F R E E * G A L L E R Y * T A L K *
* * W E D N E S D A Y *** D E C E M B E R * 6 * *
BEN SHAHN'S NEW YORK
Wednesday, December 6, 6 pm
Grey Art Gallery, NYU, 100 Washington Square East
(between Waverly Place and Washington Place)
LAURA KATZMAN, Assistant Professor of Art History
and Director of Museum Studies, Randolph-Macon
Woman's College (BA, NYU Fine Arts Department, 1985),
will focus on the New York neighborhoods where
Shahn photographed during the 1930s, highlighting
the ways he moved through the city with his small
camera to document Manhattan's diverse populations
and to make studies for future work in other media.
Offered in conjunction with the exhibition
"Ben Shahn's New York: The Photography of Modern
Times," on view at the Grey Art Gallery,
New York University, 100 Washington Square East,
until January 27, 2001. For more information,
call 212/998-6780; e-mail greygallery@nyu.edu,
or visit the gallery's website at www.nyu.edu/greyart.
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