Victor Hugo, Planète (Planet), ca. 1854. Brown ink and wash over charcoal with touches of white gouache on paper. 12 1/8 × 14 9/16 in. (30.8 × 37 cm). Collection of David Lachenmann
Conversations

Uncovering Victor Hugo: A Conversation with the Curators

  • This is a past program

Curators Cynthia Burlingham and Allegra Pesenti discuss the background of the exhibition, the journeys it took them on, the archives and collections they explored, the discoveries they made, and the behind-the-scenes work that led to this rare and important survey.

All Hammer public programs are free and made possible by a major gift from an anonymous donor.

Generous support is also provided by Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy, Good Works Foundation and Laura Donnelley, The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, an anonymous donor, and all Hammer members.

Public programs advancing social justice are presented by the Ford Foundation.

Digital presentation of Hammer public programs is made possible by the Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Foundation.