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Audio & Video Presentations

NMAI Facade
Nov. 4, 2005
Noon - 1 pm
lecture/seminar

Honoring the Land: Creating the Natural Environment at NMAI
This panel discussion explores the design, development, and care of the native landscape of the museum.

A composition of found signs by William Christenberry.
Sept. 28, 2005
film

William Christenberry
The artist shares stories of his experiences in rural Alabama and his art that captures the spirit of southern American
culture in Hale County's landscape and architecture.

Cynthia Chavez
March 16, 2005
lecture/seminar

Two Greyhills Navajo Tapestry Tradition
Barbara Teller Ornelas & Lynda Teller Pete are known for weaving rugs in the traditional Two Grey Hills pattern.

Martin Scorsese
Jan. 2005
film

Westerward Expansion
Senior Currator Richard Murray explains the role of myth in Emauel Leutze's historical painting "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way."

Liang Guyin
May 16, 2004
Interview

Kunqu Theater
Liang Guyin of the Shanghai Kunqu Troupe, kunqu actor Wen Yuhang, National Storyteller of the Year Linda Fang, and a full music ensemble.

Martin Scorsese
Feb. 29, 2004
Interview
Douglas Gordon:
24 Hour Psycho
Kerry Brougher interviews Gordon on the inspiration for the works currently on display in the museum in this lively discusion, with slides.
Mongolian singers
July 11, 2002
(Hi) (Low)
performance
  Mongolia's Lively Arts
Enjoy the spectacle of a contortionist, a throat singer, dancers and traditional musicians and singers from Mongolia’s capital city ,Ulaanbaatar.
Actor Cheech Marin
May 2, 2002
Interview
Chicano Visions:
A Collector & Artist's Conversation

A conversation with Cheech Marin (actor and art collector) and Gilbert "Magu" Luhan (artist).
Zoot suited musicians
March 5, 2002
(Hi) (Low)
Interview
Corridos Sin Fronteras:
A New World Ballad Tradition
(hi) (lo)
An interview with exhibit curator Professor Guillermo E. Hernandez, UCLA.
Martin Scorsese
Feb. 28, 2002
(Hi) (Low)
Interview
Michelangelo Unvieled
One of only three known drawings of everyday objects by Michelangelo was discovered in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
     
     

A composition of found signs by William Christenberry.
Oct. 05, 2005
film

Roberta Smith
New York Times Art Critic and painter Roberta Smith shares the evolution of her career during this intimate evening.

mother sculpture
May 6 & 7, 2005
lecture/seminar

Native Modernism
The symposium will explore the basis of a “Native modernism” through a broaddiscussion about
the critical perspectives and practices of Native artists.


August 18, 2002
lecture/seminarfilm
His Serene Highness Prince Bhisatej Rajani of Thailand on a "Royal Project" in Thailand's Golden Triangle
A development project to preserve the culture and heritage of the "Hill Tribes."
Dwight Blocker-Bowers
March 25, 2002
lecture/seminar
Artifacts from the Performing Arts Collection Curator Dwight Blocker-Bowers shares some of his favorite off-exhibit artifacts from famous film and Broadway musicals.
Martin Scorsese
Feb. 28, 2002
(Hi) (Low)
Interview
In Praise of Satyajit Ray
An Interview with Film Director Martin Scorsese and Indian Ambassador Lalit Mansingh about the famed Indian director.
Carol Burnett: A Legacy of Laughter
Sept. 10, 2001

Carol Burnett: A Legacy of Laughter
Ms. Burnett reflects on the entertainers who influenced her, including her spiritual mentor, Lucille Ball (81min audio).
The Peacock Room
special tour
  The Peacock Room
James McNeill Whistler transformed his patron's dining room into a landmark of interior design. This presentation is an audio tour of the transplanted salon.
   
     
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