Saturday, May 1, 1999, 1-4 pm Members' Day Celebration For all Friends of the Smith College Museum of Art in memory of Constance D. Ellis 1 pm Birthday Party and Exhibition Opening Smith College Museum of Art Enjoy birthday cake and light refreshments in honor of landscape painter Dwight W. Tryon. Entertainment by the Northampton Community Singers and Women's Chorus. 2-3 pm Slide Lecture by Linda Merrill Stoddard Hall Auditorium, Smith College Linda Merrill, Curator of American Art, High Museum of Art, Atlanta presents a slide lecture entitled "Recollections of Tranquility: The Art of D. W. Tryon." Dr. Merrill is the former Curator of American Art at the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, and is the leading authority on Tryon. She graduated from Smith College, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1981. 2-3 pm Something Special for Children. . . Courtyard of Museum (Rain location: Hillyer Hall, Room 19) We invite our "budding artist" Friends to try their hand at a couple of irresistible projects geared to ages 5 and above. Activities will be supervised by professional, caring staff so that grown-ups can feel free to attend the slide lecture. Following the slide talk, all Friends are invited back to the museum to visit with Dr. Merrill, view the exhibition, and see the children's art work. Also: shop at opening day of the Art Book & Poster Sale, featuring "treasures" from the archives of the museum (catalogues, books, posters). You'll find perfect graduation presents and more at this special sale. Friends of the Museum will receive one coupon worth an additional 10% off all purchases at this sale, valid May 1, only. The sale will continue through May 23. Admission to all Members' Day events is free, but a ticket is required for admission. Please make reservations with Margi Caplan at 413.585.2760 or artmuseum@smith.edu. |