Event | December 4 | A Symposium on Robert Motherwell
Symposium, December 4, 2015
Washington, D.C.The Archives of American Art is pleased to announce that we will host an afternoon symposium on December 4, 2015 in honor of the centenary of Robert Motherwell’s birth.
Robert Motherwell writing, 1944 June
There will be two panels: one of scholars and one of artists. Scholars include Jennifer Cohen, PhD Candidate, University of Chicago, “Painting in Print: Robert Motherwell’s New Painting and A la pintura, 1968–1972;” Gregory Gilbert, Professor of Art History and Director of the Art History Program Knox College, “Pragmatist Poetics in the Early Art of Robert Motherwell;” and Kent Minturn, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History at Institute for Fine Arts, New York University “Meyer Schapiro and Robert Motherwell.” Artists include Carrie Moyer, David Reed, and John Zinsser*.
The event will be held from 1:00 until 5:30 p.m. in the MacMillan Education Center at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. A reception will follow immediately after the proceedings. This event has been generously supported by the Dedalus Foundation, Inc.
*John Zinsser is a Part-time Assistant Professor at The New School.
Find out more about this event here.
Source: Smithsonian Archives of American Art