Art History Mini-series • Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Genesis of Abstract Expressionism

Join Barbara Zabel, Professor Emerita at Connecticut College, for a special four-part art history mini-series exploring the development of contemporary art. Learn more about the series. You can register for individual lectures or the entire series. Dates: Wednesdays, October 28, November 4, November 11 & November 18 Cost: Members $20 per lecture / Non-Members $25 per lecture RSVP to 860.443.2545 ext. 2129 or email us. October 28: Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Genesis of Abstract Expressionism The first session explores the profound shift in the global art scene caused by World War II. Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York in the late 1940s, when artists like Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner sought new forms of expression to cope with the trauma and uncertainty of the era. This movement positioned New York as the new epicenter of the art world, a radical change from European dominance of previous centuries. Image: Sol Lewitt, Color Bands (Wadsworth Portfolio), Linocut print on paper, edition 24/75. Gift of Anthony and Elizabeth Enders, 2015.10.89.