The Wadsworth is the only venue in New England for this major touring retrospective and is a significant homecoming for Avery who grew up outside Hartford, took his first art classes there, and essentially learned to become an artist by exploring Connecticut.
Organised by the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in collaboration with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut, this major retrospective of Avery’s work commenced at The Modern, Fort Worth (7 November 2021–30 January 2022), travelling to the Wadsworth Atheneum (5 March–5 June 2022) and the Royal Academy of Arts (15 July–16 October 2022).
Events include:
March 3 | Docent Memorial Lecture with Edith Devaney
Image: Milton Avery, Husband and Wife, 1945. Oil on canvas. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Neuberger. 1955.142. © 2021 Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York