An Evening of Art and Architecture

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The Walker Lecture Series invites you to Revolutionary Design: Modern Architecture inNew England, and Georgia O’Keefe: Beyond the Blossoms With Jane Oneail Revolutionary Design: Modern Architecture in New EnglandNewEngland is known for its history and its traditions, but it is also home todaring and inventive modern designs from some of the world's leading architects. How do giants in the field like Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius,Louis Kahn, Philip Johnson and Maya Lin combine the expected and the familiarwith the innovative and experimental?  GeorgiaO’Keeffe: Beyond the Blossoms Flower painting has long been the realm of women artists, so it is not surprising that GeorgiaO’Keeffe is best known for her revolutionary floral still lifes. Of course, inher eight-decade-longcareer, O’Keeffe explored a variety of subjects, including the skyscrapersof NYC and the deserts of New Mexico. This program will shine a light on othersubjects and examine the ways O’Keeffe employed abstraction to become known as the “Mother of American modernism.” Wednesday, March 19, 2025  7:30 PM (Doors open at 7:00)FreeConcord City Auditorium, 2 Prince StreetFor a complete season schedule, visit www.walkerlecture.org