Spotlight on... Fridays, 1pm , 2018

Spotlight on...

Fridays, 1pm
2018

Painting by Archibald J. Motley Jr.'s, depicting a crowd dancing under a streetlight at night.
Painting by Archibald J. Motley Jr.'s, depicting a crowd dancing under a streetlight at night.

Archibald J. Motley Jr. (1891-1981), Gettin’ Religion, 1948. Oil on canvas, 40 x 48 3/8 in. (101.6 x 122.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, Josephine N. Hopper Bequest, by exchange 2016.15

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Floor 7

Spotlight tours offer an opportunity to slow down and look closely at select highlights from the Whitney Museum's Collection. Guided by a Museum docent, participants are encouraged to study and discuss works together. Each forty-five minute session explores a connection between two artists.

October 12
Joseph Stella and Edward Hopper

October 19
Larry Rivers and Daniel Chester French

October 26
Joseph Stella and Edward Hopper

November 2
Archibald Motley and  John Steuart Curry

November 9
Larry Rivers and Daniel Chester French

November 16
Edward Hopper and Thomas Hart Benton

November 30
Archibald Motley and  John Steuart Curry

December 7
Henry Koerner and Alice Neel

December 14
Henry Koerner and Alice Neel

December 21
Joseph Stella and Edward Hopper

December 28
Joseph Stella and Edward Hopper

January 4
Edward Hopper and Florine Stettheimer

January 11
Edward Hopper and Florine Stettheimer

January 18
Edward Hopper and Thomas Hart Benton

This event is free with Museum admission.


On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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