Finding 29: Kenneth Noland Lecture

In conjunction with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s 1977 exhibition Kenneth Noland: A Retrospective, art historian Michael Fried gave a lecture at the museum entitled “Achievement of Kenneth Noland.” In this clip, Fried discusses the artist’s series Horizontal Stripes in relation to other artistic currents of the period.

—Amanda Brown, National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant intern

Michael Fried, “Achievement of Kenneth Noland” (lecture, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, May 17, 1977). Reel to Reel collection, A0004, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Archives, New York