Jeunesse Doree (Kathleen Nancy Woodward), also called Ophella. 1942. The Eternal Masquerade: Prints and Paintings by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890-1978) from the Jacob Burns Foundation, an exhibition chronicling the painter and printmaker’s work, is at the Georgia Museum of Art until Oct. 8. Widely recognized as one of the most successful British portrait artists of the 20th century, Brockhurst produced works of some of the most prominent people of the time, including J. Paul Getty and the Duchess of Windsor. “(He was) Britain’s most sought-after portraitist in the first half of the 20th century, or, as a writer for the New York Post observed in 1958, ‘the world’s most expensive portrait painter,’” said Romita Ray, curator of prints and drawings at the Georgia Museum of Art. “He mastered the powerful dialectic between the real and the imagined realms of the body on canvas and in print.” Brockhurst was influenced by Pre-Raphaelite painting, which harked back to the Italian Renaissance, particularly painters Leonardo da Vinci and Piero della Francesca. A devoted modernist, Brockhurst mingled the two traditions in his portraits. The museum also has a large archive of Brockhurst’s correspondences and other written records, ensuring continued research about his life and career. Brockhurst was born in Birmingham, England, in 1890 as the youngest of four sons. At the age of 12, he entered the Birmingham School of Art, and by 17 he had won prizes for his paintings and drawings at the prestigious Royal Academy School in London, including the Royal Academy Gold Medal for General Excellence. By 1914, Brockhurst had begun to explore the concept of etching. His first editioned print was that of Irish poet Francis MacNamara, finished in 1920, and one year later he was invited to join the prestigious Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers. Brockhurst moved to the U.S. in 1947 and continued to enjoy a lucrative career as a portrait artist, though he never achieved the level of acclaim he had received in Britain. He died in New Jersey in 1978 at the age of 88. —Johnathan McGinty

Art exhibitions.
The Eternal Masquerade: Prints and Paintings by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890–1978) from the Jacob Burns Foundation. Through Oct. 8. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1–5 p.m. Sunday. (706) 542-4662.

Modern Indian Works on Paper. Through Oct. 8. Georgia Museum of Art.
(706) 542-4662.

Project Riverway – 9 Students, 1 Big River Through Sept. 8. Circle Gallery, School of Environmental Design, G14 Caldwell Hall. (706) 542-8292

American Quilts at the Georgia Museum of Art. Through Nov. 19. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662.

Power to the People—Rural Electrification in Georgia. Through Sept. 30. 8 a.m.– 5 p.m. weekdays; Saturday, 1–4:45 p.m. Russell Library. Sponsored by the Russell and UGA libraries.

Monday, August 21
CURO Information Session.
9:05 a.m.–9:55 p.m. 203 Moore College. Sponsored by the CURO Office. (706) 542-4053.

Swing Lessons.
$1. 7–8 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Sponsored by the UGA Swing Club. uga.edu/ugaswingclub
Learn the basics of swing dancing.

Tuesday, August 22
Sneak Preview.
Through Aug. 23. 4–8 p.m. Ramsey Student Center: Studios A + B, the Martial Arts Studio, the Boxing Studio and the Cycle Studio. Sponsored by Recreational Sports. (706) 542-5060.

Try step aerobics, kickboxing, cycling, Pilates, yoga, boxing, dance and more for free.

Films.
Selections from the Walter J. Brown Media Archives Home Movie Collection and The Southerner (1945, 92 minutes). 7 p.m. Power to the People! Film Series. Athens Clarke County Public Library Auditorium, 2025 Baxter Street. Sponsored by the Richard B. Russell Library. (706) 542-5788.

Sunflower Music Series.
Grogus, winner of the Flagpole’s 2005 music award for best jazz band, will be
featured. 7 p.m. $15 ($10 members, $5 children ages 6–12). State Botanical Garden’s International Garden. (706) 542-6014.

Wednesday, August 23
Lecture.
Angus Trumble, curator of paintings and sculpture, Yale Center for British Art.
5:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662.

OPENING Reception.
4–7 p.m. Circle Gallery, School of Environmental Design, G14 Caldwell Hall. For
Project Riverway – 9 Students, 1 Big River represents the work of the interdisciplinary summer service-learning studio studying the Chattahoochee River corridor.
(706) 542-8292

Opening Reception.
For the exhibition The Eternal Masquerade: Prints and Paintings by Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890-1978) from the Jacob Burns Foundation. 6:30–8:30 p.m. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662.

Thursday, August 24
Workshop.
“Flower Arranging Unit 1: Line/Line Mass Design.” $23 ($20 members). 9 a.m.–
3 p.m. State Botanical Garden Visitor Center, Classroom A. Sponsored by the State Botanical Garden and the Garden Club of Georgia. sbgeduc@uga.edu.

Friday, August 25
Seminar.
“Using Basic Behavioral and Ecological Processes to Define Conservation and Management of Amphibians,” Ray Semlitsch, University of Missouri. Noon. Refreshments will be served. Institute of Ecology Auditorium. anisaj@uga.edu.

Soccer.
vs. Jacksonville. 7 p.m. Soccer Complex, South Milledge Avenue.

Volleyball.
vs. UAB. Part of the Georgia Invite.
7:30 p.m. Ramsey Student Center.

Saturday, August 26
Volleyball.
vs. Morehead State. Part of the Georgia Invite. Noon. Ramsey Student Center.

Family Day: Looking at Faces.
10 a.m.–noon. Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662.

View the works of an exhibition and then come create a mask of a character, real or imaginary, you would like to be for a day.

Volleyball.
vs. Coastal Carolina. Part of the Georgia Invite. 7:30 p.m. Ramsey Student Center.

Sunday, August 27
Soccer.
vs. Mercer. 5 p.m. Soccer Complex, South Milledge Avenue.

Live Radio Show Taping.
7 p.m. $25. Hodgson Hall, Performing Arts Center. Sponsored by WUGA-FM.
(706) 542-4400.

Todd Snider, Carbon Leaf, Garrison Starr, Tin Cup Prophette, Modern Skirts and Vic Chesnutt will perform at the live recording of the nationally syndicated weekly radio show Mountain Stage with host Larry Groce.

Mountain Stage is a two-hour radio show recorded before a live audience. Now in its 23rd year, the show has established a long tradition of featuring national and international acts in almost every style of music. Most shows feature five acts and are recorded at the Cultural Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va., and various venues across the country.

This program can be heard on WUGA at 2 p.m. Nov. 19.

Coming up
Workshop.
Aug. 30. “Monarch Madness: Attracting and Tagging Monarch Butterflies.” $8 per child/parent team ($7 per child/parent member team). 3:30–5 p.m. State Botanical Visitor Center, classrooms A and B. sbgeduc@uga.edu.

Open Studio: Life Drawing.
Aug. 30. $3. Live models; no instruction; participants must provide their own supplies; ages 17 and younger must have parental permission. 5:30 p.m. Forio Studio Classroom, Georgia Museum of Art. (706) 542-4662.