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This event is part of the Margaret and Terry Stent Distinguished Lecture Series in American Art and features a presentation by Harvard University's Curator of American Art, Ted Stebbins, Jr.

Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., Curator of American Art at Harvard University and the author of numerous studies on American art from the 18th century to the present, will discuss the ways in which culture, scholarship, museum exhibitions, collectors, and dealers intersect to determine taste.

Professor Stebbins will discuss the interests and the influence of such pioneering collectors as William T. Evans, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and Maxim Karolik. The ways taste changes, how certain styles or artists come to be admired, and the historical irrationality of the art market, will be examined.

This program is free and seating is limited. Tickets are available through the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office at 404-733-5000 and online at www.high.org. Tickets to the Museum are sold separately.