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American Art at the Jewish Museum


EDITH HALPERT AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN ART

DOCENT-LED TOUR





Join us for a docent-tour of a very special exhibition.

The Jewish Museum presents the first exhibition to explore the remarkable career of Edith Halpert, the trailblazing art dealer whose influence, eye, and passion for American art championed the work of Stuart Davis, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O'Keeffe, Ben Shahn, and Charles Sheeler.

About Edith Halpert:
Halpert's socially progressive values were on full display at her gallery. In addition to regularly presenting work by women, immigrants, and Jewish artists, the Downtown Gallery was the first major mainstream space in New York City to promote the work of African American artists. When the Japanese American painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi was classified as an enemy alien during World War II, she mounted a defiant exhibition of his paintings in 1942. From Georgia O'Keeffe to Ben Shahn, the artists she supported became icons of American modernism.
The New York Times called this exhibition "a crowded, enthralling exhibition at the Jewish Museum with a fascinating back story that is rarely told on this scale. It recounts the life of a long-running influential art gallery and, by extension, of the person who willed it into existence."
 
When:
Thursday, December 10, 2020, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM
Where:
ZOOM
CA  
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Talia S Karu
Category:
Village-Run Event
Registration is closed - Event is full
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