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Join Gordon Wilkins, the Addison’s Robert M. Walker Associate Curator of American Art, to explore what the Addison Gallery of American Art’s rich archives can reveal about the museum’s collection, history, and relationship with artists. A collaboration of Memorial Hall Library and the Addison Gallery of American Art on the campus of Phillips Academy.

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Renowned art historian and Phillips Academy alumnus William Agee (PA 1955) discusses masterworks from the Addison’s collection, their art historical significance, and their personal impact on him as a student at Andover. This program is a collaboration of Memorial Hall Library and the Addison Gallery of American Art on the campus of Phillips Academy.

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Americas most famous architect44 Frank Lloyd Wright44 created iconic modern buildings like Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum This interactive presentation44 led by art educator44 Jane Oneail44 offers an introduction to Wrights career and explore his final house type44 the Usonian44 in depth44 with special emphasis on the Zimmerman House in Manchester44 NH This program is supported in…

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Frida Kahlo has become a household name in recent years44 with movies44 books and countless products dedicated to her art and likeness Art educator44 Jane Oneail44 goes beyond the artists famous facial hair and penetrating stare and explore her life and her work44 particularly as it relates to the trolley accident she survived as a teen and…

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In the final presentation of this three-part series, Curator Gordon Wilkins explores works created between 1930 and 1950, by artists including Ruth Asawa, Jacob Lawrence, Jackson Pollock, and Andrew Wyeth. Organized chronologically, Currents/Crosscurrents places iconic paintings, photographs, works on paper, and sculptures in dialogue with works by and lesser-known and unknown artists.

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In Currents/Crosscurrents: American Art 1850-1950, Part 2, Curator Gordon Wilkins explores works created between 1900 and 1930, by artists including Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, and John Singer Sargent. A collaboration of Memorial Hall Library and the Addison Gallery of American Art.

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1010Martin Luther King44 Jr once said The arc of the moral universe is long44 but it bends towards justice Art educator44 Jane Oneail44 examines that arc as it relates to African American history enshrined in American Art From colonial era portraits to 19thcentury and Jim Crowera prints to 1960s Civil Rights photography44 this program will provide a…

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Organized chronologically, Currents/Crosscurrents places iconic paintings, photographs, works on paper, and sculptures in dialogue with works by and lesser-known and unknown artists. In the first presentation of this three-part series, Curator Gordon Wilkins will explore works created between 1850 and 1900, by artists including Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, and James McNeill Whistler.

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Join longtime art educator44 Jane Oneail44 for a Zoom webinar focused on the art of Norman Rockwell Rockwell is heralded for depicting and defining American life He often captured bittersweet images of people experiencing universal and relatable feelings of being left out or left behind Yet44 as an artist working in the 20th century44 his works are…

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1010Pop artist Andy Warhol famously elevated everyday objects like soup cans to works of fine art His paintings44 silkscreens and photography often focused on American consumerism44 not just of products44 but of celebrities and images themselves Art educator44 Jane Oneail44 will look at the abbreviated life44 artwork and enduring legacy of the artist who predicted…

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