Opening Day Lecture | New Beginnings “Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955”
Robert Frank, Rodeo, New York City / Todd Webb, Cowboy, Lexington, NE
Betsy Evans Hunt with Todd Webb, 1991.
Robert Frank
Photograph by Clark Winter
Robert Frank, Rodeo, New York City, 1955–56, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Jerry E. and Nanette Finger. © The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation
Todd Webb, Cowboy, Lexington, NE, 1956, printed 2023, inkjet print, courtesy of Todd Webb Archive. © Todd Webb Archive
October 8, 2023
Embark on a journey through the work of photographers Robert Frank and Todd Webb on opening day of the exhibition Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955. This conversation brings together Betsy Evans Hunt of the Todd Webb Archive and Clark Winter of the June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation. They share an intimate understanding about the lives and careers of these two influential American artists. Hear stories ranging from an unexpected gallery encounter to collaborative working relationships and beyond.
About the Speakers
Betsy Evans Hunt is the executive director of the Todd Webb Archive in Portland, Maine. Clark Winter is the treasurer of the June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation in New York. Lisa Volpe, curator of photography, moderates the conversation.
Exhibition Catalogue
Signed copies of America and Other Myths: Photographs by Robert Frank and Todd Webb, 1955 by curator Lisa Volpe are available at this event.
Plan Your Visit
This program is included with Museum admission. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building. The exhibition is on view in the Beck Building. On Sundays, the Museum is open from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Samuel H. Kress Foundation; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Houston Junior Woman's Club; Sharon G. Dies; Sterling-Turner Foundation; Susan Vaughan Foundation; and additional generous donors.
“Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955” is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Major support is provided by:
The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation
Generous support is provided by:
Anne Levy Charitable Trust
Krista and Michael Dumas
Patricia J. Eifel and James A. Belli
Cindy and David Fitch
Wendy & Mavis Kelsey Jr.
Joan Morgenstern
Fannie and Peter Morris