Tonight at the Asheville Art Museum: Discussion with esteemed Motherwell scholar, Mary Ann Caws

Here’s the press release:

Asheville Art Museum (East Wing, Upper Level)
$5 for Members
$7 + Museum Admission for Non-Members
Learn more here.

A personal friend and colleague of artist Robert Motherwell during his lifetime, Dr. Mary Ann Caws has written a number of biographies on the artist, including Robert Motherwell: With Pen and Brush.

Museum Members and visitors are invited to join us for a special discussion held in conjunction with current exhibition The Essential Idea: Robert Motherwell’s Graphic Works.

Dr. Caws is a Distinguished Professor of English, French and Comparative Literature at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. Her many accolades include election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well serving as president of the Modern Language Association and the Association for Study of Dada and Surrealism.We are delighted to host this special discussion led by Dr. Caws.

This discussion will be followed by a book signing and reception in the Museum Atrium. Please call 828.253.3227, ext. 120 for more details.

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