Archibald Motley, Cocktails, about 1926. Oil on canvas. The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection. © Valerie Gerrard Browne.
Archibald Motley, Cocktails, about 1926. Oil on canvas. The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection. © Valerie Gerrard Browne.
The Evolution of Jazz
3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Join the Art of the Americas curators for a festive season opener. Nonie Gadsden, Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture; and Professor George W. Russell Jr., chair of Harmony and Jazz Composition at Berklee College of Music, have a wide-ranging conversation about jazz styles and their impact on the visual arts. This event celebrates the Art and Jazz gallery, a cornerstone of our new installations for 20th-century art from the Americas. The session features a live piano performance.
Co-organized by Curators Circles: Art of the Americas and Musical Instruments.
This program is scheduled to be an in-person event, however details may be subject to change.
Exclusively for members of Curators Circles: Art of the Americas and Musical Instruments