ArtWatch International, Inc. is pleased to announce our fifth annual James Beck Memorial Lecture. Each year ArtWatch holds an annual James Beck Memorial Lecture and reception to commemorate the scholarly career and the principled stand of its founder, Professor James Beck. The lectures, organized by Michael Daley, the director of ArtWatch UK, provide a platform for distinguished art world speakers in our New York and London campaigning centers.

The 2014 James Beck Memorial Lecture and Reception, N.Y.

Speaker:

Elizabeth Simpson, Professor of Greek, Roman, Ancient Near Eastern, and Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Bard Graduate Center

Title:

“Kind Midas’s Furniture: A Tale of Archaeological Conservation”

Date:  

6pm-8pm (with reception), November 6th

Venue:

The Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003

RSVP: ArtWatchNYC@gmail.com