Vincent van Gogh, Tarascon Stagecoach (detail), 1888. Oil on canvas. The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, on loan since 1976 to the Princeton University Art Museum. Courtesy image.
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources” exhibit symposium from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 13.
In conjunction with the exhibition Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources, join five scholars for a one-day seminar on the themes of the exhibition.
Each 45-minute lecture is followed by a 10 minute response by a pre-designated discussant.
The schedule includes:
- “A Lifelong Fascination: Van Gogh, Nature, and the Lure of Rural Life” — Sjraar van Heugten, Independent curator
- “Sitting by the Hearth: Notions of Home, Vincent Van Gogh and Charles Dickens” — Vincent Alessi, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University, Melbourne
- “Van Gogh’s Realism” — Marnin Young, Associate Professor and Chair of Art History, Yeshiva University
- “Working the Image of Work on the Canvas: the Perspective Frame, the Weaving Loom, and Van Gogh’s Craft Labor” — Debora Silverman, Distinguished Professor of History and Art History, UCLA
- “Vincent and I” — Devi Ormond, Associate Conservator of Paintings, J. Paul Getty Museum
Location: SBMA’s Mary Craig Auditorium
Free for Students and Museum Circle Members
$10 SBMA Members
$15 Non-Members
$5 Online (via Zoom)
Get tickets at tickets.sbma.net.
The general public is also welcome join the Scholars’ Day on Monday, March 14, 9:30 – 5 pm via Zoom.
$5 SBMA Members and Non-Members (via Zoom)
More information and tickets at tickets.sbma.net.