Channel Title: Yale University Art Gallery Channel Description: Videos of lectures and programming at the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut. <video> Matisse and Earthly Bliss Description: Lecture Two Henri Matisse imagined an ideal kind of painting, one that had classical precedents and would give joy to the artist and his viewers alike. Encouraged by a few American and Russian patrons, and aided by his own production of drawings and sculpture, he created large figural compositions with imaginary settings. </video> <video> Part 1: The Legacy of Roger Sherman: A Portrait of Revolutionary America Description: In this insightful discussion, Kelsey Wingel, Associate Conservator of Paintings, and Mark D. Mitchell, the Holcomb T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, delve into the rich history and significance of Ralph Earl's iconic portrait of Roger Sherman. Learn about Sherman's pivotal role in American history, his contributions to foundational documents, and his journey from Massachusetts to becoming New Haven's most famous revolutionary. Discover the painting's historical importance, its provenance, and its place as an anchor in the Yale University Art Gallery's American collection. Explore the intricate details of the painting, the artist's techniques, and the ambitious conservation efforts to preserve this quintessential piece of early American art. Join us for a deep dive into the legacy of Roger Sherman and the enduring power of his portrait. </video> <video> Emily Pearce on Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier's Washington before Boston Medal Description: In this short video, Emily Pearce, the Ben Lee Damsky Assistant Curator of Numismatics, discusses the first commissioned piece from the Comitia Americana series of 18th-century (continental) congressional medals. Produced by the Public Programs team of the Yale University Art Gallery and edited by Alice Matthews, the Jock Reynolds Fellow in Public Programs. </video> <video> Benjamin D. R. Hellings on Numismatic Imitations Description: In this short video, Benjamin D. R. Hellings, the Jackson-Tomasko Associate Curator of Numismatics, discusses numismatic imitations. Produced by the Public Programs team of the Yale University Art Gallery and edited by Sofía Kourí, MY ’24 </video> <video> To Live One’s Life as a Work of Art Description: In the closing decades of the 19th century, artists like John Singer Sargent, Edwin Austin Abbey, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens created drawings and sketches that hearkened back to the Italian Renaissance. The men depicted in these studies exist as descendants of Michelangelo’s muscular figures, while the women have been transformed into spiritualized and ethereal beings. The question is, Why this interest in idealizations of the human figure? Can an art that draws its inspiration from the past—from an earlier era in love with the heroic human form—address the urgent questions of urbanization, industrialization, and racial division confronting it in the present? Can drawings and figure studies, however exquisite, defeat the commercialization of everyday life? Join Bryan J. Wolf, Jones Professor in American Art and Culture, Emeritus, Stanford University, in exploring the answer, which lies, rather unexpectedly, in the hidden ties among art, taste, and class in Gilded Age America. This lecture accompanies a preview of and opening reception for the exhibition The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876–1917. Generously sponsored by the Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque Lectureship Fund. Major support for The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1976–1917 is made possible by the Henry Luce Foundation, with additional support provided by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. </video> <video> Emily Pearce Seigerman on How to Read Coinage Description: In this short video, Emily Pearce Seigerman, the Ben Lee Damsky Assistant Curator of Numismatics, discusses how to read and interpret coinage, focusing on examples from the Yale University Art Gallery’s collection. Produced by the Gallery’s Public Programs team and edited by Sofía Kourí, MY ’24. </video> <video> Part 2: Painting History: The Creation and Preservation of Roger Sherman's Portrait Description: Kelsey Wingel, Associate Conservator of Paintings, and Mark D. Mitchell, the Holcomb T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, delve into the importance of Ralph Earl's painting of Roger Sherman. Discover why this piece is an icon of early American art and hear about its materials and techniques and the intricate plans for its ambitious restoration. Learn about the painting's historical significance, its journey through multiple conservation efforts, and the meticulous process of bringing it back to its original strength and power. Join us for an insightful exploration of art conservation and