International Impulses: Douglas Cooper's The Cubist Epoch

Explore Cubism's international reach through the lens of Douglas Cooper's landmark exhibition The Cubist Epoch (1970–71) with Nicholas Sawicki.

Nicholas Sawicki

April 30, 2019

1 hour 4 min. watch

Explore Cubism's international reach through the historic lens of Douglas Cooper's landmark exhibition The Cubist Epoch (1970–71) with Nicholas Sawicki, Associate Professor of Art History at Lehigh University and a Leonard A. Lauder Distinguished Scholar at The Met's Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art in spring 2019.

Introduction

Stephanie D’Alessandro, Leonard A. Lauder Curator of Modern Art and Curator in Charge of the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art

Recorded April 30, 2019.

Organized by the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art.

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Nicholas Sawicki
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Art Mentioned

The Café Terrace, Diego Rivera Mexican, Oil on canvas — The Café Terrace
Diego Rivera
1915

Fruit Dish and Glass, Georges Braque French, Charcoal and cut-and-pasted printed wallpaper with gouache on paper; mounted on paperboard — Fruit Dish and Glass
Georges Braque
Sorgues, autumn 1912

Head of a Woman (Portrait of the Artist's Mother), Juan Gris Spanish, Oil on canvas — Head of a Woman (Portrait of the Artist's Mother)
Juan Gris
Paris, 1912

Houses under the Trees, Fernand Léger French, Oil on canvas — Houses under the Trees
Fernand Léger
1913

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