To inaugurate the exhibition Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910–1945, experts will discuss Max Beckmann and Otto Dix, two of Germany’s greatest artists, against the backdrop of the political and cultural upheavals of the era.
Seating is limited. Priority admission for Kimbell members who present a current membership card begins at 9 am.; general admission to the auditorium opens at 9:30 am.
Welcome
Eric M. Lee, director, Kimbell Art Museum
Introduction
George T. M. Shackelford, deputy director, Kimbell Art Museum
Past and Present at the Neue Nationalgalerie
Joachim Jäger, deputy director, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Max Beckmann: From Berlin to Saint Louis
Melissa Venator, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator of Modern Art, Saint Louis Art Museum
The Problem of Otto Dix’s Portrait of Alfred Flechtheim
James A. van Dyke, associate professor of art history, School of Visual Studies, University of Missouri, Columbia
Lecture programs are supported in part by the Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation.
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