About the Morgan
A museum and independent research library located in the heart of New York City, the Morgan Library & Museum began as the personal library of financier, collector, and cultural benefactor Pierpont Morgan. The collection now spans from ancient to modern, representing a variety of artistic media and book arts.
Event Format
5:30PM: Bridget Riley Drawings: From the Artist's Studio exhibition opens for program attendees
6:30PM: Gallery talk with Thomas Crow begins
6:30PM: Gallery talk with Thomas Crow begins
Location
The Morgan Library and Museum
225 Madison Avenue
New York, NY
About The Event
Thomas Crow, Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art, NYU/Institute of Fine Arts, explores how Bridget Riley found the catalyst for her signature mode of art–along with its first, electrifying exposure–in a highly idiosyncratic venue. But Victor Musgrave’s Gallery One formed a crucial bridge between old Bohemian London and the city’s emergent 1960s sensibility, a transition in which Riley’s painting played a key part.
This event is free for students with a valid ID. For more information, please visit the event website.
Image: Bridget Riley / photo by Romano Cagnoni