THE DE MENILS,
HOUSTON AND THE SPIRIT OF MODERN ART
(FULL)
Two Sundays, April 18 and 25 at 6 – 7:30 P.M.
Address to be given to subscribers
In 1951 two little-known collectors organized an exhibit of the work
of Vincent van Gogh, assembling 21 paintings, watercolors and sketches.
It was one of the most exciting events in Houston’s cultural history.
John and Dominique de Menil, through the next five decades, played an
extraordinary role in twentiethcentury culture. Not just collectors,
they were one of our era’s most powerful examples of artistic
patronage, notable for its breadth and focus. In these sessions, William
Middleton will explore the shared achievements of John and Dominique
de Menil. Middleton, a New York–based writer whose work has appeared
in Harper’s Bazaar, Texas Monthly and The
New York Times Magazine, is writing a biography of John and Dominique
de Menil, to be published by Alfred A. Knopf.
