Close Circles: A Portrait of Galka Scheyer as the Artist's Friend
- DATE:
- TIME:
- 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Speaker:
- Gloria Williams Sander, Curator, Norton Simon Museum
Galka Scheyer was one of the most adventurous female art impresarios of the 20th century. In 1924, she moved from Germany to California to promote the modern, abstract art of the Blue Four: Lyonel Feininger, Alexei Jawlensky, Vasily Kandinsky and Paul Klee. She energized a broad and diverse constituency to share her passion for such art by organizing exhibits, lecturing, and educating both children and adults in art and art making. In this lecture, Williams Sander explores the nature of her close ties with supporters and friends, including the Blue Four, and with the artists and cultural figures she met in America, including John Cage, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Edward Weston, Beatrice Wood and prominent members of the Hollywood film industry, among others.
Advance tickets for members will be release on March 18.
EVENT DETAILS
- Fee:
- Free with museum admission.
- Details:
- Doors open 30 minutes before program. Advance ticket-holders may check in at the Membership Desk between 12:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. to receive a sticker for their seat (seating is not assigned). Everyone must be seated no later than 4:50 p.m. Guests who are not in their seat by 4:50 p.m. may forfeit their ticket.
- Location:
- Theater
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