LIFE magazine was a champion of American modernism, actively promoting the work of 20th-century artists and architects, including Thomas Hart Benton, Rockwell Kent, Charles Sheeler, Frank Lloyd Wright, Georgia O’Keeffe, Stuart Davis, Jackson Pollock, and Andrew Wyeth. This lecture will explore the magazine’s various collaborations with artists, architects, and curators, showing how LIFE shaped the public and the critical reception of modern art in the United States, as well as how LIFE influenced American artists from Robert Rauschenberg to Robert Indiana.
Presented by Melissa Renn, Ph.D, author, Collections Manager, Harvard Business School Art and Artifacts Collection
The audience is invited to bring a lunch to enjoy during the program.
Cookies and beverage are provided courtesy of Big Y.
Followed by a Museum members-only Continuing Conversation with docent Pat McCarthy.
