Past speaker Ethan W. Lasser Margaret S. Winthrop Associate Curator at the Harvard Art Museums

ETHAN W. LASSER

Ethan W. Lasser is the Margaret S. Winthrop Associate Curator at the Harvard Art Museums.  Prior to his Harvard appointment Dr. Lasser was Curator of the Chipstone Foundation in Milwaukee.  In 2008 Lasser earned his Ph.D. in the History of Art at Yale University.  He has curated numerous exhibitions of early American decorative arts and contemporary craft.  His most recent show, The Tool at Hand considers the relationship between artists and their tools.  Dr. Lasser also teaches at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

What is the place of American Art in the 21^st – century museum?  This talk will discuss three recent exhibitions at the Chipstone Foundation Object Lab in Milwaukee that address this question.  These projects bring an interdisciplinary lense to the study of historic images and artifacts, and rethink some of the dominant paradigms and master narratives of American Art history.

This meeting is being held in conjunction with MAC and American Furniture Collectors of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Please join fellow WRHS members on February 9 as we look forward to exploring with you this interesting approach to our favorite objects. We encourage you to bring friends and interested potential members to this exceptional speaker.