Elvis @ 21 Is Open Through Sunday January 23, 2011
"Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wetheimer" is open through Sunday, January 23, 2011.
The National Portrait Gallery’s year long tribute to the king of rock and roll will conclude on January 23, as "Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer" closes and moves to its next venue, the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. However, as with all things Elvis, some noise will be made before the curtains are drawn.
The final event to commemorate the life of one of the world’s most recognized performers will be concert a featuring Elvis’ music from 1956, performed by Elvis tribute artist Scot Bruce. The show is written and narrated by Warren Perry, co-curator of the exhibition "Elvis at 21" and curator of last year’s One Life exhibition, "Echoes of Elvis." The show is produced by NPG director of public programs, Jewell Robinson, and is part of the ongoing Cultures in Motion series. Elvis Presley, Live in Concert: A Cultures in Motion Production will be performed at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium on Thursday, January 20, at 7 p.m.
“I guess if you have to wrap-up a year of Elvis, a concert is the only way to do it, and this music—the early RCA sessions—is probably some of the best work Elvis ever produced. It is intense, well-crafted, and fundamental rock,” commented Perry, adding, “It’s really the core of the Elvis canon.”
Both Elvis exhibitions were well received, and "Elvis at 21," a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibitions Service show, will continue its life on the road, as it goes from the Michener Museum to the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas this coming summer. "Elvis at 21" will also travel to the Mobile (Alabama) Museum of Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond), and the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas.
As part of the Cultures in Motion series, the National Portrait Gallery, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Govinda Gallery, presents a concert of Elvis music from his breakout year of 1956. Tribute artist Scot Bruce and his four back-up musicians are accompanied by narration written and performed by Elvis at 21 co-curator E. Warren Perry Jr.
Cultures in Motion is the National Portrait Gallery's performing arts series. Broad in scope, the series is designed to educate, entertain, and promote mutual understanding of the diverse cultures that make up both the museum's collection and the mosaic of American heritage. The series uses the medium of portrayal to interpret the lives of the sitter via theater, music, the literary arts, and the visual arts.
The National Portrait Gallery’s year long tribute to the king of rock and roll will conclude on January 23, as "Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer" closes and moves to its next venue, the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. However, as with all things Elvis, some noise will be made before the curtains are drawn.
The final event to commemorate the life of one of the world’s most recognized performers will be concert a featuring Elvis’ music from 1956, performed by Elvis tribute artist Scot Bruce. The show is written and narrated by Warren Perry, co-curator of the exhibition "Elvis at 21" and curator of last year’s One Life exhibition, "Echoes of Elvis." The show is produced by NPG director of public programs, Jewell Robinson, and is part of the ongoing Cultures in Motion series. Elvis Presley, Live in Concert: A Cultures in Motion Production will be performed at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium on Thursday, January 20, at 7 p.m.
“I guess if you have to wrap-up a year of Elvis, a concert is the only way to do it, and this music—the early RCA sessions—is probably some of the best work Elvis ever produced. It is intense, well-crafted, and fundamental rock,” commented Perry, adding, “It’s really the core of the Elvis canon.”
Both Elvis exhibitions were well received, and "Elvis at 21," a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibitions Service show, will continue its life on the road, as it goes from the Michener Museum to the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas this coming summer. "Elvis at 21" will also travel to the Mobile (Alabama) Museum of Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond), and the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas.
As part of the Cultures in Motion series, the National Portrait Gallery, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Govinda Gallery, presents a concert of Elvis music from his breakout year of 1956. Tribute artist Scot Bruce and his four back-up musicians are accompanied by narration written and performed by Elvis at 21 co-curator E. Warren Perry Jr.
Cultures in Motion is the National Portrait Gallery's performing arts series. Broad in scope, the series is designed to educate, entertain, and promote mutual understanding of the diverse cultures that make up both the museum's collection and the mosaic of American heritage. The series uses the medium of portrayal to interpret the lives of the sitter via theater, music, the literary arts, and the visual arts.
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