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In conjunction with its exhibition, Reflections
on a Life with Horses: Paintings by Sir Alfred Munnings from the Paul Mellon
Collection at the Yale Center for British Art, the National Sporting
Library in Middleburg, Virginia will host a full-day symposium on Saturday,
February 9, 2008.
Royal Academician Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) is among the most
renowned painters of equestrian and sporting subjects of the twentieth
century. The exhibition at the Library, curated by Elizabeth Manierre, is part
of an international commemoration of the 100th birthday of art
collector, philanthropist, and sportsman Paul Mellon (1907-1999). Mellon was
an avid collector of Munnings’ paintings, many which he gave to the
The symposium, Reflections on a Life
of Art and Sport: A Symposium on the Work of Sir Alfred Munnings,
will feature lectures by four art historians followed by a panel discussion and
reception. Speakers include Mitchell Merling (Paul Mellon Curator, Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts), Diane Roe (Director, Sir Alfred Munnings Museum), Angus
Trumble (Curator, Yale Center for British Art), and Lorian Peralta-Ramos.
Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis and early
registration is encouraged. The cost is $50 with a $30 discounted fee for
students. For more information and to receive a registration brochure, please
contact Elizabeth Tobey, Director of Research, at 540-687-6542 ext. 25 or [log in to unmask]. The Library’s website is
http://www.nsl.org.
Elizabeth Tobey, Director of Research
National Sporting Library
540-687-6542 x 25