Take in dramatic views of color and light—inside and out the Museum galleries.
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FREDERIC CHURCH: A PAINTER'S PILGRIMAGE
Through his landscapes of power and awe, visitors will see one of the most famous American artists of the 19th century hone his skills and perfect his views of these biblical places.
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The Card Players
(1845-1850), William Sidney Mount, oil on panel. Gift of Barbara B. Millhouse.
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OUTLAWS IN AMERICAN ART
Northwest Bedroom Gallery
Works by Thomas Hart Benton, Robert Gwathmey, Joseph Blackburn, and others depict the fascinating figure of the outlaw. Some subjects, like Frank and Jesse James, we know by name. In other paintings, symbolic figures stand accused of murder, banditry, adultery, treason, gambling, terrorism, and forbidden love. Like Benton, these artists sought to create “something that is in the image of America and the American people of my time.”
See these rarely seen prints and paintings from our permanent collection now on view! Included with Museum admission.
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TONIGHT
SAINTS, SOAP, AND SECOND THOUGHTS: PALESTINE IN THE ERA OF FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH WITH CHARLES WILKINS
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Free with Museum admission
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Whether merchants, pilgrims, tourists, or painters, most Americans visiting Ottoman Palestine in the 19th century brought with them images and ideas about the land connected with the distant past, primarily Biblical Christianity and Classical Antiquity. Dr. Charles Wilkins, associate professor of history at Wake Forest University, will attempt to reconstruct what 19th-century Palestine was like for the indigenous Arab population, and will relate Church's artistic portrayals to recent scholarship in social, religious, and transnational history.
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Frederic Edwin Church,
The Andes of Ecuador, 1855,
oil on canvas. Original Purchase Fund from Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, ARCA Foundation, and Anne Cannon Forsyth.
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OBJECT OF THE MONTH:
THE ANDES OF ECUADOR
(1855)
Wednesday, April 4
1 p.m.
Free with Museum admission.
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This series on the first Wednesday of the month features Reynolda curators, educators, and guests sharing a one-hour, in-depth look at one object.
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Frederic Edwin Church,
The Parthenon
, 1871, oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the collection of her husband, Morris K. Jesup, 1914.
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ROUND TRIP: OUR HISTORY OF PILGRIMAGE WITH LAURA VENESKEY AND LUCAS JOHNSTON
Thursday, April 12
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Free with Museum admission.
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Join in the conversation as two local scholars discuss pilgrimage from different angles.
Dr. Laura Veneskey, assistant professor of Ancient, Medieval, and Byzantine art in the Wake Forest Department of Art, will present an exploration of how pilgrims have historically taken the holy land home with them. Discussing pilgrim souvenirs and architectural reconstructions, Dr. Veneskey will show how artist Frederic Church was participating in a centuries-old tradition.
Dr. Lucas Johnston, Associate Professor of Religion and environment, will follow with an analysis of the naturalists of the 18th and 19th centuries, who set about visiting a new "holy land" (newly protected natural areas). Dr. Johnston will consider the public portrayals of protected/consecrated areas, their political role in the 19th and 20th centuries, and their reinvention as a "democratic space" in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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reynolda thursday
Thursday, March 22
Museum open until 8 p.m.
Free with Museum admission
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Drop by the Museum after hours for delicious Syrian cuisine, Arabic calligraphy demonstration, family-friendly music, and hands-on art activities inspired by the Middle East and
Frederic Church: A Painter’s Pilgrimage.
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Join us for extended hours each Thursday until 8 p.m.!
The days are getting longer, minute by minute. Time is on our side.
Make the most out of Reynolda this spring when you join us for special evening hours during
Frederic Church: A Painter's Pilgrimage.
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CELEBRATING #REYNOLDA100
Meet Kait: inspired by the art she creates and the art at Reynolda, she got inked with our logo commemorating our 100th anniversary. She made our December 31, 2017 deadline of getting the tattoo and now has 100 years of free admission.
How are you celebrating 100 years of Reynolda? Show us by tagging
#Reynolda100
with your photos and videos on social media!
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