Lectures on American Art

Internet Pioneers and the Fathers of Invention

November 17, 2011

Friends from way back: Steve Crocker, right, was Vinton Cerf's Best Man at his wedding. Judging by the conversation between Internet gurus Steve Crocker and Vinton Cerf, the world as we know it began about fifty years ago. That's when...

Julie Mehretu on "Grey"

November 9, 2011

Julie Mehretu's Local Calm New York-based artist, Julie Mehretu, was the third and final speaker in this year's Clarice Smith Distinguished Lectures in American Art. Her work uses layers of architectural images--stadiums, airports, ruins both contemporary and ancient--and repurposes them...

Elizabeth Peyton: A Passion for Beauty

October 18, 2011

Elizabeth Peyton - Photo by Bruce Guthrie "I think my work is more capable of articulating my thoughts and feelings than I'm willing to say. I'm going to let the work speak for itself," Elizabeth Peyton said at the beginning...

Encuentros: Artistic Exchange between the U.S. and Latin America

October 4, 2011

Anima (Alma/Soul) by Ana Mendieta Beginning tomorrow, October 5, the American Art Museum will be hosting a two-day symposium called Encuentros: Artistic Exchange between the U.S. and Latin America. The symposium will examine artistic exchanges between the United States and...

Worlds Apart: Meryle Secrest on Amedeo Modigliani and Romaine Brooks

September 20, 2011

Romaine Brooks's Self-Portrait "I'm going to do something that I've never done before and that is to compare people who lived in the same place at the same time," said biographer Meryle Secrest the other night. Kicking off the 2011...