{"id":8837,"date":"2018-07-05T11:38:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T16:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/arthistoryblog\/?p=8837"},"modified":"2018-07-05T11:38:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T16:38:50","slug":"unveiling-of-kinstlers-portrait-of-eddie-george-at-fine-arts-gallery-on-july-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/arthistoryblog\/2018\/07\/unveiling-of-kinstlers-portrait-of-eddie-george-at-fine-arts-gallery-on-july-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Unveiling of Kinstler’s Portrait of Eddie George at Fine Arts Gallery on July 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kinstler-and-Eddie-George\"<\/a>*Portraitist Everett Raymond Kinstler conducts a lecture and painting demonstration with Eddie George at Sarratt Cinema in March 2018. (YouTube)<\/em><\/p>\n

A portrait of\u00a0Eddie George<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Everett Raymond Kinstler, one of America\u2019s most notable portrait artists, will be unveiled at the\u00a0Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery in Cohen Memorial Hall on Tuesday, July 10, at 6 pm.<\/p>\n

George, a former star running back for the Tennessee Titans who has become a professional actor and performed on Broadway, will attend the unveiling ceremony. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Kinstler, whose famed portraits include those of eight U.S. presidents, began this oil portrait of George during a March\u00a0lecture and painting demonstration<\/a>\u00a0in Sarratt Cinema. During the painting demonstration, Kinstler talked about the importance of feeling for both an actor and a painter. He noted that what he tries to capture is not necessarily the perfect proportions of the person he paints, but rather the feeling of that individual\u2019s personality.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t worry about the people who say the mouth is not right or the jaw is out of proportion,\u201d Kinstler told the audience. \u201cI know when I have the feeling right.\u201d The 91-year-old Kinstler has painted more than 2,000 individuals\u2014leaders in almost every field\u2014during his career.<\/p>\n

George\u2019s portrait will join the Fine Arts Gallery\u2019s current exhibition,\u00a0\u201cAmerica Creative: Portraits by Everett Raymond Kinstler.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0His portraits, on display at the gallery through Saturday, July 14, include actor Katharine Hepburn, writer Tom Wolfe, singer Marian Anderson and entertainer Tony Bennett.<\/p>\n

The exhibition has been curated by Joseph Mella, director, and Margaret Walker, assistant curator, of the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery, with special thanks to the artist, Peggy Kinstler and Michael Shane Neal.<\/p>\n

For more information on the unveiling ceremony, email\u00a0Margaret Walker (margaret.walker@vanderbilt.edu) or call (615) 343-1702. Parking is available, free of charge, anywhere in Lot 95 on the Peabody campus, accessible from 21st Avenue South.<\/p>\n

*Article by Ann Marie Deer Owens and Bonnie Ertelt courtesy of Vanderbilt News (July 2, 2018)
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