Greenwich Library and the Yale Alumni Association of Greenwich present Yale professor Ruth Bernard Yeazell, a popular member of Yale's Department of English, who will deliver an audiovisual presentation based on her recent book, Picture Titles: How and Why Western Paintings Acquired Their Names (2015) on Sunday, October 22nd at 4:30 p.m. in the Cole Auditorium of the Greenwich Library.
Professor Yeazell will talk about how the practice of naming pictures developed in response to the conditions of the modern art world and how titles have shaped the reception of artwork from the time of Bruegel and Rembrandt to the present.
Open to all at no charge, thanks to the contributions of YAAG members and the support of the Greenwich Library Board of Trustees.