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Meissonier masterpiece now on view at the Frick 1806, Jena is on view at the Frick through May 31, 2009. Rob Rogers discusses political cartooning on 10/12 The Post-Gazette's award-winning editorial cartoonist will discuss his experiences covering the 2008 presidential campaign and conventions. Music for Exhibitions begins new season 11/18 Join Katherine Soroka and Chatham Baroque for an evening of memorable music. View photos from the 2008 H. C. Frick Horseless Carriage Tour Twenty-six teams of drivers made it a day of fun. Sign up for the Frick e-newsletter Each month, receive the latest information about exhibitions; programs for adults, families, children, and teachers; events; specials at The Café and the Museum Shop; and more.	PITTSBURGH, PA – A variety of programs are offered in conjunction with the current exhibitions at The Frick Art Museum. The Early Work of Henry Koerner and Hoka-Néni: Seven Paintings by Valentin Lustig are on view from September 13 through November 9, 2003. Friday, September 12, 2003 Opening Celebration 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in The Frick Art Museum $10 members/students; $15 non-members/guests Reservations recommended Join us for wine and hors d’oeuvres as we celebrate the opening of The Early Work of Henry Koerner and Hoka-Néni: Seven Paintings by Valentin Lustig. Sunday, September 14, 2003 Adult Program – Evening Hours with Lustig: Meet the Artist 6:00 p.m. in The Frick Art Museum $15 members/students; $20 non-members/guests Advance reservations required Tour Hoka-Néni with the Frick’s Director of Museum Programs, Thomas Smart, and talk with artist Valentin Lustig. Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Adult Lecture: A Family Portrait Joseph Koerner, Slade Professor of Fine Arts, Cambridge University, England 7:15 p.m. in The Frick Art Museum auditorium $8 members/students; $10 non-members/guests Advance reservations recommended Joseph Koerner discusses the personal and public dimensions of his father’s art, with particular reference to the way these pictures imagine “home” from a state of exile. Koerner is an accomplished art historian and the author of several books on German art. Thursday, September 18, 2003 Pittsburgh Playback Theatre: Holocaust Response 8:00 p.m. in The Frick Art Museum auditorium $12 members/non-members; $6 seniors/guests Reservations recommended At 7:00 p.m. experience two artists' response to the Holocaust with a docent-led tour or on your own. At 8:00 p.m. watch as Pittsburgh Playback Theatre's improv troupe explores feelings and stories evoked by the art and shared by the audience. September 24 and 25, 2003 Films at the Frick: Time of the Gypsies 8:00 p.m. in The Frick Art Museum auditorium $5 members/students; $6 non-members/guests As Perhan (Davor Dujmovic) travels the grim path from innocence to adulthood, the mystical and magical merge with everyday events to create a state where dreams and reality are interchangeable. The film won the “Best Director” award in the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. 142 minutes. Color. Gypsy dialect of Romany with English subtitles. Tuesday, September 30, 2003 Music for Exhibitions: Gretchen Van Hoesen, principal harp; James Gorton, co-principal oboe; Damian Bursill-Hall, flute; David Premo, cello, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Mimi Lerner, mezzo-soprano 7:30 p.m. in The Frick Art Museum auditorium $15 members/students; $20 non-members/guests Reservations recommended The Magic Realism movement inspires further exploration of loss, hope and redemption as interpreted by Pittsburgh musicians. The program will feature a performance of the haunting and powerful “I Remember” by Michael Cohen, based on the diary of Anne Frank. Wednesday, October 1, 2003 Act 48: Just for Teachers, Henry Koerner and the Holocaust Linda Hurwitz, Director, The Holocaust Center of Greater Pittsburgh 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. in The Frick Art Museum $8 per educator Advance reservations required Hurwitz’s lecture 1933-1939, The Marginalization of the Jewish Community by Nazi Law and Terror recreates the years in which Vienna-native Henry Koerner was living before he left his family at the age of 24 and immigrated to Brooklyn and then Pittsburgh. The 31 images in the exhibition were painted in the years 1945-1955 after Koerner visited Vienna at the war’s close to learn his family had perished. The lecture will be followed by an interactive tour of the Koerner exhibition given by Museum Teachers and a discussion of in-class ideas. Wednesday, October 8, 2003 Art at Noon: Koerner in Context – Magic Realist Painting in America Mark Cole, Assistant Curator of the Columbus Museum of Art 12:00 p.m. in The Frick Art Museum auditorium Free and open to the public Mark Cole presents a slide lecture that highlights key Magic Realist works by Henry Koerner and his contemporaries, and charts the ever-changing critical fortunes of the movement. Wednesday, October 22 and 29, 2003 (2 session workshop) Adult Writing Workshop: Art & Memory 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. in The Frick Art Museum $20 members/students; $25 non-members/guests Advance reservations required Creative writing workshop led by Thomas Smart, Director of Museum Programs; Nancy Krygowski, poet; and Sherrie Flick, Associate Curator of Education and fiction writer. While looking at concepts of time and memory in reference to the artwork of Henry Koerner and writing, participants sketch on paper and in words to complete a poetic vignette based on their own experiences. Saturday, November 8, 2003 Gallery Walkthrough: Exploring Koerner Firsthand 7:15 p.m. in The Frick Art Museum $15 members/students; $20 non-members/guests Advance reservations required Thomas Smart, Director of Museum Programs, and Edith Balas, Professor of Art History at Carnegie Mellon University and guest curator of the Koerner and Lustig exhibitions, lead an informal tour of the galleries discussing Koerner’s artistic process and personal stories. Exhibition Organizational and Support Credits The Early Work of Henry Koerner and Hoka-Néni: Seven Paintings by Valentin Lustig are organized by the Frick Art & Historical Center and curated by Edith Balas, Professor of Art History at Carnegie Mellon University. The Early Work of Henry Koerner is made possible, in part, through the generosity of The Millstein Charitable Foundation. The Frick Art & Historical Center receives support from its generous members and donors as well as the Allegheny Regional Asset District and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Exhibition Tours Free docent-led tours of the current exhibition are offered every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Group tours (for groups of five or more) and tours of the permanent collection are available at a cost of $5 per person. Group tour and permanent collection tour reservations must be scheduled two weeks in advance. Call 412-371-0600 for reservations and information. The Café at the Frick Before or after touring the exhibition, indulge in the pleasures of The Café at the Frick. Its award-winning menu includes seasonal specials and gourmet desserts. Lunch and tea offered Tuesday – Sunday. Outdoor seating on the patio is available during fair weather. Frick Art & Historical Center The Frick Art & Historical Center is located at 7227 Reynolds Street in Point Breeze. Free parking is available in the Frick’s off-street lot, or along adjacent neighborhood streets. Hours of operation: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. For information and reservations, please call 412-371-0600, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday. For information and reservations for kids’ programs, please call 412-205-2022, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For further information or images, please contact Greg Langel at the Frick Art & Historical Center at 412-371-0600 ext. 524, or info@frickart.org. Copyright © 2008, The Frick Art & Historical Center. Click here for our privacy policy.