# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Public Exhibition Tour of Paul Reed: A Retrospective
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Explore six decades of Paul Reed's artistic innovation. Join Museum staff for an in-depth tour of "Paul Reed: A Retrospective."

$25 Members | $35 Non-Members
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January 18 | 2 pm
Register: https://www.okcmoa.com/visit/events/public-exhibition-tour-of-paul-reed-a-retrospective/

March 1 | 1 pm
Register: https://www.okcmoa.com/visit/events/public-exhibition-tour-of-paul-reed-a-retrospective-2/

April 4 | 2 pm
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Paul Reed (1919-2015) was born and raised in Washington, DC, and was a seminal member of a group of artists working in 1960s Washington, DC, which came to be known as the Washington Color School. His art bridged the end of the first generation of Washington Color School artists including Gene Davis, Thomas Downing, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring, and Kenneth Noland; and a second generation of Washington, DC colorists including Alma Thomas, Anne Truitt, Sam Gilliam, Kenneth Young, and Lou Stovall. Reed was a gifted artist, teacher, and a major contributor to the golden age of painting in the nation’s capital during the 1960s.

This major retrospective, the first devoted to the artist, will present a survey of Paul Reed’s art and accomplishments from his early days as a graphic designer in 1950s New York to his success as one of the founding artists of the Washington Color School in the 1960s to the aesthetic reinventions of his later work. Reed’s life was devoted to art and endless exploration of the many and varied properties of and approaches to form, color, and light. Throughout his career spanning six decades, Reed worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, collage, graphic design, and computer-generated and enhanced imagery. His lifetime achievement as an artist, prolific production, and the variety of materials, techniques, and strategies explored in his art rank him as one of America’s most significant painters active in the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

"Paul Reed: A Retrospective" is guest curated by David Gariff, PhD, senior lecturer at the National Gallery of Art, and will consist of over one hundred paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. The checklist is drawn primarily from OKCMOA’s permanent collection with additional loans from important museum and private collections. The exhibition will include a catalog, published by Marquand Books, featuring essays by the exhibition’s curator and other art historians exploring the life, art, and legacy of Paul Reed, as well as the 1960s cultural history of Washington, DC, and new perspectives on some of the lesser-known aspects of the Washington Color School and its members.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oklahoma-city/public-exhibition-tour-of-paul-reed-a-retrospective/200029661147243
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Oklahoma City
- **state**: OK
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Oklahoma City Museum of Art
- **lat**: 35.46965
- **long**: -97.52037
- **full address**: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73102-2214, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Public Exhibition Tour of Paul Reed: A Retrospective being held?
  - **A:** Public Exhibition Tour of Paul Reed: A Retrospective takes place on Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73102-2214, United States.
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  - **A:** Public Exhibition Tour of Paul Reed: A Retrospective is organized by Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
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- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Public Exhibition Tour of Paul Reed: A Retrospective is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Oklahoma City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Public Exhibition Tour of Paul Reed: A Retrospective sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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