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FILM SCREENING: DAUGUTER OF RUBENS

A short film documentary on the life and paintings of Nancy Ellen Craig (1927-2015)

The life and art of Truro-based artist Nancy Ellen Craig (1927-2015) is introduced in the short documentary film, Daughter of Rubens. Once regarded as the next John Singer Sargent, she began her mostly self-taught prolific career in New York, winning many prestigious awards including the Benjamin Altman Figure Prize of the National Academy of Design at the age of 26. A celebrated portraitist, she was commissioned by some of the most illustrious families of America and Europe including Frank Llyod Wright, Norman Mailer, The Guinness Family, The Duke of Argyll, Anjelica Huston, and Sean Connery to name a few. Daughter of Rubens sheds light on the bodies of work by this remarkable but unsung master artist. It is the film director's and producers' hope that audiences can comprehend the magnitude of her talent in the context of her story.

Followed by Q&A with film producer Christine Jones.

Sat., September 9 @ 6:00 PM

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