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Edwin Howland Blashfield: Master American MuralistRegister Now!
Wednesday, September 30; 6:30 PM Reception; 7:00 PM Lecture
This program is sponsored by EverGreene Architectural Arts, Inc
Panel Discussion With Mina Rieur Weiner
Mina Rieur Weiner, historian and editor of Edwin Howland Blashfield: Master American Muralist (W.W. Norton, 2009), will moderate a panel of the book’s contributors who together present new scholarship on the esteemed muralist, Edwin Howland Blashfield. The publication is the most recent title in the “Classical America Series in Art and Architecture.” To celebrate this important book, Blashfield scholar Anne E. Samuel, conservator Gillian Britta Randell, and the current president of the National Society of Mural Painters, Jeff Greene will join Mina to place the artist in a historical context, interpret major works, and discuss Blashfield’s influence on public art and mural painting. Also present on the panel will be noted photographer, Anne Day, who provided the book’s lavish new images.
Library at the General Society, 20 West 44th Street, 6:30 pm reception and book signing; lecture to follow at 7:00 pm. RSVP required (212) 730-9646, ext. 109. To register for credit, contact Leah Aron, Education Programs Coordinator, at la@classicist.org.
Cost/Learning Unit: Free for Members of the ICA&CA and employees of professional members firms; $10 for the general public; 1.5 AIA/CES LUs (Theory)
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
Fall Public Programs are generously sponsored by Balmer Architectural Mouldings.