ART BEAT\Dramatic drawings.Byline: Lori Moody Drawings and prints illustrating Shakespeare's plays William Shakespeare's plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and in Western literature. His plays are traditionally divided into the genres of tragedy, history, and comedy. will go on view Tuesday at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research, conservation, and education. in San Marino San Marino, city, United States San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. . The drawings are the works of a range of artists in England between 1740 and 1840 and collected by Englishman Thomas Turner Thomas Turner can refer to several people:
The exhibit is being held in honor of the International Shakespeare Association's World Congress in Los Angeles in April. More than 1,200 scholars and teachers are expected to attend the event, now in its 25th year. The Huntington will host a reception and private viewing of the collection for the gathering's participants. The exhibit runs through May 12. For information, call (818) 405-2141. Surveying art history Henry Hopkins, director of the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, will teach a series of art history courses at the Westwood museum from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, beginning this weekend. The first lecture in the five-part series will be "The Glory of Rome," from Etruria to Rome. The others are: "Byzantium - The Eastern Europe," from Constantine to Christianity on Feb. 24; "Expansion of the Faith" in Italy, Germany and the British Isles on March 2; "Architecture and Art" from Romanesque to Gothic on March 9 and "Toward a New Humanity," the pre-Renaissance in Italy and Flanders on March 16. Each session is $10 or $40 for the complete series when purchased Saturday. For information, call (310) 443-7000. Seeking new docents The Docent Council of the Pacific Asia Museum The Pacific Asia Museum is an Asian art museum located at 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California, United States. The museum was founded by Grace Nicholson who was a dealer in Native American and, later, Asian art and antiques. in Pasadena is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. volunteers for its 1996-97 training course. The six-month course will be held on Tuesdays beginning Sept. 10. Gallery touring, workshop techniques and the arts of India, Southeast Asia, Nepal, Tibet, China, Korea and Japan will be discussed. For information and an application form, call (818) 449-2742, Ext. 23. Additionally, an open house for those interested in participating in the training class is planned for sometime in late spring. For information, call Angelyn Riffenburgh at (818) 441-1209. |
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