Three experts on the life and art of Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847-1919) will present lectures in the Ethel S. Abbott Auditorium.
Glyn Vincent, author of The Unknown Night: The Genius and Madness of R. A. Blakelock, will speak on “Demythologizing Blakelock: Influences on His Art and Life.”
Mark D. Mitchell, Curator of American Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art and former Curator, National Academy Museum, New York, will offer a talk titled, “Blakelock in Color: Toward a New Appreciation.”
William D. Spaulding, professor of psychology at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will give a talk titled "Schizophrenia and Artistic Achievement - Reflections of a Psychopathologist."
Registration fee for the Blakelock Symposium is $25 per person at the door or $20 before the day of the event. To preregister and reserve a seat, call Monica Babcock at (402) 472-2463 or send a check to the Blakelock Symposium at Sheldon, P.O. Box 680300, Lincoln, NE 68588-0300.
Students with college or high school identification will be admitted free.
The symposium is underwritten by the Friends of Norman Geske.
