Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York
[Exhibits]
Through -- 1 December 2001
Yale University Art Gallery: This exhibition will use Myers's exceptional silver and gold objects to examine larger issues in 18th-century American history. Myer Myers (1723-1795), one of the most accompl8ished craftsmen working in pre-industrial America, made superb-and in some cases unique-examples of American silver. Myers was the most productive silversmith working in New York during the late Colonial period and his ritual and secular silver is the largest body of extant work by a Jewish silversmith from anywhere in Europe or America prior to the nineteenth century. His work ranges from a gold snuffbox, a pierced-work basket, coasters, and a dish ring made for a prominent Loyalist, to five pairs of Torah finials for the three largest Jewish congregations in Colonial America.
Yale Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 432-0600
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Art For Yale: Defining Moments
[Exhibits]
20 April --31 August 2001
Yale University Art Gallery: This major exhibition traces the history of the Yale Art Gallery from its founding in 1832 to the end of the twentieth century. There will be a "Defining Moments " reception on April 20, 2001 at the Art Gallery.
YUAG, 1111 Chapel Street, Tues - Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Yale University Visitor Information Center, 149 Elm Street, t, New Haven, CT Hours are, Monday through Friday, 9 4:45 & 10 4:00 on the weekend.
A Gallery of Poems
[Exhibit]
21 August - 4 November 2001
Yale University Art Gallery: This exhibition celebrating the publication of this book. Poetry readings at 3pm on September 6, October 4, and November 1. Visit www.yale.edu/artgallery for more information.
Yale Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT
