Rachel Federman
Rachel Federman, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Drawings, discusses the rediscovery of Rick Barton (1928-1992), an extraordinary draftsman of Beat-era San Francisco whose work is now being seen by the public and studied for the first time.
The exhibition Writing a Chrysanthemum: The Drawings of Rick Barton, will be open for program attendees before and after the lecture.
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Rick Barton (1928–1992)
Untitled [Disarticulated draftsman], May 11, 1960
Pen and ink
Rick Barton papers (Collection 2374), UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles