John Ransom Phillips at NY Observer’s Top 20 Philanthropists Event

This Tuesday was a special exhibition in celebration of the New York Observer’s Top 20 Young Philanthropists May Event, featuring the works of John Ransom Phillips. As part of this global exhibition, Bergès Creative Group welcomed visiting Chinese artists to New York. From April 16th, the work of these artists were exhibited at John’s Studio & Gallery, with a gallery opening on April 16th, and private viewings beginning April 17th. Afterwards, John’s works were put up for auction at the New York Observer Philanthropists Event.

John with Georges Berges and Jared Kushner, Owner of the New York Observer

John with Georges Berges of Berges Creative Group and Jared Kushner, Owner of the New York Observer

Brave Hearts: Visions of Civil War Battlefields

Yale historian Alan Trachtenberg discusses battlefields in the paintings of John Ransom Phillips and the photography of Mathew Brady. He raises the question—Do paintings give us a truth deeper than the promise of photography? A exhibition tour led by John Ransom Phillips will follow the lecture.

October 1, 2010 at 6pm

Albany Institute of History & Art
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