime in this fascinating
documentary. Art detective Harold Smith stands in the center of all this,
working tirelessly to solve what many believe to be the largest art heist in
modern history.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 / 6:30 pm
(repeat of 9/26/14 program)
Levitt Auditorium
Films are not rated, but intended for
adult audiences.
Reservations required*
Established in New York City in 1997,
The MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
receives over 500 entries from more than
40 countries each year. Ten entries are
selected as finalists in the annual Festival
and are then packaged and distributed on
DVD to participating theaters. Audiences
from around the world unite not only to
view the films, but to vote on them as well.
MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival will
announce the winner on Monday, October
6 at 10 pm EST and the Art Center will also
post the results at desmoinesartcenter.org.
Visit www.msfilmfest.com for current
information. Finalists will be announced on
August 20, 2014.
*Please make your FREE reservations at
desmoinesartcenter.org by clicking on
the EVENT RESERVATIONS bubble on the
homepage or by phone at 515.271.0313
beginning Tuesday, September 2. Please
specify which screening you wish to attend
(Film Fest 9/26, 9/28, 10/2).
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
The Thomas Crown Affair 1968
Norman Jewison, director / 102 minutes
A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes he has pulled off the
perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with a sexy insurance
investigator who will do anything to get her man.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
The Rape of Europa 2006
Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen, Nicole Newnham, directors / 117 minutes
Discover the incredible true story of George Clooney’s The Monuments
Men in The Rape of Europa, an epic journey through seven countries,
which delves into the violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare
that threatened to wipe out the artistic heritage of Europe. For 12 long
years, the Nazis looted and destroyed art on a scale unprecedented in
history. But heroic young art historians and curators from America and
across Europe fought back with a miraculous campaign to rescue and
return the millions of lost, hidden, and stolen treasures.
RELATED LECTURE
Learn more about Iowa’s George Stout, the character played by
George Clooney in The Monument’s Men when Nancy Trask,
library director, Winterset Public Library and a personal friend of
the Stout family, presents a lecture on August 28. (SEE PAGE 12)
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 / 1 – 4 pm
MUSIC
DANCE
ART ACTIVITIES
FILM
TRADITIONAL REFRESHMENTS
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Members of the Omeyocan Dance Company lead the crowd through the Art Center courtyard during the
2013 Day of the Dead celebration. Photo: Eric Salmon
DES MOINES ART CENTER
GENERAL INFORMATION
FREE Admission
Museum Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 11 am – 4 pm
Thursday 11 am – 9 pm
Saturday 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday Noon – 4 pm
Closed Monday
Museum Shop
Open during normal museum hours
and until 4:30 pm Tuesdays and Fridays.
Members receive discounts every day.
WINTER EVENT
1970s RETRO HOLIDAY PARTY
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 / NOON – 4 PM
FEATURING 70s
FOOD
MUSIC
FASHION
ART ACTIVITIES
UGLIEST HOLIDAY SWEATER CONTEST
More information will be in the OCTOBER / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER NEWS.
Classes
Studio art classes and workshops are available for
students of all ages. Members receive 20% discounts
on classes and workshops. Join today!
Tours
Art Center tours are available year-round; Pappajohn
Sculpture Park tours run from April 1 – October 31.
More information at desmoinesartcenter.org
COVER Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987)
Liz 1964
Lithograph on paper, 22 × 22 inches
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections;
Gift of Roy Halston Frowick, 1986.45.
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo: Rich Sanders, Des Moines