Lydia Winston Malbin created an extensive archive of modernist art. After her death in 1989, her children donated the archive to the Yale University Art Gallery.

Malbin Lectures to reflect on modernist art in America

"Modernism in America: Articulation and Visual Form" is the subject of the five-part 2002 Lydia Winston Malbin Lectures being offered by the Yale University Art Gallery. Each of the events in the series is related to current special exhibitions at the gallery: "The Tiger's Eye: The Art of a Magazine," "Between Language and Form" and "The 1948 Directors of the Société Anonyme Exhibition." All of the lectures take place on Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m. in the McNeil Lecture Hall of the gallery, 1111 Chapel St. Admission is free, and the public is welcome. The opening lecture was delivered by University of Delaware art historian Ann Gibson on Jan. 31 on the topic "Modernism's 'Double Consciousness.'" The schedule for the remainder of the lectures follows. Feb. 7 -- "The Artist and the Written Word," by Johanna Drucker, director of media studies at the University of Virginia and the author of several books on the history of typography, as well as of her own artist books and visual poetry. Feb. 14 -- "Modernism in America in the 1940s," by Yve-Alain Bois, professor of art history at Harvard University, whose many books on art include "Painting as Model," "Formless: A User's Guide" and "Matisse and Picasso." Feb. 21 -- Two films by Maya Deren -- "Meshes of the Afternoon" (1946) and "Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti" (1953) will be shown. Deren's book on Voudoun practices was first published in the magazine "The Tiger's Eye." (See story.) Feb. 28 -- "Dark Insights: Abstract Expressionism and 'The Tiger's Eye,'" by David Anfam, commissioning editor at Phaidon Press Limited in London, author of the catalogue raisonné "Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas" and co-author of "Clyfford Still: Paintings 1944-1960." Lydia Winston Malbin was one of the foremost collectors of Italian Futurist art and the creator of an extensive archive on modernist art. Her children donated the archive, along with the lecture series endowment, to the Yale Art Gallery after Malbin's death in 1989. T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S Institute gives Yale $9 million grant Library invites public to share 'treasure' from poet Langston Hughes Yale Concert Band to present tribute to Cole Porter Alumnus' gift boosts international fellowship program Goizueta Foundation endows professorship, scholarship fund ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS Rolena Adorno is appointed the Reuben Halleck Professor Dr. Joseph Piepmeier earns Nixdorff-German Professorship Giuseppe Moscarini named Henry Kohn Associate Professor Yale Commemorates 'Profound and Compelling Legacy' of Martin Luther King Jr. MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWS Kessler to chair board of Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Study reaffirms valueof using bleach to rid needles of HIV virus Research suggests ancient theories linking moods with 'humors' . . . Scientists find similar risk factors for early, advanced breast cancer IN FOCUS: Needle Exchange Program Library exhibit pays tribute to alumnus and statesman Cyrus Vance Next Yale Rep play is humorous tale of a haunted vacation SCHOOL OF NURSING NEWS Summer mentoring program for minority students in research . . . New center promotes the health of at-risk populations Students will 'Stand Up and Dance' to benefit local AIDS organization Tribute to The Tiger's Eye recalls 'The Art of a Magazine' Gallery marks anniversary of major gift by recreating 1948 show Exhibit celebrates ways language and visual form express human experience Malbin Lectures to reflect on modernist art in America Opera is a tribute to retired professor Wexler awarded AHA prize for best book Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus|Calendar of Events|In the News|Bulletin Board Yale Scoreboard|Classified Ads|Search Archives|Deadlines Bulletin Staff|Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page