WHAT: Virginia premiere of 217 Films’ “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show.” Filmmaker Michael Maglaras will be in attendance and introduce the screening. This event is co-sponsored by the James River Film Festival.
WHEN: Friday, April 11, 2014 at 6:30pm
Leslie Cheek Theater
200 North Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia
Directions at this link.
TEL: 1-804-204-2681
COST: $8 (VMFA and JRFF members $5)
Purchase online at this link.
Purchase by phone: 1-804-340-1405
ABOUT THE FILM: “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” features works by more than 60 American and European painters and sculptors. The film probes deeply into the history of how the show was organized; examines the critical efforts of American artists such as Arthur B. Davies, Walter Pach, and Walt Kuhn; and explores the impact that the show had on collectors of art as well as ordinary citizens.
Excerpts from the film can be viewed at this link.
