Reynolda House to host brown-bag lunch talk on Louise Nevelson

August 26, 2022

Reynolda House Museum of American Art is hosting a talk by WFU’s Curator of Collections Jennifer Finkel on Louise Nevelson’s sculpture “Night Zag III.” The event is free for Wake Forest faculty, staff and students.

The talk will be held on Wed., Aug. 31 from noon to 1 p.m. at Reynolda House. Register to attend and bring a brown bag lunch to enjoy during the presentation.

In her talk, Finkel will discuss the artist as a pioneer and boundary-breaker. The event is part of a year-long celebration of the 60th anniversary of the University’s student art-acquisition program.

In 1973, a group of Wake Forest students traveled to New York to purchase art during one of the University’s once-every-four-years student art-buying trips. One of the works they purchased was Louise Nevelson’s “Night Zag III,” The work is part of the newly renamed Mark H. Reece Collection of Student-Acquired Contemporary Art, the University’s premier collection of nearly 200 artworks by more than 100 different artists.

One of the most important American artists and sculptors of the 2oth century, Nevelson (1899-1988) found beauty in discarded materials and urban detritus. She painted her found materials a single color – most often black.

“Night Zag III” is on display as part of the exhibition “Louise Nevelson: Architect of Light and Shadow,” which runs through Sept. 18. The exhibition includes sculptures, prints and collages.

A calendar of upcoming Wake the Arts events is available here.