Duncan Phillips’s Support of Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko

Duncan Phillips’s Support of Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko is an intimate Living Room conversation at The Phillips Collection led by Renée Maurer, the museum’s associate curator. The talk explores how the exhibition *Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea* presents the friendship and artistic exchange among the three artists, as well as Duncan Phillips’s role in encouraging and supporting their work.

Maurer has curated and co-curated numerous Phillips exhibitions, including *Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line*, *Breaking it Down: Conversations from the Vault*, *Up Close with Paul Cezanne*, *Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful*, *Riffs and Relations: African American Artists and the Modernist Tradition*, and *A Modern Vision: European Masterworks from The Phillips Collection*. She previously worked as a research assistant at the National Gallery of Art and has also developed installations focused on Sam Gilliam, William Christenberry, and Morris Louis.

When: October 30, 2026

Showtimes: 12–1 pm

Venue: West Parlor, House, Floor 1, The Phillips Collection

Series: Living Room, a program of close conversations with artists, authors, curators, collectors, and museum professionals connecting the museum’s collection to wider cultural and artistic discussions.

Speaker: Renée Maurer, associate curator at The Phillips Collection

Tickets: Price not available

Availability: Sold out. Standby seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis if space permits. In-person standby requests begin at 11:30 am in the admissions lobby.

Ticket note: Standard ticket rates apply to standby admission.

Accessibility: Accessibility services may be requested by emailing reservations@phillipscollection.org in advance. Two weeks’ notice is recommended but not required, and the museum will make every effort to accommodate requests.