Edith Halpert and the Rise of American Art
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Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025
5:30
– 8:30 p.m.
| Member reception and dinner | $100 |
| Public lecture | Free |
*6:30 p.m. lecture is free for all, no tickets required. AAW Members may purchase dinner tickets.
This lecture, presented by Rebecca Shaykin, Curator at the Jewish Museum in New York City, will explore the remarkable career of Edith Halpert (1900–1970), founder of the legendary Downtown Gallery and one of her generation’s greatest champions of American Modernism and folk art. For over 40 years, Halpert promoted a diverse roster of artists — including Stuart Davis, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Charles Sheeler, among others.
Schedule
- 5:30 p.m. Reception
- 6:30 p.m. Annual Meeting and Free Public Lecture
- 7:30 p.m. Seated Dinner $$
Sponsored by the Ida and Conrad Smith Foundation
Caption: Edith Halpert at the Downtown Gallery, surrounded by some of her artists, in a photograph for Life magazine in 1952. Photograph (c) Estate of Louis Faurer
This lecture, presented by Rebecca Shaykin, Curator at the Jewish Museum in New York City, will explore the remarkable career of Edith Halpert (1900–1970), founder of the legendary Downtown Gallery and one of her generation’s greatest champions of American Modernism and folk art. For over 40 years, Halpert promoted a diverse roster of artists — including Stuart Davis, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Charles Sheeler, among others.
Schedule
- 5:30 p.m. Reception
- 6:30 p.m. Annual Meeting and Free Public Lecture
- 7:30 p.m. Seated Dinner $$
Sponsored by the Ida and Conrad Smith Foundation
Caption: Edith Halpert at the Downtown Gallery, surrounded by some of her artists, in a photograph for Life magazine in 1952. Photograph (c) Estate of Louis Faurer