Strike While It’s Hot: Barbara Millhouse in the Forge of the Art Market
Upcoming Date and Time(s):
Sep 19, 2024, 6:00pm — 8:00pm
Location: Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Cost: $200 per person
Doors open at 5 p.m. | Drinks and heavy hors d’oeuvres to follow.
R.J. and Katharine Reynolds’s granddaughter Barbara Babcock Millhouse founded Reynolda House Museum of American Art in 1967 with nine works of art, heralding the beginning of an important collection of American art. Today, the Museum holds hundreds of works of art and archival materials that demonstrate Millhouse’s commitment to preserving the legacy of her family and American art.
The exhibition Founder’s Vision: The Private Collection of Barbara Babcock Millhouse celebrates her life’s work, exhibiting important works of art by Romare Bearden, Marden Hartley, Joseph Cornell, Georgia O’Keeffe, and many others.
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