In this talk, Kéla Jackson discusses the role of music, color, and interiority in Louis Delsarte’s 1995 print “Unity,” made during the artist’s residency at the Brandywine Workshop and Archives. Founded in Philadelphia in 1972 by Allan L. Edmunds, the workshop has supported generations of artists by fostering a deep sense of collective education and art making, foregrounding the “fresh, human and personal” aspects of art and the power of improvisation. This suite of progressive print states from Delsarte’s “Unity, will be on view at the Harvard Art Museums in the exhibition “States of Play: Prints from Rembrandt to Delsarte,” from September 4, 2021–January 2, 2022. By decoding creative choices that the artist pursued or abandoned in each successive step, the exhibition helps uncover the full breadth of experimentation and demystifies printmaking terminology and techniques. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Louis Delsarte, American, “Unity,” 1995. Offset lithograph on white wove paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, © Estate of Louis Delsarte, 2018.33.5. https://hvrd.art/o/361185 + Take a virtual tour of "States of Play:" https://hvrd.art/states + Exhibition—”States of Play: Prints from Rembrandt to Delsarte”: https://harvardartmuseums.org/statesofplay. --- SPEAKERS: + Kéla Jackson, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University + (Moderator) Soyoung Lee, Landon and Lavinia Clay Chief Curator, Harvard Art Museums --- All works discussed by Louis Delsarte: © Estate of Louis Delsarte. Works discussed by James Van Der Zee: © 1969 Van Der Zee. Video recorded Tuesday, August 10, 2021. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.