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Opening Celebration: A Roundtable Discussion of The Solomon Collection: From Dürer to Degas and Beyond

Abstracted brushstrokes of a pink, yellow and red sky with a large black form on the left-hand side.
Jules Olitski, April Dream, Lavender and Black, 2003. Opaque watercolor on heavy weight white wove paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection, 2021.233. © 2024 Jules Olitski Art Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.

Lecture

In-Person
Harvard Art Museums, Menschel Hall, Lower Level
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

This event encourages but does not require registration; see further details below.

We invite you to the opening event for the special exhibition The Solomon Collection: From Dürer to Degas and Beyond (May 24–August 17, 2025), featuring a roundtable discussion between Boston-based artists Peter Lipsitt and Marjorie Minkin, whose works are on view in the exhibition, and New York–based art critic Karen Wilkin. Marina Kliger, curatorial fellow at the Harvard Art Museums, will serve as moderator.

Following the program, guests are invited to visit the exhibition on Level 3.

Participants:
Marjorie Minkin, artist
Peter Lipsitt, artist
Karen Wilkin, independent curator and art critic
Marina Kliger, Rousseau Curatorial Fellow in European Art, Division of European and American Art, Harvard Art Museums

Free admission, but seating is limited and registration is encouraged. You can register by clicking on the event on this form beginning Sunday, May 18, at 10am.

The lecture will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Doors to the hall will open for seating at 3:30pm.

This lecture will be recorded and made available for online viewing; check back shortly after the event for the link to view.

Limited complimentary parking is available in the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street, Cambridge.

The Harvard Art Museums offer free admission every day, Tuesday through Sunday. Please see the museum visit page to learn about our general policies for visiting the museums.

Support for this exhibition is provided by the Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Care of the Collection Endowment Fund, Mariot F. Solomon Care of Collections Fund, and the Martha Tedeschi Exhibition Fund, made possible by The Lunder Foundation-Peter and Paula Lunder Family. Related programming is supported by the Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Care of the Collection Endowment Fund.

The Harvard Art Museums are committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for our programs, please contact us at am_register@harvard.edu at least 48 hours in advance. Please include the name and date of the program in the subject line of your email.