The Appeal of Romantic Art and Poetry

Dr. Willard Spiegelman, Dr. Dorothy Kosinski, and Prof. Mary Vernon

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Cosponsored by the Dallas Institute and the Dallas Museum of Art. Admission per evening: Members $25, Nonmembers $35, Teachers $10. Two-evening package: Members $45, Nonmembers $65, Teachers $15.
Explore Romantic art and poetry and their powerful influence on contemporary culture through the poems of William Wordsworth and the paintings of J.M.W.Turner. In conjunction with the Dallas Museum of Art's J.M.W. Turner exhibition (February 10-May 18), Dr. Willard Spiegelman, SMU Professor of English, will team up first with Dr. Dorothy Kosinski, curator of the Turner exhibition, and then with Prof. Mary Vernon, SMU Professor of Drawing and Painting, to present the art and poetry of the Romantics -- focusing on Turner and Wordsworth -- and their integral relationship to each other. For more information call 214-871-2440.

Some nearby drink specials on Feb. 13th

• Mattito's (Dallas): 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm: $1 off margaritas, beer, wine and cocktails
• Grapevine Bar: 3 pm - 7 pm: $2 everything
• Texas Land & Cattle Steakhouse (Dallas / Cole & Lemmon): 4 pm - 7 pm: $2 drinks, $3.50 margaritas, $3.50 sunset cosmos / 1/2 off appetizers
• 650 North Restaurant: 5 pm - 7 pm: $1 off all wells, beers, house merlot, cabernet and chardonnay
• Avanti Restaurant Fountain Place (Dallas / Downtown): 5 pm - 7 pm: $3 margaritas

Some nearby restaurants

• Los Arcos
• Grimaldi's (Dallas)
• Taco Diner (Dallas)
• Taste
• 650 North Restaurant

Some nearby events on Feb. 13th

• Gallery Talk: Voyages with Turner, Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m.
• School Musical - Ella, William B. Travis Elementary School, 3:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Tim Jones & Fingerprints, Sambuca (Dallas), 7:30 p.m.
• Valentine's Day Dinner, N9NE Steakhouse, 5:30 p.m.
• “Of Aspect More Sublime: The Appeal of Romantic Art and Poetry” , Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Event posted Jan. 22, 2008
Last updated Feb. 13, 2008