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Oct. 20, 2006
ANDOVER, Mass.—The Addison Gallery of American Art presents “Coming of Age: A Symposium Exploring a Century of Art and Artists from the Collection of the Addison Gallery,” a daylong event exploring art’s role as reflector and interpreter of American society. Taking place from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 4, the symposium is being organized in conjunction with the Addison’s exhibition, Coming of Age: American Art, 1850s to 1950s, on view through January 7, 2007. The exhibition features works from the Addison’s collection that reflect the dramatic changes to the physical and social landscape of the United States during the rise of modernity.
Drawing from works in the exhibition, eight renowned art historians will present talks that consider the ways in which art serves to uphold, challenge, and even reshape assumptions about American culture. With topics including Morning in America: Childe Hassam’s Flag Paintings and the First World War and The Great American Spectacle: George Bellows and the Art of the Circus, the talks will offer innovative interpretations of American art and the Addison’s collection in particular.
The keynote address will be given by William C. Agee, Evelyn Kranes Kossak Professor of Art History at Hunter College in New York and co-curator of the Coming of Age exhibition. Also presenting will be:
• Erika Doss, professor of art history, University of Colorado;
• Patricia Hills, professor of art history, Boston University;
• David Lubin, Charlotte C. Weber Professor of Art, Wake Forest University;
• Karal Ann Marling, professor of art history and American studies, University of Minnesota;
• Angela Miller, professor of art history, Washington University in St. Louis;
• Alexander Nemerov, professor of the history of art, Yale University; and
• Jennifer Roberts, assistant professor of history of art and architecture, Harvard University.
The symposium is free and open to the public. Registration is not required and attendees may come for all or part of the day. For more information, please visit the Addison Web site or phone 978-749-4015.
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