Art Book Club — Upcoming Selections
Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay
Book Discussion: Tuesday, July 10 at 5:30 p.m.
*Glass Bead Workshop: Saturday, July 21, 10 am – 12 pm
The exhibition Color Ignited: Glass 1962-2012 highlights the role of color in artistic expression through glass. Join fellow readers for a discussion of author Finlay’s wonderful historical exploration of color through story and travelogue. A hands-on glass workshop at TMA will continue our exploration of color and glass.
*The workshop is $20/person. Those registered for the discussion have priority for spots in the workshop which is limited to 10 participants.
Art Book Club meetings will take place on weekday evenings in the Art Reference Library in the UT Center for the Visual Arts adjacent to the Museum unless otherwise specified. Tours will meet in the museum in Libbey Court.
The Art Book Club is FREE for Museum and Library League members but space is limited and registration is required. You must register individually for each event. Contact the library at 419-254-5770 or library@toledomuseum.org to register.
Previous Art Book Club Selections:
May, 2012 Object of Beauty by Steve Martin
Discussion guide and selected readings
February, 2012 The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough
November, 2011 Beneath the Marble Sky by John Shors
August, 2011, Ransom by David Malouf
May 2011, The Lost Painting, by Jonathan Harr
We met with guest speaker, TMA Director Brian Kennedy, in May to discuss The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece by Jonathan Harr. A TMA docent also gave a wonderful gallery tour of works in the TMA collection related to Caravaggio. If you missed the tour and are interested in going on a self-guided tour, you can download a list of the art works here: The Lost Painting self-tour guide.