Art For Everybody: Film Screening and Conversation with Miranda Yousef and Tim Rummel
Film
In-PersonHarvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
This event encourages but does not require registration; see further details below.
Join us for the film screening of Art for Everybody and a conversation with filmmakers Miranda Yousef and Tim Rummel. We’re thrilled to welcome Yousef back to the Cambridge area; she not only grew up in Boston but she also graduated from Harvard. The conversation will be moderated by Mike Shum, award-winning documentary filmmaker and current fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
You’ve seen his cozy cottages, idyllic gardens, and welcoming village streets on everything from canvas to commemorative plates. Both celebrated and disparaged for his kitschy signature settings, the “Painter of Light” Thomas Kinkade rocketed to popularity in the 1990s by marketing himself to American evangelicals and pitting himself against the elite art establishment.
Yet beneath the pristine public persona were demons that would drive him to alcoholism, scandal, and death from an overdose in 2012. After his passing, Kinkade’s daughters uncovered a trove of unseen, unexpectedly dark paintings, a discovery that launched an investigation into their father’s true personality.
About the film:
Art For Everybody, 2023 (Tremolo Productions; English; 139 min.)
Free admission, but seating is limited and registration is encouraged. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning Wednesday, February 26, at 10am.
The event will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Doors will open at 12:30pm.
The Harvard Art Museums offers free admission every day, Tuesday through Sunday. Please see the museum visit page to learn about our general policies for visiting the museums.
Support for this program is provided by the Richard L. Menschel Endowment Fund.
The Harvard Art Museums are committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for our programs, please contact us at am_register@harvard.edu at least 48 hours in advance. Please include the name and date of the program in the subject line of your email.