Flag, 1954–55, by Jasper Johns (The Museum of Modern Art: Gift of Philip Johnson in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr., 106.1973) © Jasper Johns/VAGA at ARS, NY. Digital image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource, NY
Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror
Tour and Lecture with Colgate Professor Robert McVaugh
This event has been postponed
Date TBD
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Fiske Kimball Room
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Alumni and guests are invited to join Robert McVaugh, Colgate professor of art and art history, for a lecture followed by a tour of the Jasper Johns exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Few artists have shaped the contemporary artistic landscape like Jasper Johns. With a body of work spanning seventy years, and a roster of iconic images that have imprinted themselves on the public’s consciousness, Johns at ninety-one is still creating extraordinary artworks. This vast, unprecedented retrospective—simultaneously staged at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York—features a broad range of paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures from 1954 to today, by one of the greatest artists of our time.
2:00 p.m. | Lecture with Professor McVaugh
3:15 p.m. | Self-guided Tour of Jasper Johns Exhibition (Professor McVaugh will be available for questions)
*Attendees may choose to get lunch on their own before the lecture at Stir Restaurant in the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Individual reservations can be made by calling 215-684-7990.
This event costs $25 to attend, including the lecture, and tickets (for PMA members and non-members). There is limited ticket availability; please register early.
Upon arrival, please tell the museum staff that you are with the Colgate University group for a 2:00 p.m. lecture. This will allow you entry into the museum for the day. For questions about this event, please contact host Mary Jo Ashenfelter ’79 at mjaopera@aol.com.
To protect alumni, parents, and friends of the University:
- Event attendees are expected to be fully vaccinated, barring religious or medical exemption
- Event attendees must wear face coverings inside the museum
- Registrants who are ill (including but not limited to symptoms commonly associated with COVID-19 and other communicable diseases), regardless of vaccination status, must cancel their registration
- Colgate continues to monitor pandemic conditions. We will promptly communicate any adjustments to event scheduling and guidelines as necessary.
This event has been postponed. Please email kbest@colgate.edu if you would like to be notified if a new date is confirmed.