All Aboard Opening Weekend Program

Join us in Witherspoon Hall for an opening weekend program for All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840-1955. Kevin Sharp, the Linda W. and S. Herbert Rhea Director of Dixon Gallery and Gardens, will speak about this exhibition’s highlights and major concepts. From technological marvel to symbol of modern life, trains transformed the landscape and society of the United States. All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840–1955 explores the significance of this theme for American painters during an era of US expansion, industrialization, and urbanization. The exhibition is organized by Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Joslyn Art Museum, and Shelburne Museum, and is accompanied by an exhibition catalogue. It will be on view Feb 15–May 4, 2025 at The Joslyn. About the Speaker Kevin Sharp is the Linda W. and S. Herbert Rhea Director of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis, a position he has held since 2007. Prior to that, he was Director of Visual Arts at Cedarhurst in Mt. Vernon, Illinois (2003-2007), Curator of American Art at the Norton Museum of Art, in West Palm Beach, Florida (1998-2003), and Research Curator at the Art Institute of Chicago (1988-1998). With expertise in nineteenth-century French and American art, Sharp has organized or co-organized more than fifty exhibitions during his long career, including international retrospectives, thematic shows, and collection-based projects. He is a contributing essayist or the sole author of more than twenty-five books and exhibition catalogues.

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