Art For Everybody: Film Screening and Conversation with Miranda Yousef and Tim Rummel

Join the Harvard Art Museum for the film screening of Art For Everybody, 2023 (Tremolo Productions; English; 139 min.) and a conversation with filmmakers Miranda Yousef and Tim Rummel. The Harvard Art Museum is 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.

Audiences have 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.

Free admission, but seating is limited and registration is encouraged. 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.