PROGRAMS
Guided exhibition tours every Thursday and Friday at 6pm. Free
gallery admission on Fridays from 6–9pm with the generous support of
the Miami Herald. All programs take place at The Wolfsonian,
unless otherwise noted.
WOLF BOOK CLUB
Be a part of The Wolfsonian's book club! We explore literary works
whose subjects are relevant to current exhibitions and collection
themes. Participants are expected to have read the selection in its
entirety prior to the discussion. To join or to RSVP: 305.535.2644
or education@thewolf.fiu.edu. Free.
Friday, September 5, 7pm
TOBACCO ROAD by Erskine Caldwell (1932)—Highly
controversial in its time, Caldwell's tale of violence and sex in
the rural American South tells of Georgia sharecropper Jeeter Lester
and his family during the bleak economic conditions of the
Depression. This novel is often credited as one of the best examples
of literary naturalism in modern American fiction.
MEMBER EVENT
Tuesday September 9, 11am
CURATOR'S TOUR AND LUNCH—Join associate director for curatorial
affairs and education Marianne Lamonaca and art director
Tim Hossler for a tour of Thoughts on Democracy, followed
by lunch in The Dynamo Café. Tour at 11am, lunch at 12pm. RSVP
required: 305.535.2631 or rsvp@thewolf.fiu.edu. $25 per person;
Propagandist level members and higher.
THE WOLF PACK
The Wolf Pack is a group of young professionals with a
ravenous appetite for architecture and design. Members gather
regularly to interact with Wolfsonian curators and other leaders in
Miami's design and architecture communities for enlightening
discussions and exceptional feasts. Join us for our monthly DEN
NIGHTS, the second Thursday of the month, and for frequent
excursions into Miami's outstanding design community. For more
information, contact 305. 535.2631 or thea@thewolf.fiu.edu.
Thursday September 11, 7pm
WOLF PACK DEN NIGHT—Game Night Enjoy tapas, two-for-one drink
specials, and all your favorite board games.
CINEMA 2 AT THE WOLF is an ongoing documentary film series presented in collaboration with WPBT-Channel 2. Free.
Friday, September 12, 7pm
DOCUMENTING THE FACE OF AMERICA (USA, Jeanine
Isabel Butler, 2008, Color, DVD, 57 min)—This film, narrated by
Julian Bond, celebrates the courage and vision of a small group of
legendary photographers and artists working together in the 1930s
and '40s who introduced America to Americans through their work.
Among those featured are Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Gordon Parks,
Marion Post Wolcott, Russell Lee, and others who worked with the
U.S. Government under the unorthodox leadership of Roy Stryker and
the Farm Service Administration from 1935 to 1943.
Wednesday, September 24
POCHOIR EXHIBIT ON VIEW IN NEW YORK—The Wolfsonian exhibition
Fashioning the Modern French Interior: Pochoir Portfolios in the
1920s travels to the New York School of Interior Design.
Wolfsonian curator Sarah Schleuning will present a lecture on
the topic at the exhibition opening, Wednesday, September 24. The
exhibition is on view from September 25 through December 20, 2008.
For more information, visit www.nysid.edu.
PUBLIC TALK
Thursday, September 25, 7pm
DESIGNED FOR THE PEOPLE—What impact did New Deal projects have on
South Florida? Join us for a panel discussion among authors and
editors of The New Deal in South Florida: Design, Policy, and
Community Building, 1933-1940 (University Press of Florida,
2008), as they address how New Deal projects transformed the
region's cultural, political, and physical landscape. Speakers, all
affiliated with FIU, include the book's editors, John F. Stack,
Jr., director, Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and
Citizenship Studies and John A. Stuart, professor of
Architecture. Also speaking are Marianne Lamonaca, The
Wolfsonian's associate director for curatorial affairs and
education, and Ted Baker, retired associate professor and
landscape architect. Book signing follows in The Dynamo Café. Free
to members and FIU community; $10 all others.
EXHIBITIONS
Art and Design in the Modern Age:
Selections from the Wolfsonian Collection
Ongoing; updated throughout the season
Our programs are presented in collaboration with the following FIU schools and departments: Honors College, School of Architecture, Department of Art and Art History, Women's Studies Center, Department of History, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
