Events & Programs

People Watching at the Pulitzer
Panel Discussion & Student Event
April 17, 2007 6pm - 10pm

7pm - 10pm:
-- Walk through the Pulitzer's galleries and engage in a dialogue about the exhibition with student docents from Saint Louis University

-- Walk across the street to the Bruno David Gallery and view sculptural responses to portraiture created by students from Washington University

-- Enjoy refreshments in the Pulitzer courtyard and meet students from throughout St. Louis 

6pm-7pm:
Listen as a panel discusses the topic of "Portrait: Artists and Sitters in Contemporary Art" in the Pulitzer's Main Gallery. Afterwards, enjoy an opportunity to discuss the topic further with the speakers, which include professors from a range of St. Louis universities. Panel participants include:

  • Susan Cahan, Associate Professor, Art and Art History, and the Des Lee Professor in Contemporary Art at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
  • Terrence E. Dempsey, S.J., Professor of Art History and Director of the Museum of Religious Contemporary Art at Saint Louis University
  • Jill Downen, Visiting Assistant Professor in Art, Washington University
  • John Klein,Visiting Associate Professor in Art and Archaeology, Washington University
  • Matthias Waschek, Director of the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts