Few artists’ legacies have experienced the extreme highs and lows accorded to Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema over the last century. Since the 1980s, private collectors and museum curators have rediscovered Alma-Tadema’s many charms. Peter Trippi, co-curator of a large Alma-Tadema exhibition currently touring Europe, explores how and why these swings have occurred, and what they tell us about changes in taste generally.
Saturday, July 17, 2017
3:00 pm-4:00 pm Manton Auditorium