Biggs Picture Juror Lecture: The Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Fredric Edwin Church’s Olana, and American Contemporary Art

Showings

Biggs Museum of American Art Sat, Jul 8, 2017 11:00 AM

Description

Join Biggs Picture Juror and Professor of Art History at Marymount Manhattan College, Jason Rosenfeld, as he discusses his 2015 exhibit “River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home.” The exhibit explored the pivotal role the Hudson River School artists Thomas Cole and Frederic Edwin Church played in the development of the contemporary tradition in American art. Rosenfeld will discuss the development of this landmark exhibit and the influence the homes and work of these artistic giants have on contemporary art.