Eras in American Art & Culture: The 1970s
June 23 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
12–1:15pm
Join us for a live virtual Road Scholar lecture by historian Matthew Palczynski that explores the art and influences of the 1970s, followed by Q&A. In this lecture, we will look at the transitional events of the 1970s. In some ways, the 1970s was two decades, one dominated by Vietnam and Watergate at the beginning, and a nation in transition in its aftermath. Against a backdrop of the energy crisis and inflation peaking at around 14% at the end of the decade, art and design nonetheless boldly busted out. Roe v. Wade encouraged a decade full of fascinating art by women about women, and boundary-breaking became associated in art and design with the “elongated,” in everything from long hair to long jeans, Halston gowns, the sprawling 70s ranch house, disco poses, and yes, elongated art. And all of it was chic.
(Adults; Sunflower Room)
