VMFA Faking It Lecture with Donald Schrader

This lecture will be an introduction to the scandalous and strangely delightful subject of forgery in the visual arts. This lecture is free to attend and open to the public. This is a free public event. Wine and refreshments will be provided. This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported, in part, by the Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.

DONALD SCHRADER received his PhD degree from the University of Virginia in 1993, specializing in Italian Renaissance Art. He taught Renaissance and 17th century subjects at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Mary Washington, retiring in 2017. He has lectured regularly at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond and in the Museum’s statewide program for many years.