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Hello.
We're here at the National Gallery of Art
to bring you exciting news about a new collaboration
between the Gallery and Gallaudet University.
A pilot program developed by the Gallery and Gallaudet
celebrates the work of Hendrick Avercamp,
a Dutch artist of the "Golden Age."
The exhibition features 14 paintings and 16 drawings
that capture the harsh winters of the period
and the activities they made possible.
Scenes of ice skating, sleigh rides,
and the outdoor game of "colf"
show the life and culture of his times.
The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art,
Washington, and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Hendrick Avercamp was considered the "mute of Kampen"
where he lived, 1585-1634.
He did not speak and because he was probably deaf,
the National Gallery of Art and Gallaudet have scheduled
signed exhibition tours and interpreted lectures.
ASL tours are offered every Thursday at 1:00
until July 5th.
Hope to see you there!
Avercamp is a fascinating Dutch artist.
His paintings have remarkable details and he shows
the great diversity of life found outdoors
as all classes formed one community on the ice.
In his work we can see the very wealthy to the very poor.
Their clothing reveals their social class,
for example the wealthy could afford to wear black,
which took much dye and was expensive.
Others wore more meager attire made of less expensive cloth.
While some people stand on the ice looking,
there in the middle is a beggar and nearby, a wealthy couple.