Stacy Lynn Waddell: Island Press Lecture

Stacy Lynn Waddell delivered the Island Press Lecture at WashU's Sam Fox School October 22, 2024.

A recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, Waddell considers the authorship and idealism of art historical narratives and how they correspond to the economic and political structures of their time while highlighting contemporary issues related to visibility, desire, and power.

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