Modern Art Lecture Series at Helen Day Art Center this Tuesday and Thursday!
Join Amy Rahn and Suzy Spence to learn about the influence several fascinating figures had on modern art.
The Steins' Salon: How a personal collection influenced the course of Modern Art
Tuesday, August 13
10:30am - 12:00pm
$18 HDAC members/ $20 Non-members
Gertrude and Leo Stein were important patrons of modern art in Paris during the first decades of the twentieth century. The Steins' Saturday evening salons introduced a generation of visitors to modern art long before it was on view in museums. By inviting the public to see the collection in their modest apartment, they helped disseminate a taste for modern art that would eventually become the standard for collectors and museums alike.
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The Daring Ladies: Abby Rockefeller, Lillie Bliss, Mary Quinn Sullivan and the founding of MoMA
Thursday, August 15
10:30am - 12:00pm
$18 HDAC members/ $20 Non-members
In 1928 Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Lillie Bliss, and Mary Quinn Sullivan began a museum in New York City whose primary purpose was to introduce Modern art to the public. This lecture will consider private versus public collections, and the power individual taste can have to shape art history. It will explore the remarkable shift that occurred when art was moved from the intimate salon setting typical of the 19th century, to the white cube architecture of the 20th.
Both lectures take place at Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe.
Register at www.helenday.com or call 802-253-8358
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