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Roy Lichtenstein at Leo Castelli Gallery, 1964 Gelatin silver print Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York, Gift of the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah. © 2019 Estate of Fred W. McDarrah.
Talk | Roy Lichtenstein and Pop Art: Before & After the Dots
Donna De Salvo & Dorothy Lichtenstein in conversation
October 23, 2021, 3 pm - 4 pm
One of the progenitors of Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein’s work of the 1950s reveals much about the preoccupations of a younger generation of artists in the post-war U.S. as they attempted to work their way through and out of the shadows of Abstract Expressionism. Lichtenstein’s wide-ranging explorations of subject matter and form would lead to his groundbreaking Pop paintings, first shown in New York in 1962, ushering in a new attitude towards art from which there was no turning back.
On this closing weekend of Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948-1960, join Dorothy Lichtenstein, former director of the pioneering Paul Bianchini Gallery, New York, who worked closely with many of the Pop artists, and Donna De Salvo, Senior Adjunct Curator, Dia Art Foundation, and Curator of Hand-Painted Pop: American Art in Transition, 1955-1962, for a lively conversation about this legendary artist and pivotal period in art in the United States.
ABOUT DONNA DE SALVO
Donna De Salvo is a curator, writer, and consultant who has worked with numerous national and international artists and museum collections. She is currently Senior Adjunct Curator, Special Projects, Dia Art Foundation. She held several positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, becoming its first Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Programs where she oversaw the museum’s curatorial department and program of exhibitions and acquisitions and was centrally involved in the development and design of the Whitney’s new building and exhibition galleries.
ABOUT DOROTHY LICHTENSTEIN
Dorothy Lichtenstein is President of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, which is dedicated to the encouragement of a broad understanding of the art of Roy Lichtenstein and the artists of his time. After studying art history at Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College), she became director of the pioneering Bianchini Art Gallery in New York, organizing exhibitions and projects dealing with emerging Pop art. She is equally committed to scientific research as she also serves on the Leadership Council of the New York Stem Cell Foundation and is a recipient of the Chevalier of Arts and Letters from the French Government.
Advanced registration is recommended. Limited tickets will be available at the door. This program is offered at no cost in conjunction with the third Welcome Day on October 23
This indoor event requires all attendees to show proof of their vaccination status or recent negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours. Medical-grade face masks must be worn at all times and will be provided to anyone who needs one. To expedite your check-in process, you may email proof of vaccine to healthfirst@parrishart.org with the event title in your subject line.
Talk | Roy Lichtenstein and Pop Art: Before & After the Dots
Donna De Salvo & Dorothy Lichtenstein in conversation
October 23, 2021, 3 pm - 4 pm
One of the progenitors of Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein’s work of the 1950s reveals much about the preoccupations of a younger generation of artists in the post-war U.S. as they attempted to work their way through and out of the shadows of Abstract Expressionism. Lichtenstein’s wide-ranging explorations of subject matter and form would lead to his groundbreaking Pop paintings, first shown in New York in 1962, ushering in a new attitude towards art from which there was no turning back.
On this closing weekend of Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948-1960, join Dorothy Lichtenstein, former director of the pioneering Paul Bianchini Gallery, New York, who worked closely with many of the Pop artists, and Donna De Salvo, Senior Adjunct Curator, Dia Art Foundation, and Curator of Hand-Painted Pop: American Art in Transition, 1955-1962, for a lively conversation about this legendary artist and pivotal period in art in the United States.
ABOUT DONNA DE SALVO
Donna De Salvo is a curator, writer, and consultant who has worked with numerous national and international artists and museum collections. She is currently Senior Adjunct Curator, Special Projects, Dia Art Foundation. She held several positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, becoming its first Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Programs where she oversaw the museum’s curatorial department and program of exhibitions and acquisitions and was centrally involved in the development and design of the Whitney’s new building and exhibition galleries.
ABOUT DOROTHY LICHTENSTEIN
Dorothy Lichtenstein is President of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, which is dedicated to the encouragement of a broad understanding of the art of Roy Lichtenstein and the artists of his time. After studying art history at Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College), she became director of the pioneering Bianchini Art Gallery in New York, organizing exhibitions and projects dealing with emerging Pop art. She is equally committed to scientific research as she also serves on the Leadership Council of the New York Stem Cell Foundation and is a recipient of the Chevalier of Arts and Letters from the French Government.
