"Freedom from What? (I Can't Breathe)," Pops Peterson, digital print on canvas. Collection of the artist.
NORMAN ROCKWELL
Thursday, July 28, 11:30 am
Pops Peterson, artist, writer, activist
Sinnott Family Bank of Utica Auditorium, Museum of Art
Tickets: 315-797-0055 or online at mwpai.org/product/30182
Join for a talk by Berkshires-based artist-activist Pops Peterson, whose images reimagine famous works by Norman Rockwell through a diverse lens. Peterson will discuss his artistic journey and ongoing civil rights activism. As a public speaker on arts and civil rights, Pops was recently featured in the New Pathways Social Justice Conference: "Scholarship & Arts in Action," with Angela Davis, as well as a webinar for The New School and other appearances.
Learn more about Pops Peterson here: https://www.popspeterson.com/
After Peterson's talk, grab lunch at the Terrace Café by O’Connor’s! Reservations at 315-797-0000, ext. 2212. Walk-ins welcome.
Image caption: Freedom from What? (I Can't Breathe), 2015, Pops Peterson, digital print on canvas. Collection of the artist.
Support is provided by Market NY through I LOVE NY/ New York State’s Division of Tourism as a part of the Regional Economic Development Council awards.
We thank our exhibition sponsors
Christian and Cheryl Heilmann
Elizabeth R. Lemieux, Ph.D.
The Family of F. X. Matt II
Joseph A. Abraham
The John and Cynthia DeTraglia Fund of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties
P. J. Green, Inc.
Dr. W. Anthony and Carol B. Mandour
Nye and Company Auctioneers / Appraisers
The Hon. Joan E. Shkane (ret.)
Public programs for Norman Rockwell have been generously sponsored by Elizabeth R. Lemieux, Ph.D.
Media sponsorship has been provided by Curtis Licensing, a division of The Saturday Evening Post.
