The exhibition Circa 1958: Breaking Ground in American Art at the Ackland Museum on the UNC campus is a “don’t miss” cultural event. Luckily, on Wednesday October 22 from 6-8 pm, Harvard Club members and guests will be feted at a private viewing of this historic exhibition - with commentary provided by Emily Kass, the Ackland's new director and a specialist in American art. Mounted in celebration of the Ackland's fiftieth anniversary, Circa 1958 includes approximately sixty-two works by fifty-seven artists drawn from more than fifty public and private collections, including the holdings of many of the artists themselves.

Among the artists represented are: Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, Ed Ruscha, Yoko Ono, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Ellsworth Kelly, Lee Bontecou, John Chamberlain, Louise Nevelson, George Segal, Kenneth Noland, Frank Stella, and Agnes Martin. This truly is a rare opportunity to experience an extraordinary variety of groundbreaking American art.

For more information on the exhibition as well as directions to the museum, visit the Ackland Museum's web site.

Reserve your tickets: The cost is only $20 per person (includes wine and hors-d'oeuvres). Mail your check, payable to Harvard Club of the Research Triangle, to Marti Huisman, 8620 Kings Arms Way, Raleigh, NC 27615 no later than October 15. And to help our event manager plan appropriately, please RSVP as well to mhuisman@bellsouth.net or call Marti at 919-848-1600.

Parking: Parking is available at lots within easy walking distance of the Ackland. There are two on Rosemary Street, and one up Franklin Street. If closer parking is required, please call Kate Baker at the Ackland Museum - kate_baker@unc.edu
919-966-5737.

See you at the Ackland.