About this Event
On November 4, 2021, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery at The Art Students League of New York opens its final exhibition of the calendar year: Two Generations of Women Printmakers: Atelier 17 and The Art Students League, guest curated by independent scholar Dr. Christina Weyl. This exhibition presents a little-known legacy in the history of 20th-century American art and is framed by a question: What does the nearly 150-year-old Manhattan art school share with the avant-garde printmaking studio Atelier 17, formed in the late 1920s in interwar Paris? These two important artistic centers are more intertwined than previously known.
Through a limited selection of printworks by 24 artists, our exhibition demonstrates three major points of connection between The League and Atelier 17: educational lineage, the high level of student accomplishment, and the development of sustaining relationships between these artists, in an art world that was frequently less supportive of entrepreneurial women.
Augmenting this exhibition, Dr. Weyl will present a lecture on the exhibition Tuesday, November 9 in the Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery. This live talk will bring to life the stories our exhibition tells, spotlighting the rich possibilities that printmaking presented to women across two generations of artists. This program will be broadcast online through The League’s YouTube channel. You will need a ticket to access the live event.
Image Credit: Bessie Marsh Brewer, Untitled. Ink on paper, 10 x 8 in. Permanent collection of The Art Students League.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Art Students League of New York, 215 West 57th Street, New York, United States
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