David Park, Two Bathers, 1958; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, purchase through gifts of Mrs. Wellington S. Henderson, Helen Crocker Russell, and the Crocker Family, by exchange, and the Mary Heath Keesling Fund; © Estate of David Park; photo: John Wilson White
What:
The free online program David Park: 7×7 comprises 49+ minutes of art, insights and memories about the late founder of Bay Area Figurative Art, David Park. Seven distinguished speakers will each speak for seven minutes.
Organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), David Park: A Retrospective is the first major museum exhibition of Park’s work in three decades.
Who:
Helen Park Bigelow, daughter of David Park; author of the memoir David Park, Painter: Nothing Held Back
Nancy Boas, author of the biography David Park: A Painter’s Life
Gretchen Diebenkorn Grant, daughter of artist Richard Diebenkorn
Corey Keller, curator of photography, SFMOMA; exhibition catalogue contributor
Francis Mill, artist; gallerist at Hackett Mill, representing the estate of David Park
Belinda Tate, executive director, Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts
Wayne Thiebaud, artist
Janet Bishop (moderator), Thomas Weisel Family Chief Curator and Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA; lead curator of David Park: A Retrospective
When:
Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 5 p.m. PST
Where:
More information and registration for this free online event available at sfmoma.org/event/david-park-7×7.