[Web4lib] Exhibition @ The Morgan > A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy / November 6, 2009, through March 14, 2010

[McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]]

Colleagues/

 

My youngest daughter is a great admirer of Jane Austen and her work. I
know of many others who are as well and hope that you may be too ;
please distribute this news widely. Thanks !

 

/Gerry

 

A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy / November 6, 2009, through
March 14, 2010

 

Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY
10016, (212) 685-0008

 

[ http://themorgan.org/exhibitions/exhibition.asp?id=22  ]  

 

This exhibition showcases Jane Austen's (1775-1817) distinctive
voice-its development, subjects, context, and physical forms-and
explores why she and her writing continue to enthrall and inspire us
nearly two hundred years after her death. Beginning with the earliest
letter in the Morgan's collection, written in 1796 when Austen was
twenty years old, and ending with a short film about her legacy, these
works reveal her characteristically sharp observations and irrepressible
wit. The manuscripts on view offer an intimate portrait of one of the
greatest writers in the English language, while the prints and drawings
provide a visual context for her work.

 

The online exhibition includes:

 

Film > The Divine Jane is a short documentary film specially
commissioned for the exhibition and examines the influence of Austen's
fiction-and her enduring fame-through interviews with leading writers,
scholars, and actors.

 

Lady Susan facsimile > The first seven letters of the manuscript are
shown here, accompanied by an audio recording.

 

Selected images > See selected images from the exhibition with
descriptions.

 

A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy is generously supported by
the Laurence Levine Charitable Fund, Inc. and Sir Thomas R. Moore

 

For Those Who Might Be Interested In Viewing The Exhibit In Person And/
Or Attending The Special Programs >

 

Related Programs:

 

Gallery Talk

A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy

Friday, November 20, 7 p.m.

 

Family Program

Winter Family Day Celebration

Sunday, December 6, 2-5 p.m.

 

Lecture

A preview of MASTERPIECE Classic's Emma

Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 6:30 p.m. 

 

Film

Pride and Prejudice

Sunday, January 24, 2010, 2 p.m. 

 

Lecture

>From Gothic to Graphic: Adapting Jane Austen Novels

Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 6:30 p.m. 

 

Reading Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 3-4:30 p.m.

Emma

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Persuasion

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 

 

Film

Sense and Sensibility

Friday, February 12, 2010, 7 p.m. 

 

Gallery Talk

A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy

Friday, February 26, 2010, 7 p.m. 

 

BTW: Located in midtown Manhattan at Madison Avenue and 36th Street, the
Morgan houses one of the world's greatest collections of artistic,
literary, and musical works, from ancient times to the medieval and
Renaissance periods to the present day. [
http://www.themorgan.org/home.asp  ]

 

BTW-2: NYTimes Review > At the Morgan, the Jane Austen Her Family Knew 

 

[ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/arts/design/07austen.html ]

 

Ahhh.... To Be Home In NYC !!!

 

Regards,

 

/Gerry 

 

Gerry McKiernan

Associate Professor

Science and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University Library

Ames IA 50011

 

gerrymck at iastate.edu

 

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