American Art after World War II

American Art after World War II

Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923–2015), Red Orange White Green Blue, 1968, oil on canvas, Norton Simon Museum, Norton Simon Museum, Museum Purchase, Fellows Acquisition Fund, © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

DATE:
TIME:
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
SPEAKER:
Museum Educator

Learn how the relative prosperity and stability of America after World War II shifted the center of contemporary Western art from Europe to the United States. Join a Museum educator to explore how artists like Richard Diebenkorn, Helen Frankenthaler, Ellsworth Kelly and Agnes Martin explored abstraction and process in their work.

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