the enduring legacy of Roger Sherman. </video> <video> Emily Pearce Seigerman on What Makes a Coin Description: In this short video, Emily Pearce Seigerman, the Ben Lee Damsky Assistant Curator of Numismatics, discusses the components of coinage, focusing on examples from the Yale University Art Gallery’s collection. Produced by the Gallery’s Public Programs team and edited by Sofía Kourí, MY ’24. </video> <video> Year of the Dragon Description: This exhibition celebrates 2024, the Year of the Dragon, with a presentation of nearly 30 artworks spanning from the 17th century to the present day. In the West, the dragon has historically been characterized as an evil creature, flying through the air while breathing fire from its mouth, but in the East, the dragon is believed to possess power in the celestial realm and to pour out blessings in the form of rainwater over swirling wind. The dragon also has a place in the Eastern zodiac calendar—alongside 11 other animals, such as the rabbit, snake, and tiger—in which each year is associated with an animal and its reputed attributes. The objects on view, which are largely drawn from the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, feature dragons on folding screens, other paintings, textiles, ceramics, ivory, and woodblock prints. Taking inspiration from East Asian history, folklore, and myth, these works demonstrate a long, complex, and continuing artistic tradition around this fantastical creature. March 15, 2024 – November 10, 2024 </video> <video> Matisse and New Media Description: In his 60s and 70s, Henri Matisse, now famous, turned to mural decorations of striking scale and rigorous flatness. He composed these using techniques he himself invented, including painted cutouts. He explored printmaking techniques of all kinds, and he devised patterns for carpets and stained glass. Agnostic and frail, but determined to the end, he designed a luminous Catholic chapel. </video> <video> Part 3: Restoring Roger Sherman: Planning Conservation Treatment Description: Join Kelsey Wingel, Associate Conservator of Paintings, and Mark D. Mitchell, the Holcomb T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, as they discuss the fascinating conservation history and meticulous restoration plan for Ralph Earl's iconic painting of Roger Sherman. Discover the painting's journey through time, from its life in New Haven to its various treatments, and learn about the innovative techniques and collaborative efforts involved in preserving this important piece of American art. Listen to this in-depth discussion of the process of art conservation and the exciting plans for Roger Sherman's return to the Gallery. </video> <video> Matisse Liberates Color Description: Lecture One The 36-year-old Henri Matisse made a scandal in Paris exhibiting paintings with bright colors that no longer corresponded to the things they depicted. Hostile critics called this the world of “wild beasts,” or fauves. We trace Matisse’s earlier career and his breakthroughs in landscape, still life, and figural painting. </video> <video> Matisse at Home and in the Studio Description: Lecture Three Success—and a restless insistence, in the years between the wars, on going his own way—emboldened Henri Matisse to experiment with new styles, including Cubism. We look at his rediscovery of the Riviera, where for a decade he spent half the year portraying the secluded bliss of sunny rooms furnished with patterned fabrics and inhabited by female models, whether clothed or nude. </video> <video> Benjamin D.R. Hellings on the Naseby Cup Description: In this short video, Benjamin D. R. Hellings, the Jackson-Tomasko Associate Curator of Numismatics, presents on the Naseby Cup. Produced by the Public Programs team of the Yale University Art Gallery and edited by Alice Matthews, the Jock Reynolds Fellow in Public Programs. </video> <video> Collective Behavior and Future Endeavors: A Conversation with Shahzia Sikander & Wendall Harrington Description: Join Shahzia Sikander, an internationally renowned Pakistani-American multimedia artist and a Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration (RITM) Arts & Practitioner Fellow, and Wendall K. Harrington, Professor in the Practice of Design and Head of Projection Design, David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, for a conversation addressing the artist’s practice, her reframing of South Asian visual histories through a contemporary feminist perspective, and her exploration of gender, race, and colonial histories. Introduction by Kymberly N. Pinder, Ph.D. 1995, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Dean, Yale School of Art. Generously sponsored by the Yale Schwarzman Center; the Yale RITM; the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale; the Yale School of Art; and the Yale University Art Gallery’s Martin A. Ryerson Lectureship Fund. </video>

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