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Museum Notes * Welcome: Four Detroit-area executives were elected to three-year terms on the 44-member Founders Society Board of Trustees at the recent annual meeting. They are Kenneth M. Davies, Detroit attorney and former Junior Council chairman; Don F. DeGroot, vice president and general manager of WWJ-AM-FM-TV, Detroit; Theodore H. Mecke, Jr., vice president-public affairs for the Ford Motor Company; E. Harwood Rydholm, vice president-civic affairs of Chrysler Corporation. * España Espléndida is a memorable adventurer in the great art and food of Spain offered exclusively to Founders members. Travel dates are Sept. 5-26, with William A. Bostick, administrator and secretary of the Detroit Institute of Arts, as guide for the artistic highlights and his wife, Prof. Mary Jane Bostick of Wayne State University Family and Consumer Resources Dept., advising on fine points of cuisine. For details, call Administrator's Office, 831-0360. * EASTER GREETINGS.... and a reminder of the museum's schedule: Good Friday, April 20, the galleries will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. * TO MARK SPECIAL OCCASIONS, anniversaries, or in memory of relatives or friends - gifts to the tax-exempt Founders Society are suggested as appropriate tributes which also benefit the museum's programs. Acknowledgement will be sent in your name to the designated person. Call the Manager's Office, 831-4680/ EXHIBITIONS Opening SCULPTURE AND DRAWINGS by BARBARA CHASE-RIBOUD One-woman of the black American sculptor-jeweler-draftsman presents ten large and small abstract metal sculptures selected from the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York and drawings from Chase-Riboud's studio in Paris. Exhibition organized jointly by the artist and Peter Selz, director, University Art Museum, Berkeley, Calif. OPENING TUESDAY, APRIL 3 THROUGH SUNDAY,MAY 6 NORTH WING MAIN FLOOR 37TH ANNUAL DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUCDENT ART EXHIBITION Creative expression in visual arts from primary though high school: drawings, paintings, prints, collage, photography, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry. OPENING THURSDAY, APRIL 12 THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 6 SOUTH WING GROUND FLOOR Continuing DETRIOT COLLECTS: ANTIQUITIES Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern art (ca. 3500 B.C. - Sixth Century A.D.) form metropolitan are private collections. Sponsored by The Antiquaries of the Founders Society. THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 29 SOUTH WING MAIN FLOOR ROBERT MOTHERWELL'S A LA PINTURA CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSIONS IN AQUATINT, and HISTORY OF AQUATINT THROUGH SUNDAY APRIL 8 SOUTH WING MAIN FLOOR PHOTOGRAPHS - RECENT ACCESSIONS FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION The Department of Graphics Arts displays some 70 photographs of historic and artistic interest, by 19th and 20th century European and American photographers. Also shown: a variety of early cameras. THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 15 MAIN BUILDING GROUND FLOOR A SELECTION FROM THE LYDIA AND HARRY L. WINSTON COLLECTION 20th century art movements in 65 paints, graphics and sculpture from a great private collection of international fame. Lent by Dr. and Mrs. Barnett Malbin of Birmingham, Mich. THROUGH SPRING, 1973 NORTH WING MAIN FLOOR EMIL NOLDE: WATERCOLORS, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 27 MAIN BUILDING GROUND FLOOR EXHIBITIIONS (Continued) THE J. PAUL GETTY COLLECTION OF FRENCH DECORATIVE ARTS Superb skills of 18th century French cabinetmakers, bronze founders, silver-smiths and porcelain manufacturers surveyed in 70 examples from the collection destined for the J. Paul Getty museum in Malibu, Calif. THROUGH AUGUST, 1973 SOUTH WING MAIN FLOOR Scheduled ART IN SPACE Sponsored by the Founders Society Friends of Modern Art. OPENING WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 24 HOMAGE TO MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1896-1972) First comprehensive U.S. exhibition of late Dutch artist's prints, including original drawings and woodblocks from Escher Foundation, The Hague. OPENING WED., MAY 30 THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 PERFORMING ARTS April 6 CONCERT SERIES: Celebrated Melodies from Great Composers played and discussed from the stage by concert pianist James Dick. 8:30 p.m. Auditorium. Tickets $6, $5, $4. April 7 YOUTHEATRE: Jack and the Beanstalk live-on stage with New York's Prince Street Players. 11 a.m., 2 p.m. Auditorium. Tickets $1.50. For information on Magic Carpet Coach service from suburban shopping centers, call 832-2730. April 13 FILM: Historical Relics Unearthed During the Cultural Revolution - 90-minute full color documentary on recent archaeological discoveries in People's Republic of China. 8 p.m. Auditorium. Free. Sponsored by D.I.A., Wayne State University and University of Windsor. April 14 YOUTHEATRE: The Gospel According to ... brings back George Tipton and Lorice Stevens with melodies from "Hair," "Purlie," "Godspell," and "Superstar." 11 a.m., 2 p.m. Auditorium. Tickets $1.50. April 15 SUNDAY FILMS ON ART: The Black Tampon, L'Encre (Graphics). 1 p.m. Lecture Hall. Free. April 21 YOUTHEATRE: Peter Rabbit's Easter - puppet show, prizes and special holiday surprises. 11 am., 2 p.m. Auditorium. Tickets $1.50. For information on Magic Carpet Coach service from suburban shopping centers, call 832-2730. April 27 OPERA on FILM: Don Giovanni. 7:30 p.m. Auditorium. Tickets $3. April 28 YOUTHEATRE: Ghost Rider (1943) with Johnny Mack Brown and two chapters of Tom Mix serial continues Mustang Matinee series. 11 a.m., 2 p.m. Auditorium. Tickets at door only - 10ó each. April 29 SUNDAY FILMS ON ART: Bernini, The Art of Claude Lorrain (Baroque Art). 1 p.m. Lecture Hall. Free. LECTURES/SEMINARS Thursday April 5 8p.m. Lecture Hall Care and Conservation of Works of Art on Paper by Anne Clapp, print and paper conservator, Winterthur Museum. Sponsored by Associates of the American Wing and Drawing and Print Club. Admission at door $1.50 (students 60ó). Saturday April 10 a.m. MONTHLY GALLRY MINI COURSE: 18th Century French Furniture by Gillian Wilson, curator of Furniture, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu Beach, Calif. Registration($3) open to Founders members only. Call Education Dept., 831-0360, for information. Thursday April 19 8 p.m. Lecture Hall Remarks by Mario Amaya, director of the New York Cultural Center. Formerly chief curator at Art Gallery of Ontario, author of several books and founding editor of Art and Artists magazine. Sponsored by the Friends of Modern Art. Admission at door $1.50 (students 60ó). Tuesday April 24 8 p.m. Lecture Hall The Temple of Dendur in New York by Dr. Christine Lilyquist, associate curator, Egyptian Dept. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sponsored by Education Dept. and Detroit Society, Archaeological Institute of America. Free. Thursday April 26 8 p.m. Lecture Hall William Morris by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner of London, Eng., one of the world's most distinguished art historians. Free. Saturday April 28 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. GET TO KNOW YOUR ART INSTITUTE SEMINAR presented by the Junior Council. Registration ($5 including luncheon) open to all Founders Society members. For reservation information call Activities Office, 831-4680/ THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS April, 1973