Explore the World of Madame de Pompadour with Christopher Hartop
Sunday, April 19, 2 p.m.
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Friday, April 10th, 2009 | 
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Antique silver expert and award-winning author Christopher Hartop will offer a lecture at the Portland Art Museum about trends in decorative art of the 18th century.
Although intermittently at war with France from the 17th to 19th centuries, the English aristocracy spoke French, ate French cuisine, and dressed in the latest French fashions. Hartop will discuss the influence French culture had on English silver throughout the Georgian period and the way in which the English adopted the custom of dining "a la francaise."
This is the last lecture in a series that explored the world depicted in the La volupté du goût: French Painting in the Age of Madame de Pompadour exhibition, on view until May 17.
Cross Currents in French and English 18th-Century Silver
Sunday, April 19, 2 p.m.
Explore the world of Madame de Pompadour with antique silver expert Christopher Hartop, who will examine the influence of French culture on the way food was served on English tables during the Georgian period. Sponsored by the Museum’s European and American Art Council through the generous support of Mrs. Colin MacDonald.
| Location: | Whitsell Auditorium, Lower Level, Main Building Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205 |
| Cost: | Members: $5; Non–members: $10. Free to EACC members. Advance tickets are available on-site and online at portlandartmuseum.org. |
About Christopher Hartop
Christopher Hartop is an award-winning author and expert on antique silver who has appeared on the PBS television program Antiques Roadshow since its inception. He served as director of Christie’s New York from 1984 to 1999, and is the author of The Huguenot Legacy: English Silver 1680-1760 (1996) and British and Irish Silver in the Fogg Museum (2005). Hartop contributed essays on the Portland Art Museum’s collection of silver in the 1996 catalogue Portland Art Museum: Selected Works.
About La volupté du goût: French Painting in the Age of Madame de Pompadour
This major international loan exhibition, organized by the Portland Art Museum and the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours, France, celebrates the patronage of Madame de Pompadour, from the court of Louis XV. Experience some of the most sumptuous and sensual paintings in history, created in the age that witnessed the birth of public discourse in aesthetics and art criticism.
Curated by Philippe Le Leyzour, Director, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours, and Penelope Hunter-Stiebel, former consulting curator of European Art, Portland Art Museum. Host curator Bruce Guenther, curator of modern and contemporary art.
For more information about the La volupté du goût exhibition or these related programs, please call 503.226.2811 or visit portlandartmuseum.org.
About the Portland Art Museum
The seventh oldest museum in the United States and the oldest on the West Coast, the Portland Art Museum is internationally recognized for its permanent collection and ambitious special exhibitions drawn from the Museum’s holdings and the world’s finest public and private collections. The Museum’s collection of 42,000 objects, displayed in 112,000 square feet of galleries, reflects the history of art from ancient times to today. The collection is distinguished for its holdings of arts of the native peoples of North America, English silver, and the graphic arts. An active collecting institution dedicated to preserving great art for the enrichment of future generations, the Museum devotes 90 percent of its galleries to its permanent collection. The Museum’s campus of landmark buildings, a cornerstone of Portland’s cultural district, includes the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, the Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, the Schnitzer Center for Northwest Art, the Northwest Film Center, and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Center for Native American Art. With a membership of more than 22,000 households and serving more than 350,000 visitors annually, the Museum is a premier venue for education in the visual arts. For information on exhibitions and programs, call 503.226.2811 or visit portlandartmuseum.org.
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