Portrait of Money

Author: Michael O. Garvey

An exhibition entitled “Portraits of Money: Paintings by Djawid C. Borower” will run through March 10 in the Snite’s O’Shaughnessy Galleries. A traveling exhibition organized by the J.B. Speed Art Museum in Louisville, it includes nine large oil paintings by Viennese artist Borower of such historical figures as George Washington, Queen Elizabeth, and the artist James Ensor, all portraits featured on bank notes. Stephen Spiro, curator of Western arts at the Snite, will discuss the exhibition in a gallery talk January 20 at 3:30 p.m.p. The Snite Museum is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays and holidays. Admission is free.

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