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Art Study Center Seminar: New Objectivity in Germany [AT CAPACITY]

Carl Grossberg, Jacquard Factory, 1934. Oil on panel. Collection Merrill C. Berman.

Seminar

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

This event is at capacity.

This seminar will examine the art of New Objectivity (German realism from the interwar period), with a special focus on the themes of industry and technology. Led by Melissa Venator, the Stefan Engelhorn Curatorial Fellow in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, this seminar complements an installation at the Harvard Art Museums of work by New Objectivity artist Carl Grossberg. It is the first monographic presentation of the artist’s work in the United States. All objects are on loan from the Merrill C. Berman Collection.

The seminar will take place in the Art Study Center, Level 4.

Free admission, but capacity is limited to 15 and registration is recommended. To register, please email am_visitorservices@harvard.edu.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the program to allow sufficient time to sign in at the Art Study Center reception desk. Note that there is a wait list for this program; spots unclaimed by 11am will be released to those on the wait list. Please be prepared to present a photo ID.

Lockers are available on the Lower Level, Level 1, and Level 4 to check bags, coats, umbrellas, and any food or drink.