Side Eye: Early Twentieth-Century American Portraiture on the Periphery
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New Perspectives on Portraiture: “Side Eye: Early Twentieth-Century American Portraiture on the Periphery” by Jonathan Fredrick Walz From the Edgar P. Richardson Symposium: New Perspectives on Portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery, Sept. 20, and Sept. 21, 2018 Day 2, Session 3: Reassessing Subjectivity Jonathan Fredrick Walz Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of American Art, The Columbus Museum “Side Eye: Early Twentieth-Century American Portraiture on the Periphery” Portraiture has long been considered a social contract, relying on the “speech act” offered by artist as well as recognition of the subject by viewers to be successful. Several early 20th century avant-garde artists pushed the boundaries of, or even dissolved, this social contract with their work, instead creating an image based on the thoughts and feelings evoked by the subject. In “Side Eye: Early Twentieth-Century American Portraiture on the Periphery”, Dr. Walz demonstrates how, despite their rejection of convention, these artists stayed true to the traditional functions of portraiture.
