Max Liebermann (1847-1935) and the Course of German History

An Artist’s Career from Empire to Third Reich March 24, 2006 Symposium at the GHI, in cooperation with George Mason University and the Goethe-Institut, Washington DC Conveners: Marion Deshmukh (George Mason University) and Kelly McCullough Papers and Participants: 1. How Modern is Modern? Max Liebermann and the Discourses on Modernism Françoise Forster-Hahn (University of California, Riverside) 2. Max Liebermann: The Artist as Cultural Politician Peter Paret (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) 3. German Art and American Sensibilities: Collecting German Art at the National Gallery of Art Christopher With (National Gallery of Art) 4. Liebermann and Monet: The Conceptual Garden Barbara Gaehtgens (Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte, Paris) 5. Gender and Representation: Women in the Work of Max Liebermann Margreet Nouwen (Max Liebermann-Archiv, Berlin) 6. The Making of a Catalogue Raisonée Matthias Eberle (Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee; Max Liebermann-Archiv, Berlin) 7. Reading between the Lines: Liebermann as Printmaker Jay Clarke (The Art Institute of Chicago) 8. Prefatory Remarks on the Relationship of Liebermann to East European Artists Steven Mansbach (University of Maryland) 9. Kriegzeit: German Artists and the Great War Timothy Benson (Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, Los Angeles County Museum of Art) 10. Sonderwege -- Historical and Art Historical: The Case of Max Liebermann Marion Deshmukh (George Mason University) This symposium enjoys the generous support of Deutsche Telekom Additional funding has been provided by Volkswagen of America, Inc.