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William
Harris
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Zero to Birth: The Development of the Human Brain
Tuesday, April 26 - 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET
A newborn baby’s brain is equipped with
billions of intricately crafted neurons wired together
through trillions of interconnections to form a compact and
breathtakingly efficient supercomputer. What led up to that
extraordinary moment? Pioneering experimental
neurobiologist William Harris
traces each step in the journey of a human brain’s
development in the womb.
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Robert
Wittman
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Art Crime: Frauds, Forgeries, and Fakes
Wednesday, April 27 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
ET
From a fake Saudi sheikh with a fake Rembrandt
to a fraud case that rocked “Antiques Road Show,” former
FBI agent art crime expert Robert Wittman
uncovers inside stories of the multi-billion-dollar
worldwide business of art crime, where beautiful objects
can hold suspicious histories.
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Demeter
Mourning for Persephone by Evelyn De
Morgan
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Mothering: A Reflective Writing
Workshop
Tuesday, May 3 - 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET
Discover the power of reflective writing
inspired by art, guided by the founding instructor of the
National Gallery of Art’s Writing Salon, Mary Hall
Surface. The work of two British artists,
painter Evelyn De Morgan and poet and playwright Carol Ann
Duffy, provide the foundation for an exploration of the myriad meanings of mothering in our lives, in the
natural world, and in the creative process.
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Billie Holiday
at the Downbeat club, New York City 1947 (Library of Congress)
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Billie Holiday: Lady Sings the Blues
Thursday, May 19 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET
When Billie Holiday stepped in front of a
microphone, audiences heard more than a one-of-a-kind voice:
She revealed a life,
in all its pain and triumph. Jazz expert John Edward
Hasse follows Holiday’s extraordinary
journey from abused Baltimore girl to troubled but
brilliant singer.
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Red Cloud by Edward
Sheriff Curtis, 1822 (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian
Institution)
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Edward S. Curtis: A Complicated
Photographic Legacy
Thursday, May 19 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET
The North American Indian, Edward S. Curtis’s 20-volume collection of
photographs and ethnography contains some of the finest
images ever captured of Native Americans and the landscapes
on which they practiced their traditional rites during the
early 20th century. In recent years, though, Curtis has
been accused of appropriating American Indian culture,
manipulating and romanticizing his subjects, and transgressing
the boundaries of the sacred. Humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson
explores Curtis’s 30-year project of a lifetime and the
questions it raises today.
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Arts and
Industries Building
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The Urban Geology of the National Mall
In-Person Program
Full-Day Tour
Wednesday, May 25 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Washington, D.C.’s National Mall provides a
world-class showcase for a diverse collection of American
architectural styles, landscape design and use—and building
materials. Join geologist Kenneth Rasmussen
on a walking tour that views more than 20 buildings and
monuments as he sets the Mall’s evolution in geological
context and traces how its vision as public space reflects
plans developed over the centuries.
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Hans Christian Andersen: Tales That
Enchant and Haunt
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Wednesday,
May 25 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET
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Folklorists Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman
explore the strange, sometimes melancholy life of the man
whose fairy tales the world grew to love, even though the
recognition he craved often eluded him during his own
lifetime. They examine his works, his literary influences,
and his motivations, as well as why his enduring stories
continue to be told—and re-told in modern adaptations.
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The Death of
Marat by Jacques-Louis David, 1793
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Seeing History Through Artists' Eyes
4-Session Evening Course
Monday, June 6 to 27 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
Artists such as Picasso, David, and Goya came
to grips with the political upheavals of their day with
heroic and searing images that elicit our admiration or
moral outrage. Art historian Judy Scott
Feldman examines the complex interplay
between artistic expression and social and political
content through the centuries. (World Art History Certificate core
course, 1 credit)
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