Ellsworth Kelly and Roy Lichtenstein: A Centennial Celebration

Ellsworth Kelly and Roy Lichtenstein:

A Centennial Celebration

The Sharon Percy Rockefeller Panel Presentation

October 23, 2023, 1:00 pm
National Gallery of Art, East Building Auditorium

Join us for a conversation on Monday, October 23rd at 1:00 pm at the National Gallery of Art’s East Building Auditorium and help us celebrate the centennials of Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015) and Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997). From color to pop imagery, these artists were instrumental in shaping post-war American art.

The panel offers a unique opportunity to hear from the artists’ spouses, Dorothy Lichtenstein and Jack Shear, as well as musician and educator Hayes Greenfield, and artist Odili Donald Odita. The conversation will be moderated by Harry Cooper, Senior Curator and Head of Modern and Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Art.

Panelists

HAYES GREENFIELD, Musician and Educator

DOROTHY LICHTENSTEIN, FAPE Board member and President,
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation

ODILI DONALD ODITA, Artist

JACK SHEAR, FAPE Board member and President, Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

HARRY COOPER, moderator, Senior Curator and Head of Modern and Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Art

The program is free and open to the public; seating is first come, first served. Generously sponsored by Agnes Gund
in honor of Sharon Percy Rockefeller.