The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood
Saturday, April 7th, 11 a.m. – Noon
Sherri Snyder portrays legendary silent screen siren Barbara La Marr in a self-authored performance piece, detailing Barbara’s incredible—and oftentimes scandalous—life from her humble beginnings to her tragic death at age twenty-nine in 1926. Barbara’s commendable careers as a dancer, screenwriter, and actress are spotlighted in the performance, as are her banishment from Los Angeles at age seventeen for being “too beautiful”; her myriad marriages; and her hidden pregnancy and subsequent staging of her son’s adoption. Sherri follows the performance with a lecture outlining how Barbara fits within the context of the 1920s and a Q & A session. Registration Required: 480-488-2286.
Update on Hitler’s Art Thief
Saturday April 14th, 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
What happened to the 1,400 paintings worth $1.4 billion that were found in the apartment of Hildebrand Gurlitt’s son in Munich in 2012? How many have been returned to the families of Holocaust victims? Hildebrand was Hitler’s art thief. How did he come to have so many priceless paintings? Did he steal from Hitler or did he purchase them from the Nazi plunder at the Jeu de Paume museum in Paris? By the end of WWII, two-thirds of all the art in private hands in France, had been stolen by the Nazis. The 6 most valuable collections of the Rothschilds, Bernheim-Jeunes, David Weills, Schlosses, Alphonse Kanns and Paul Rosenbergs ended up at the museum waiting to be sent to Hitler and Goring’s personal museums. How did some of these collections end-up in the hands of private citizens like the Gurlitts? Mary Cook will tell the story. Mary is an award winning author, and lecturer and has focused 30 years of research on the subject of art theft, including the Nazi plundered art of WWII. All proceeds benefit the Library. Register: 480-488-2286. Cost: $6
Treasures From the Antiques Roadshow
Tuesday April 17th, 3 – 4.30 p.m.
We invite you to a special ‘Treasures from Antique Road Show’ event. Professional Appraiser and Broker, Elena Von Kohn will bring examples of the treasures found during Antique Road Show events and will discuss the significance of each item. Elena will also discuss how to start your own treasure hunting and how to distinguish between trash and treasure. We hope that you will join us to learn about what treasures might be hiding in your house! Register: 480-488-2286. Cost: $6
How to Look at Art Like a Cro-Magnon
Wednesday, April 18th, 1 – 2 p.m.
While we can only speculate about the reason for their creation, ancient works discovered worldwide show that early human artists used a variety of media and techniques in their creation of the first paintings, engravings, and sculpture. Art of the prehistoric period is based upon the same four elements of art (line, shape, color and texture) as are used by artists throughout history and today. We will examine both ancient and modern works as we explore objects as old as 40,000 years that document our artistic heritage. Presented by Cathie Rubins, docent of The Phoenix Art Museum. Register: 480-488-2286
