Dear Little Friend: Impressions of Galka Scheyer
Alexei Jawlensky (Russian, 1864–1941), Mystical Head: Galka, 1917, oil and pencil on tan textured cardboard, Norton Simon Museum, The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection
- DATE:
- TIME:
- 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- SPEAKER:
- Museum Educator
Join a Museum educator for a close look at the portraits and ephemera found in the exhibition Dear Little Friend: Impressions of Galka Scheyer. Learn more about Scheyer’s life, her artist friends and her efforts to bring European modernism to the United States. Afterward, view works by the Blue Four artists in the Museum’s permanent collection.
EVENT DETAILS
- Fee:
- Free with museum admission.
- Details:
- Space is limited to 15 participants. Sign up is required and is taken at the Information Desk when the museum opens on a first come, first served basis.
- Location:
- Meets in Entrance Gallery
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