A Reflection of Faith, Art and My Battle with Parkinsons with Brian H. Peterson

Published: May 29, 2018, 3 p.m.

b'Brian H. Peterson has more than forty years\\u2019 experience as a curator, critic, visual artist, musician, and arts administrator. His photographs are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Amon Carter Museum, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Denver Art Museum, among others.\\n\\nAs the Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator at the Michener Art Museum (1990\\u20132013), he managed the exhibition program, curated historical and contemporary exhibitions, and was the editor and principal author of the landmark publication Pennsylvania Impressionism (2002).\\n\\nBrian is the author of two previous collections of essays\\u2014The Smile at the Heart of Things (2009) and The Blossoming of the World (2011)\\u2014Peterson has contributed critical writing to the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, American Arts Quarterly, and the Photo Review.\\n\\nIn retirement, he has taken up videography while continuing his work as a writer and photographer. His 1981 song cycle \\u201cMoon Songs,\\u201d based on the poetry of E. E. Cummings, was featured on the CD Modern American Art Song (2015) with mezzo-soprano Sharon Mabry.\\n\\nJoin Brian H. Peterson and me on Tuesday, May 29, 10-11 A.M. CT US. We will be having a conversation about his life\\u2019s journey, passion for Art, his battle with Parkinson\\u2019s and his latest spiritual autobiography, \\u201cI Give My Eyes\\u201d a collection of stories, essays, poetry, and images.'