Member Lecture—Masterpiece: The Story of Acquiring Richter’s Betty

Member Lectures are available exclusively to Museum Members. Join today.

Join scholar and Museum alum Michael Shapiro for this unique opportunity!

As the Museum’s chief curator in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Shapiro spearheaded many important acquisitions by Gerhard Richter and Anselm Kiefer. Learn more about the fascinating journey Richter’s Betty took to arrive in the grand galleries of the Saint Louis Art Museum, as well as Shapiro’s role in acquiring this masterpiece.

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