HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Gallery Talks Offered on 'Old Master Drawings' Exhibition at Fogg

The special exhibition "Behind the Line: The Materials and Techniques of Old Master Drawings," on display at the Fogg Art Museum through Dec. 27, explains the techniques, processes, and materials used by old master draftsmen and provides a discussion of how some of these materials had a direct influence on the development of drawing during this period.

Forty-six works dated from the14th to the late 18th centuries are on display, some for the first time. The exhibition was organized by Edward Saywell, while he served as the 1996-97 Lynn and Philip A. Straus Intern, Department of Drawings.

The following gallery talks are free with the price of admission to the Art Museums:

Saturday, Nov. 14, 11:30 a.m., Fogg Art Museum
with Miriam Stewart, assistant curator of drawings.

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m., Fogg Art Museum
with James Harper, 1998-99 Lynn and Philip A. Straus Intern, Department of Drawings.

Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m., Fogg Art Museum
with Edward Saywell, John S. Newberry Research Assistant, Department of Drawings and exhibition curator.

The Harvard University Art Museums' facilities are wheelchair accessible. For general information, call 495-9400.

The Harvard University Art Museums are open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Closed holidays. Admission is $5; $4 for senior citizens; $3 for students; free under 18 and to all on Saturday mornings and all day on Wednesdays. For special tour reservations, call 496-8576.