
Collecting Goya in America, 1875-2025
Widely regarded as one of the most influential artists in history, the works of Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746β1828)βencompassing portraits, paintings, drawings, and printsβhave captivated American collectors and the public for many years. The symposium will explore the artistic, cultural, and commercial networks through which Goya’s art has entered various museum collections in the United States, including the Meadows Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morgan Library, and our own Hispanic Society Museum & Library. A distinguished group of curators and scholars will convene to discuss the practices of collecting and curating Goya’s art, as well as the evolving academic discourse surrounding the artist from the late 19th century to the present.
Schedule
10:30 p.m. | Registration and Coffee
11:00 a.m.β 11:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks
Natalie Espino, Director of Museum Education, Academic Programs & Community Engagement, The Hispanic Society Museum & Library
11:15 a.m.β 12:00 p.m. | Keynote Address
An Enduring Legacy: Paintings by Goya in Public Collections
Janis A. Tomlinson, Independent Scholar
12:00 p.m.β 12:30 p.m. | Collecting Goya in Chicago
Rebecca J. Long, Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Curator in Painting and Sculpture of Europe, Art Institute of Chicago
12:30 p.m.β 1:00 p.m. | Collecting the Canon: Goya at the Meadows Museum
Amanda Dotseth, Linda P. and William A. Custard Director, Meadows Museum; Centennial Chair, Meadows School of the Arts
1:00 p.m.β 2:30 p.m. | Lunch Break
2:30 p.m.β 3:00 p.m. | Goya at The Met on the Eve of the Spanish Civil War
David Pullins, Jayne Wrightsman Curator, Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
3:00 p.m.β 3:30 p.m. | Goya Drawings and American Collections
John Marciari, Department Head and Charles W. Engelhard Curator of Drawings and Prints, The Morgan Library & Museum
3:30 p.m.β4:00 p.m. | Not Just the Duchess of Alba: Goyaβs Prints at the Hispanic Society
Patrick Lenaghan, Head of Prints and Photographs, The Hispanic Society Museum & Library
4:00 p.m. β 4:45 p.m. | Discussion and Q&A
Guillaume Kientz, Executive Director & CEO, The Hispanic Society Museum & Library
4:45 p.m. β 5:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks
The Hispanic Society Museum & Library
3741 Broadway (between 155th and 156th Streets)
New York, NY 10032
The Goya Research Center is made possible through the generous support of: