'An American Silence: Walker Evans & Edward Hopper' Lecture -
Lecture by Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator & Statewide Programs Coordinator, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts The photographer Walker Evans and painter Edward Hopper were part of the generation of American artists who distinguished themselves from European artists at the start of the 20th century. Join Jeffrey Allison as he explores these artists who celebrated America without filter, focusing on common people in common lives and places. Within those scenes lie a powerful silence in which directness creates a visual anxiety as we wonder what has just happened and what will happen next. Refreshments provided. This event is free and open to the public. Edward Hopper's oil painting, "Mrs. Scott's House," 1932, and Walker Evans' photograph, "Flood Refugees," 1937, are a part of the Randolph College collection at the Maier Museum of Art. This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported, in part, by the Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.
Date and Time
Monday Dec 9, 2013
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
Location
FROM U.S. 29S: Exit at 29 Business Lynchburg. After crossing the James River, turn right onto Main Street (which becomes Rivermont Avenue). Proceed 1.8 miles and turn right onto Quinlan Street. U.S. 29N: Exit at 1A/Main Street/Downtown. Turn right onto Main Street (which becomes Rivermont Avenue). Proceed 2.7 miles and turn right onto Quinlan Street. U.S. 460: Exit at Candlers Mountain Road. Follow signs for US 29N. Exit at 1A/Main Street/Downtown. Turn right onto Main Street (which becomes Rivermont Avenue). Proceed 2.7 miles and turn right onto Quinlan Street. Interstate 81: At Exit 188 take U.S. 60 East to Buena Vista. Follow Route 501S to Boonsboro Road. Turn left onto Boonsboro (which becomes Rivermont Avenue) and proceed 4.1 miles. Turn left onto Norfolk Avenue. Turn left on Quinlan Street. On foot from the front campus of Randolph College: Proceed to the back of Main Hall, down the hill, and follow the Associates Walk (between the tennis courts and the playing fields) and the Betton Walk up to the Museum.
