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A brightly-colored abstract painting by Stuart Davis

Stuart Davis: In Full Swing

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a woman in a red dress looking directly at the camera

Danny Lyon: Message to the Future

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A colorful drawing of two figures by Rachel Harrison

Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection

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Robert GoberUntitled, 1993–9494.134a-d
Alexander CalderFanni, the Belly Dancer, from Calder’s Circus, 1926–3183.36.24a-d
Lorna Simpson2 Tracks, 199091.59.4a-e
Kiki SmithUntitled, 199091.13a-d
Edward HopperArtist’s ledger—Book III, 1924–6796.210a-hhhh
Alexander CalderCalder’s Circus, 1926–3183.36.1-95
Carolee SchneemannMeat Joy, 19642009.126
Ellen GallagherDeLuxe, 2004–052006.340a-hhh
Claes OldenburgIce Bag–Scale C, 197172.4a-rr
William GlackensHammerstein’s Roof Garden, c. 190153.46
Lynda BenglisContraband, 19692008.14
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van BruggenSoft Shuttlecocks, Falling, Number Two, 199599.51
Charles RayPuzzle Bottle, 199595.85a-b
Oscar BluemnerA Situation in Yellow, 193367.66
Elie NadelmanTango, 1920–2488.1a-c
Elsie DriggsPittsburgh, 192731.177
Robert RymanBoundary, Box 7, 19902002.264a-e
Claes OldenburgGiant BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwich), 19632002.255a-s

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Aug 26

Charles Atlas (1949–), still from What I Did Last Summer, 1991. Video, color, sound, 12 min. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Lori and Alexandre Chemla 2013.82 Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.
Queer Bodies
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Aug 27

Families exploring art together, July 2016. Photograph by Andrew Kist
Open Studio
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Aug 28

Families exploring art together, July 2016. Photograph by Andrew Kist
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Sept 4

Open Studio, July 2016. Photograph by Andrew Kist
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Sept 7

Danny Lyon (b. 1942), John Lennon and Danny Seymour, The Bowery, New York, 1969. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 11 x 14 in. Collection of the artist. © Danny Lyon, courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York
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Danny Lyon: Message to the Future
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Sept 7

Danny Lyon (b. 1942), John Lennon and Danny Seymour, The Bowery, New York, 1969. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 11 x 14 in. Collection of the artist. © Danny Lyon, courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York
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Danny Lyon: Message to the Future
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7:15–8:15 PM

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Sept 7

Danny Lyon (b. 1942), Occupy Oakland, City Hall, Oakland, 2011. Archival pigment print, 9 3/4 x 13 in. (24.6 x 33 cm). Collection of the artist. © Danny Lyon, courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York
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7:45 PM

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Sept 7

Danny Lyon (b. 1942), Occupy Oakland, City Hall, Oakland, 2011. Archival pigment print, 9 3/4 x 13 in. (24.6 x 33 cm). Collection of the artist. © Danny Lyon, courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York
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Danny Lyon: Message to the Future
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8:15 PM

Thurs,
Sept 8

Book cover of The Story of Sam, "written" by Sam, an Australian Shepard; edited, design and photographs by Danny Lyon. © 2016
Danny Lyon Book Launch: A Reading and Reception
Book Signing
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Sat,
Sept 10

Danny Lyon (b. 1942), Powwow (New Mexico, South Dakota, and Arizona), 1997. SX-70 Polaroids. 11 1/16 × 10 1/2 in. (28 × 26.5 cm). Collection of the artist. © Danny Lyon, courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York
Stuart Davis: In Full Swing and Danny Lyon: Message to the Future
Stroller Tours
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Sept 10

Families sketching together, July 2016. Photograph by Andrew Kist
Sketching Tour: Material Experimentations
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10–11 AM
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A Marisol sculpture of three women, a child, and a dog
A Lorna Simpson photograph of a woman's back
A red, abstract painting by Alma Thomas
A painting of Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo by George Bellows
Two works by Mike Kelley, a blanket with stuffed toys and a pedestal with wax candles
An abstract work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hollywood Africans

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