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AROUND THE FOUR ARTS
Michel Witmer
The Society of the Four Arts at 85
Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 11 a.m. $20 • No charge for Four Arts members
Eighty-five years ago, The Society of the art world luminaries. Exhibitions ranged from small watercolor exhibitions and local art shows to artistic treasures that today grace the walls of museums. In The Four Arts’ early days, relationships with leading collectors were developed, which resulted in loans of priceless masterpieces. Michel Witmer, Chairman of the Fine Arts Committee at The Society of the Four Arts, discusses the paintings from 85 years of exhibitions, the state of The Society’s current art collection, and possible future directions.
Lourdes Lopez
A Lifetime in Ballet
Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 5 p.m. No charge Four Arts began its work with numerous
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Lourdes Lopez became Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet in 2012, bringing with her a nearly 40-year career in dance, television, teaching, and arts management. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1958 and raised in Miami, Lopez began taking ballet lessons at the age of five. Under her direction, Miami City Ballet has become one of the country’s premier ballet companies.
Karen Angel UP! and Away to Angel Falls
2021 at 2:30 p.m. $20 • No charge for Four Arts members
The illustrated presentation will compare the characters and settings in Disney Pixar Studio’s film UP! with real life characters and their adventures in southeastern Venezuela where Angel Falls is located. Karen Angel is the niece of “Jimmie” Crawford Angel (1899-1956), a legendary American aviator-explorer for whom Angel Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall, is named. NEW PROGRAM!
Nicholas Griffin
Miami, 1980: The Year of Dangerous Days Monday, February 1,
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. $20 • No charge for Four Arts members Book signing to follow
Author Nicholas Griffin spent five years researching Miami’s history to write The Year of Dangerous Days. Featuring an iconic cast of political figures including Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, and Janet Reno, we watch as the city erupts into one of the worst race riots in U.S. history, as over 125,000 Cuban refugees land on the Miami coast in the Mariel boatlift and imprint the city’s identity forever, as murder rates skyrocket, and as drug cartels infiltrate all levels of law enforcement and government. Nicholas Griffin is a journalist and author of four novels and three works of nonfiction. He lives in Miami.
R. Scott Stephenson, Ph.D.
Among His Troops: Washington’s War Tent in a Newly Discovered Watercolor
Monday, January 11, 2021 at 5 p.m. $20 ■ No charge for Four Arts members Presented in partnership with the Museum of the American Revolution Hear the fascinating story of the detective work behind the recent discovery of the only surviving wartime image of George Washington’s Headquarters tent — a panoramic watercolor by artist Pierre Charles L’Enfant, who depicted Washington’s Tent at Verplanck’s Point, New York, in 1782. R. Scott Stephenson is the President and CEO of the Museum of the American Revolution.
Bridget Quinn
How Art and Motherhood Won the Vote for Women
VIRTUAL LECTURE: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. $20 • No charge for Four Arts members • Book signing to follow Generously supported by Bo and Anna Polk as part of the “Spotlight in History” series
From the beginning, those opposed to women’s suffrage pointed to mothers as the reason why women should never vote. But deploying the art of motherhood proved one of the most powerful weapons in the suffragist arsenal. Author and art historian Bridget Quinn will describe an astonishing, artful struggle where, from Sacajawea to the paintings of Mary Cassatt to the final vote for ratification of the 19th Amendment, motherhood itself helped win the vote for women.
Joanne Freeman, Ph.D.
Dirty, Nasty Politics in Early America
Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 5 p.m. $20 • No charge for Four Arts members Book signing to follow Generously supported by Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Buckley America’s first decade under the Constitution was a contentious one, featuring extreme polarization, splintering political parties, dirty campaign tricks, and personal accusations. How did this struggle fundamentally shape party politics in America? Joanne B. Freeman, Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, is a leading expert on early American politics and culture.
Marie Arana
Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story
Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 5 p.m. $20 • No charge for Four Arts members • Book signing to follow Generously supported by Bo and Anna Polk as part of the “Spotlight in History” series
With her new book, Silver, Sword, and Stone, Marie Arana weaves a magnificent tapestry of historical research with up-to-the-minute reporting and cultural analysis to give readers an urgent look at Latin America today. Arana has been director of the National Book Festival, former editor-in-chief of the Washington Post’s Book World, and is a PeruvianAmerican author of award-winning works of fiction and nonfiction that span the continents.
Campus on the Lake 2020-2021 season updates
FULL The following lectures have reached our reduced capacity limits for ticket reservations this season. Please check www.fourarts.org for any updates or additional availability.
Members will receive information on how to stream these lectures.
January 11 Hugo Vickers, The Royal Family and The Crown January 18 Frederick Ilchman, Turner’s Modern World January 21 Christine Aylward, Chinese Gardens: Beauty, Harmony, and Tranquility January 28 Fredericka “Flicka” Von Stade, A Life in Song February 18 Lynne Olson, Ph.D., How America’s Top Polo Player Helped Win WWII February 26 Fr. Kevin Lixey, Behind the Scenes Restoration and Conservation at the Vatican Museums March 1 Alex Hitz, The Art of the Host March 8 Russell Kelley, An Illustrated History of Palm Beach - From Wilderness to Wonderland
POSTPONED The following lecture has been postponed this season due to travel complications involving COVID-19:
February 22 Michael Kahn, OBE Is Shakespeare Still Relevant to Our Times?
Collecting Rare Books panel disucssion
January 22, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. $20 ■ No charge for Four Arts members
Milan Hughston is the former Chief of Library and Museum Archives at The Museum of Modern Art. Matthew and Adrienne Raptis are the founders of Palm Beach’s Raptis Rare Books. Scott Clemons is a Floridian by birth, a classicist by training, and a past president of the Grolier Club.
Rick Hansen
Removing Barriers, Unleashing Potential
VIRTUAL LECTURE: Monday, January 25, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. $20 • No charge for Four Arts members
Rick Hansen is a six-time Paralympic medalist and Canadian icon best known for undertaking a 26-month, 40,000-km journey around the world in his wheelchair.
MASTER CLASSES TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! Steven Stolman Jeffrey S. Morton, Ph.D. Conversations on Style American Foreign Policy
Presentations at 2:30 p.m. January 6; March 22; April 5 $25 per lecture Thursdays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. $150 for 6-part series or $35 a lecture
Philip Rylands, Ph.D.
Origins of Modernism in Art
Mondays at 11:30 a.m
February 8: Futurism March 1: Abstraction January 7: NATO January 28: Mercenaries & Private Armies February 11: Red Sea
$25 per lecture Security February 25: Poland March 4: Turkey March 25: Israel
