[Watch] Interview between Samuel Bak and Dr. Rich at the Member's Reception

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[Watch] Interview between Samuel Bak and Dr. Rich at the Member's Reception

Join Executive Director and Chief Curator Dr. Alex Rich of the Polk Museum of Art as he interviews Samuel Bak over Zoom during the Member’s Reception.

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[Watch] Seen and Unseen: Photographs by Imogen Cunningham

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[Watch] Seen and Unseen: Photographs by Imogen Cunningham

Join Executive Director and Chief Curator Dr. Alex Rich on a tour through Seen & Unseen: Photographs by Imogen Cunningham. This exhibition features 60 photographs by Cunningham, whose life — and career — traversed nearly a century.

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[Watch] Seeing Things Differently: Lecture by Dr. H. Alexander Rich

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[Watch] Seeing Things Differently: Lecture by Dr. H. Alexander Rich

At the member's reception on April 14th, 2023, Dr. H. Alexander Rich discusses the three featured exhibits at the Polk Museum of Art. The exhibits were Seen & Unseen: Photographs by Imogen Cunningham, In the Eye of the Mind: The Fantastic Realities of Steven Kenny, and New Eyes on the Permanent Collection.

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[Watch] Rodin Gallery Talk by Chandler Talkington Fletcher

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[Watch] Rodin Gallery Talk by Chandler Talkington Fletcher

Rodin’s sculptures not only revived for a new century the expressive and naturalistic styles of antiquity, using ancient Greek sculptors’ medium of choice, but also propelled figurative sculpture into the modern age with emotion and pathos never seen before in the sculpted form.

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[Virtual] 10 Women Artists Your Should Know

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[Virtual] 10 Women Artists Your Should Know

Throughout the history of art, women have been represented most frequently as painted and sculpted subjects — often beautiful, elegant, or even submissive objects — seen through the eyes of male artists. However, women's roles in art history extend far beyond the male perception of them. Less frequently do you hear about the women who make art.

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[Watch] Virtual Members Reception: Toulouse Lautrec & THe Belle Époque

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[Watch] Virtual Members Reception: Toulouse Lautrec & THe Belle Époque

Thank you for watching our Virtual Members Reception! We were thrilled to welcome Paul Firos, Toulouse-Lautrec Collection Owner & President of PAN Art Connection, Inc. as he chatted with Dr. Alex Rich about the collection and how the exhibition came to life in the Museum galleries.

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[Virtual] Drinks with the Director: Why is THAT Famous?!?

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[Virtual] Drinks with the Director: Why is THAT Famous?!?

Join Dr. Alex Rich, Executive Director and Chief Curator, via Facebook Live or Zoom Thursday, January 28, as he gathers three colleagues with diverse specializations for a fun, interactive night as they tackle the perennial burning question behind some of history's most renowned works of art: Why is THAT famous?!?

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[Virtual] Drinks with the Director: State of the Arts

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[Virtual] Drinks with the Director: State of the Arts

It's time for a "State of the Arts" update! In all times, the arts offer refuge, mental escape, and creative paths toward better understanding one another in a world in need of understanding. And despite all odds, 2020 has proven that the arts continue to be more important and vital than ever before. In fact, for arts organizations, 2020 has been a tremendous period of rediscovery, innovation, and teamwork.

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[Virtual] Crash Course: Pop Art!

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[Virtual] Crash Course: Pop Art!

Join Dr. Alex Rich, Executive Director and Chief Curator, LIVE as he teaches you the fundamentals of Pop Art. One of the best known contemporary art movements, commonly associated with Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein and comic-book style, Pop Art has more complex origins than many might know.

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