New exhibitions on Salvador Dali and John Philip Sousa open in November at Krannert Art Museum, and you still can attend programs on BILL TRAYLOR, WILLIAM EDMONDSON, AND THE MODERNIST IMPULSE.
Mark these events on your calendar, and remember it's easy to come to the Museum on weekends when parking is plentiful and free!
OF BOOKS AND TALES: SALVADOR DALI AND THE WORLD OF IMAGINATION
Open November 2 through February 13, 2005
Krannert Art Museum joins museums around the world celebrating the centennial of DalÒ's birth. One of the most controversial artists of the 20th century, DalÒ is known for his surrealistic landscapes and distorted figures. This exhibition of work from the Museum's permanent collection examines DalÒ's fascination with literature and mythology.
STARS, STRIPES, SOUSA: CELEBRATING THE JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
SESQUICENTENNIAL
Open November 2 through November 28, 2004
This special exhibition commemorating the 150th anniversary of Sousa's birth includes original
musical scores, photographs, and other artifacts from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian
Institution, and the U.S. Marine Band Library.
KIDS@KRANNERT! * All ages welcome!
November 13, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
In connection with the BILL TRAYLOR, WILLIAM EDMONDSON, AND THE MODERNIST IMPULSE exhibition, storyteller Barbara Ann Porte will present a morning of stories inspired by the drawings of Bill Traylor. Porte is the author of Black Elephant with a Brown Ear (In Alabama). Her visit is co-sponsored in part by the Frances P. Rohlen Visiting Artists Fund/College of Fine and Applied Arts, Champaign Public Library, Urbana Free Library, and Champaign-Urbana Storytelling Guild
SECOND SUNDAY GALLERY TOUR
November 14, 1:00 p.m.
Join a guided tour of the exhibition BILL TRAYLOR, WILLIAM EDMONDSON, AND THE MODERNIST IMPULSE led by Gisela Carbonell-Coll, prior to the WILL-FM Second Sunday Concert featuring Zsolt Bognar, piano (2:00 p.m.).
