Intrigued by Modern Art?


Metropolitan Port Want to learn more? Then come to Thursday's lecture, "How to Be Modern: Practices of Everyday Life 1915–35."

Dr. Wanda M. Corn, Robert and Ruth Halperin Professor in art history at Stanford University, was awarded the 2000 Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Dr. Corn's lecture takes place Thursday, April 19th at 4:00 P.M. at the Renwick Gallery's Grand Salon. Located on Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW, the Renwick is accessible by Metrorail at Farragut North (Red line) and Farragut West (Blue and Orange lines) stations.

If you cannot come to the lecture, check out our online exhibit, Modernism and Abstraction: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which includes today's featured artwork, Metropolitan Port.

Pictured: Joseph Stella, 1877 Italy–1946 USA, Metropolitan Port, about 1935–37, oil, 35 1/8 x 29 1/4 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration.