Monday, February 11, 2008

Thirsty For Art Lecture Series at Westervelt Warner Museum on Thursday, Feb. 21st


Westervelt Warner Museum is hosting an event on Thursday, February 21.

John Agricola, an American Studies Master Candidate will give a lecture from 5:00- 7:00 p.m.

There will be wine and cheese and the event is free for members and costs $7.00 for non-members.

It will be a lot of fun, and it is a great chance to see a lot of amazing pieces of American art!

Westervelt Warner Museum

We are nestled into a wooded knoll overlooking Lake Tuscaloosa near the picturesque NorthRiver Yacht Club complex in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Our inviting facility features one of the most significant assemblages of American art to be found anywhere. Among our exhibits are hundreds of paintings, sculptures, artifacts and antiques by world-renowned artists such as:

  • James A. McNeill Whistler
  • John Singer Sargent
  • Frederic E. Church
  • Childe Hassam
  • Thomas Cole
  • Andrew Wyeth
  • Winslow Homer
  • Duncan Phyfe
  • Mary Cassatt
  • James Peale
The Westervelt-Warner Museum of American Art celebrates significant American historical events and figures. Our collection includes portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette, for which the subjects actually sat. Also on display is silver fashioned by Paul Revere, furniture designed and made by Duncan Phyfe, Charles Honore Lannuier and Joseph Barry, among others.

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