Philip Guston as Mentor and Teacher with Artist Carol Barsha

In-Person and Members-Only

Artist Carol Barsha will give an informal tour of the exhibition Philip Guston Now at the National Gallery of Art and offer anecdotes about her experience as a graduate student of Guston’s at Boston University from 1975-1977. She will discuss the exhibition from the standpoint of a painter, not a historian, with emphasis on what he spoke about during monthly critiques in her studio and in correspondence after graduate school.

To get the most out of this discussion Carol recommends that participants see the exhibit at least once before the event and ideally, watch Michael Blackwood’s excellent film, Philip Guston: A Life Lived, an hour-long documentary on view in the NGA small auditorium off the last room of the exhibit. The film is also available to rent on Amazon Prime.

Registration is limited to 20 people.

Image Credit: Carol Barsha, The Barley Field, Collaged gouache, India and walnut ink