Alex Rosenberg: Collector and Patron
October 30, 2008 - January 14, 2009

The Opening Reception for this exhibition is Thursday, October 30, 5 – 7 p.m.

Family Arts Workshops in conjunction with the Alex Rosenberg exhibition:

• Collectable Collages, with Octavia Beard. Students will explore text and images and create self referential collage-box art pieces. Saturday November 1st, 9:30-11:30.
• Mono Printing Workshop, with Caroline Henderson. Students will learn to create unique images using traditional techniques in a fine art printing studio. Saturday November 8th, 9:30-11:30.
• Grades K – 6. Snacks will be provided. (610) 921-7715 for reservations and information.

An exhibition of work that showcases the contributions that Dr. Rosenberg has made to the Freedman Gallery and Albright College.  His support has helped to make the Gallery one of the nation’s premier galleries in the liberal arts tradition. Included in the exhibition will be works by Romare Bearden, Salvador Dali, Lee Krasner, Leon Golub and Nancy Spero.  Dr. Rosenberg has worked directly with many of the artists and brings academic and personal insights into the creative processes and techniques employed by some of the leading figures in modern art.

• Podcast: Freedman Gallery Director, Michael Howell discusses the exhibit
• Read the Reading Eagle story on the exhibition

Featured works, clockwise from top left: Salvador Dali, The Twelve Tribes of Israel; Romare Bearden, The Family; Salvador Dali, The Hallucination of the Toreador, With Spoons; Cornille, Elle est Fleur ; Claes Oldenburg, Pizza; Rufino Tamayo, Hombre Negro