November 18, 2011 through April 8, 2012
United-Legard Galleries
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 17
Public 6-8 pm
Image: Hazel Larson Archer, R Buckminster Fuller, Summer 1948, vintage gelatin silver print, courtesy of the Estate of Hazel Larsen Archer
About the Exhibition
When Hazel Larsen arrived at Black Mountain College for the 1944 Summer Institute, the college was host to gifted artists in many disciplines. Under the influence of her mentor Josef Albers, the young photographer developed a visual aesthetic power and sensitivity. She stayed at the college for nine years, first as a student and then as a faculty member. Full of insight and beauty, Hazel Larsen Archer’s Black Mountain College photographs provide an invaluable record of time, place and a group of people that changed our culture.
