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MFAH Friday-Saturday Lecture: Gone to Pot! Masterpieces of Greek Vase Painting

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building

November 5-November 6, 2010

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents a MFAH Friday-Saturday Lecture: Gone to Pot! Masterpieces of Greek Vase Painting, at the Caroline Wiess Law Building. Presented by Dr. Jasper Gaunt, (pictured) Curator of Greek and Roman Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.

In ancient Greece, partnerships between potters and the painters who worked for them elevated the level...

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In ancient Greece, partnerships between potters and the painters who worked for them elevated the level of decorated ceramics from one of utilitarian craft to fine art. The quality of the potting in the masterpieces they created suggests the smoothness of porcelain. The imagery, drawn from everyday life, mythology, and religious practice, evokes the timelessness of an old master drawing.

Dr. Jasper Gaunt explores the worlds in which these artists and their patrons moved, how the vases were made and why they circulated so very widely using examples from the MFAH and other Houston collections that exemplify this long and overwhelmingly rich tradition.

Lectures are free with museum admission and open to the public. A reception to meet the speaker follows each program.

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Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building

1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, Tx 77005

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Tickets:

Admission is open to the public and free with general museum admission. Museum members always receive free admission.

Museum Admission:
$7.00 adults
$3.50 seniors/children 5-18

Times:

Friday, November 5, 1:30 p.m.
and repeated on
Saturday, November 6, 4:00 p.m.

A reception to meet the speaker follows each program.

Phone: 713-639-7300

Parking:

Museum Parking Garage

Located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings, the MFAH Visitors Center features a four-story covered parking garage.

The easy-to-find parking entrance is on Binz, marked by a large, yellow arrow.

You're always protected from the elements when you park your car in the Museum Garage. From there, you can go to the Visitors Center lobby and find a ticketing desk and up-to-the minute museum information.

As an added convenience, you can enter the Beck and Law buildings from the Visitors Center through security-monitored, climate-controlled tunnels connecting all three buildings.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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