Joan Mitchell: Life and Death
Schedule
Sun Oct 26 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63110 | Richmond Heights, MO
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For Joan Mitchell, painting was a way of life and a way to keep living. Her enormous late canvases, buzzing with electric color and athletic brushstrokes, testify to the beauty of life and art, even amid inevitable loss. Celebrate the centennial of pioneering artist Joan Mitchell’s birth with a talk by art historian Katy Siegel examining two of Mitchell’s iconic works, Ici and Untitled 1992, which are on view at the Saint Louis Art Museum and Kemper Art Museum respectively.Untitled 1992 is featured in the exhibition Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection at the Kemper Art Museum. After the talk, enjoy a reception at the Kemper Art Museum and view the exhibition from 3:30-4:30 pm. Roundtrip bus transportation will be available between museums.
Artwork Credit: Joan Mitchell, American (active France), 1925–1992; Ici, 1992; oil on canvas; left panel: 102 x 78 3/4 inches, right panel: 102 3/8 x 78 7/8 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Funds given by the Shoenberg Foundation, Inc. 86:1993a,b; © Estate of Joan Mitchell
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One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63110, 1 Fine Arts Dr, St Louis, MO 63110-1331, United States, Richmond HeightsEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
