Museum of Art/WSU Gallery Talk & Film Screening

Finding Vivian Maier Film Screening & Gallery Talk

Gallery Talk: Feb 12, 6pm, MOA Gallery, with Associate Professor of Art History Marianne Kinkel

Film Screening: Finding Vivian Maier, Thu, Feb 12, 7pm, CUB Auditorium

The Washington State University Museum of Art is proud to host a public reception 6 pm Thursday, Feb. 12, in the Museum of Art/WSU gallery with a talk given by art historian Marianne Kinkel before the documentary screening of the film Finding Vivian Maier at 7 pm in the CUB Auditorium. Admission is free.

Finding Vivian Maier Film

Finding Vivian Maier is the critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny, who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that were hidden in storage lockers and, discovered decades later, is now among the 20th century’s greatest photographers. Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, Maier’s strange and riveting life and art are revealed through never before seen photographs, films, and interviews with dozens who thought they knew her.

Maier’s massive body of work would come to light when in 2007 her work was discovered at a local thrift auction house on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Currently, the work is being archived and cataloged for the enjoyment of others and for future generations. John Maloof is at the core of this project while Maier’s work is forging a renaissance in the art of Street Photography.

Funding for this film screening is provided by Tony & Leslie Rojas and Members of the Museum of Art. The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 am. – 4 pm., open until 7 pm on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum at 509-335-1910 or visit our website at http://museum.wsu.edu.