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Bound Together Book Club
Second Thursday of each month, 6:30-7:45 p.m.
Meet in the Museum of Art lobby; Free
Space is limited; call 412.622.3288 to register.
In this collaboration between the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, take a fresh look at art through the lens of literature! Each month brings a new book selection related to an exhibition on view. Begin with a 15-minute gallery talk highlighting visual and literary connections. Then, converse with fellow readers and library staff in a casual museum setting. Books are available at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and for sale in the museum store.
Upcoming Discussions:
June 14, 2012
Emile Zola
The Belly of Paris
Exhibition: Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Stieglitz
Emile Zola
The Belly of Paris
Exhibition: Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Stieglitz
July 12, 2012
David McCullough
The Greater Journey
Exhibition: Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Stieglitz
David McCullough
The Greater Journey
Exhibition: Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Stieglitz
August 9, 2012
Alan Bradley
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Art: Drawings of garden structures from The Heinz Architectural Center collection.
Alan Bradley
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Art: Drawings of garden structures from The Heinz Architectural Center collection.
Previous 2012 Discussions:
February 9, 2012
Nicole Krauss
The History of Love
Art: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse's statue "Innocence Tormented by Love," 1871
Nicole Krauss
The History of Love
Art: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse's statue "Innocence Tormented by Love," 1871
March 1, 2012
Carolyn Wilkins
Damn Near White
Exhibition: Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story
Carolyn Wilkins
Damn Near White
Exhibition: Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story
2011 Discussions:
February 3, 2011
Mark Helprin
Winter's Tale
Art: Childe Hassam's Fifth Avenue in Winter and other winter scenes in the permanent collection
Mark Helprin
Winter's Tale
Art: Childe Hassam's Fifth Avenue in Winter and other winter scenes in the permanent collection
March 3, 2011
Robert Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land
Exhibition: Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective
Robert Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land
Exhibition: Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective
April 7, 2011
Annie Dillard
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Exhibition: Andrey Avinoff: In Pursuit of Beauty
Annie Dillard
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Exhibition: Andrey Avinoff: In Pursuit of Beauty
August 4, 2011
Paul Bowles
The Sheltering Sky
Art: Exoticism in art, including Night in the Desert by Jean-Léon Gérôme
Paul Bowles
The Sheltering Sky
Art: Exoticism in art, including Night in the Desert by Jean-Léon Gérôme
October 13, 2011
Stewart O'Nan
Emily, Alone
Exhibition: Picturing the City: Downtown Pittsburgh, 2007–2010
Stewart O'Nan
Emily, Alone
Exhibition: Picturing the City: Downtown Pittsburgh, 2007–2010
November 10, 2011
John Logan's play Red
Art: From the permanent collection, Mark Rothko and his contemporaries
John Logan's play Red
Art: From the permanent collection, Mark Rothko and his contemporaries
December 8, 2011
Sarah Bakewell
How to Live, or, A life of Montaigne
Exhibition: Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey
Sarah Bakewell
How to Live, or, A life of Montaigne
Exhibition: Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey
2010 Discussions:
December 2, 2010
Italo Calvino
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
Exhibition: André Kertész: On Reading
Italo Calvino
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
Exhibition: André Kertész: On Reading
October 7, 2010
Wendell Berry
Hannah Coulter
Works of art: Images of harvest and food in the collection
Wendell Berry
Hannah Coulter
Works of art: Images of harvest and food in the collection
August 12, 2010
T. Coraghessan Boyle
The Women
Exhibition: Design Competition: New Cottages at Fallingwater
T. Coraghessan Boyle
The Women
Exhibition: Design Competition: New Cottages at Fallingwater
July 8, 2010
Local Author, Gwyn Cready
Flirting with Forever
Exhibition: Works of art in the collection featured in the novel
Local Author, Gwyn Cready
Flirting with Forever
Exhibition: Works of art in the collection featured in the novel
June 10, 2010
Hella S. Haasse
In a Dark Wood Wandering
Exhibition: Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection
Hella S. Haasse
In a Dark Wood Wandering
Exhibition: Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection
May 13, 2010
Sarah Waters
The Little Stranger
Exhibition: Imagining Home: Selections from the Heinz Architectural Center
Sarah Waters
The Little Stranger
Exhibition: Imagining Home: Selections from the Heinz Architectural Center
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