I am posting this for the benefit of students on the list who may want to attend and to also let other listers know about the symposium. The exhibit is excellent, and the symposium should be as well. Martha Katz-Hyman Curator Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Williamsburg, VA ------------------------------ *From:* Barry, Laura [[log in to unmask]] *Sent:* Wednesday, October 09, 2013 3:37 PM *Subject:* Early American Paintings Conference at Colonial Williamsburg--November 3-5, 2013 Dear Colleagues, Please forward this information about our *Painters and Paintings in the Early American South symposium which will be held November 3-5, 2013*, at Colonial Williamsburg. The symposium is offered in conjunction with our groundbreaking exhibition of the same name which is now on view through next September and features over 80 works created in or for the South between 1735 and 1800. About half of the objects on view are on loan to the Foundation from many well-known and respected museums and private collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Virginia Historical Society, the Corcoran, National Portrait Gallery, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, New York Historical Society, and the Gibbes Museum of Art to name just a few. The conference will feature a wide range lectures on the important painters who created these objects and the people they depicted. Speakers will include: *Graham Hood,* chief curator emeritus, Colonial Williamsburg *Ellen Miles,* curator emerita, Department of Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery *Angela Mack,* executive director and chief curator, Gibbes Museum of Art *Maurie McInnis,* vice provost for academic affairs and professor of Art History, University of Virginia *Elle Shushan,* noted dealer, Elle Shushan Fine Portrait Miniatures *Robert Leath,* chief curator and vice president, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts *Lance Humphries,* independent scholar *William M S Rasmussen,* lead curator and Lora M. Robins curator, Virginia Historical Society *Carolyn Weekley,* Juli Grainger curator emerita, Colonial Williamsburg The conference begins with an opening lecture and reception on Sunday evening and is followed by two days of lectures, Monday and Tuesday. We are offering a special student rate of $250 to qualifying full-time students. For more information on the event and/or to register visit our website www.history.org/conted or call 1-800-603-0948. Laura Pass Barry *Juli Grainger Curator of Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture* *and Manager for Curatorial Outreach* Colonial Williamsburg Foundation P. O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7172 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).