William Kentridge: Five Themes

Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Speaker
William Kentridge
Artist
Presider
Richard Haass
President, Council on Foreign Relations
Introductory Speakers
Glenn Lowry
Director, Museum of Modern Art

This meeting was made possible by the generous support of Bank of America. 

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