Robert Henri and John Sloan pioneered a new vision of urban life at a time of revolution in the way New Yorkers worked and played. In this program three renowned scholars will discuss how these leaders of the turn-of-the-century avant-garde portrayed the changes to their city.

Vincent DiGirolamo, Assistant Professor, Baruch College, City University of New York
Valerie Ann Leeds, Independent Scholar
Joyce K. Schiller, Curator, Delaware Art Museum
Kimberly Orcutt (Moderator) Associate Curator of American Art, New-York Historical Society

Program: $15 (students, educators, seniors $10; members $8)
To purchase tickets or for program information call 212-868-4444

This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Life’s Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists’ Brush with Leisure, 1895-1925, organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts, and has been made possible by the generous support of The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.