Evening Lecture

The Booth Museum will host an evening lecture on Thursday, January 17th at 7:00 p.m. in the Booth Theatre. The lecture, entitled Grandeur in Western Art: Then and Now will cover the incorporation of the grandeur of the Western landscape with Native American and cowboy culture in art. These two subjects use a mix of both Romantic expression and historical observation to convey the cultures of the West.
Many artists in the Booth collection continue a rich legacy that began in the mid 1800s. Their paintings are tied to the works of artists such as Bierstadt, Moran, Remington, Russell, and others.

The session will feature Dr. Daniel E. Sachs, assistant professor of art history at Kennesaw State University.

Dr. Sachs received his bachelor of art degree in art history from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1978, specializing in Renaissance and Baroque painting and sculpture. Dr. Sachs worked as a freelance illustrator in New York after moving there in 1981. He returned to his studies in art history at Hunter College of the City University of New York in 1987, where he received his masters degree in art history, concentrating on American Watercolor Painting, in 1990. He then went on to complete is Ph.D. in art history at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, specializing in nineteenth-century American landscape painting. Today, Dr. Sachs's art historical interests include all of nineteenth- century art and culture, particularly Romanticism and the Victorian era.

Adult education programs are held at the museum on the third Thursday of each month. Presenters are artists, authors, historians, professors, entertainers, or Booth Museum professionals.

This event is free for members and included with admission for not-yet-members.
For membership information, contact us at 770-387-1300.