1907 – 1960
Age of Global Conflict

Three Futurists
Balla, Severini and Boccioni


Work discussed:
Giacoma Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, oil, 1912 (Albright-Knox, Buffalo)
Gino Severini, Dynamic Hieroglyph of the Bal Tabarin, oil, 1912 (MoMA)
Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, bronze, 1913 (MoMA)

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Chad Laird

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Three Futurists<br>Artwork by Balla, Severini and Boccioni
Rome, Italy
1912-13

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