1962 Venice Biennale In 1962, Paris gallery owner, Iris Clert, rents a Grand Canal palazzo belonging to Count Leonardo Arrivabene Valenti Gonzagal for her Piccola Biennale. Credited with representing Yves Klein, Tinguely, and Harold Stevenson, she said of Stevenson “A new Michelangelo, I adore him” (LIFE magazine, July 30, 1962 International Edition). LIFE tends to …
The quarterly meeting of the McCurtain County Historical Society (MCHS)will be held on Thursday, May 18 at 7:00 P.M. at the Barnes-Stevenson museum, 302 S.E. Ave. A., Idabel OK. Dian Jordan, visiting curator for the Museum of Red River and Harold Stevenson biographer, will be the guest speaker. Her presentation will focus on the history …
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[Image via the Guggenheim] It was early fall of 1962 and Harold Stevenson was experiencing one of his most productive years as a working artist. He was in a relationship with Lord Timothy Willoughby. As with modern day couples, the two struggled to find balance between their home life and dedication to their careers. Willoughby …