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Double Take: Intergenerational Dialogue

Name: Double Take: Intergenerational Dialogue
Start: 2026-09-13T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-13T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Whitney Museum of American Art

📆Sun, Sep 13 · 1:00 PM

📍Whitney Museum of American Art · 99 Gansevoort St Get directions ↗

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Slow down and discover how much there is to see when we take the time to look closely at selections from the Whitney’s collection. Guided jointly by a teen Youth Insights Leader and a Museum docent, participants are encouraged to think through and discuss works together. Each session focuses on a single work or explores a connection between two works of art. This session will focus on George Bellow’s painting Dempsey and Firpo in the 7th floor permanent collection.

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