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MCCC
Professor Mel Leipzig to Present Lecture on "Eakins and Manet"
Oct. 21
10/7/08
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The work of
the American artist Thomas Eakins and French artist Edouard Manet,
considered to be two of the greatest 19th century painters, will
be discussed by artist Mel Leipzig, professor of art and art history
at MCCC, in his lecture/slide presentation, "Eakins and
Manet," on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 12 noon. Free and open to
the public, Leipzig's talk is part of Mercer's Distinguished Lecture
Series and will take place in the Communications Building, CM 107,
on MCCC's on the West
Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
A great admirer of both Eakins and Manet, Prof. Leipzig will share
his insights on their aesthetic differences. While both artists
were influenced by 17th century Spanish painter Diego Velazquez,
they responded to his influences in different ways.
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MCCC
Professor Mel Leipzig
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"Although
both were a vital part of the realist movement, Eakins was an extraordinary
traditional painter, while Manet broke from tradition. He was the father
of modern art," Leipzig said. "Both painters created pieces
that were considered scandalous for their day. I am fascinated by their
work."
Prof.
Leipzig regularly presents public lectures at Mercer, participating in
the Distinguished Lecture Series during both the fall and spring semesters.
"My talks to the community are designed to build and instill an appreciation
of the vast world of painting," he said. In recent years, he has
discussed Austrian art, still life painting, realist painting, the art
of Picasso and more.
Prof. Leipzig has participated in numerous one-man and group shows from
the East Coast to Moscow. His paintings are often on display at the Gallery
Henoch in New York City. His works are included in the collections of
the Whitney Museum of American Art, the New Jersey State Museum, the Morris
Museum, the Noyes Museum, the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum at Rutgers,
the Jersey City Museum, and the Architectural Archives of the University
of Pennsylvania.
In 2006, Leipzig was elected to the National Academy, an honorary association
of professional artists, museum and fine arts school in New York City.
He received a Fulbright Grant to Paris and four grants for painting from
the New Jersey Council on the Arts. In 1980, he was the first recipient
of the MCCC Distinguished Teaching Award, and was one of the last individual
artists to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (1996).
He studied at Cooper Union, Yale University and Pratt Institute, where
he earned his M.F.A.
To
learn more about upcoming lectures at Mercer County Community College,
click here
or call 609-570-3324.
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