Art show in honor of Betty White
Betty White Unites! was an invitational visual arts exhibition held from January 14 to January 29, 2022[1] at the Zenith Gallery in Washington, D.C., as an homage and celebration to American actress Betty White,[2] who had died at the end of 2021.
Curator
The exhibition was curated by the gallery's director, Margery Goldberg. After White's death, she "called a number of artists and commissioned artwork honoring White." She noted that “People always say everybody loves Betty White. I just thought, this country has been so unbelievably divided... I thought [the exhibit] would be something that unites people.”[3]
Focus
The exhibition featured artwork by 19 invited artists from around the United States, all focused on White and/or her work.[4][5] The artists included Bradley Stevens,[6] Bulsby “Buzz” Duncan, Holly Boruck, F. Lennox Campello, Michelle Marcello, Carol Newmyer,[7] and others.[1]
Critical reception and press
The exhibition received local,[8][9][5][2][10] regional,[11][12][4] national[13][14] and international press.[15][16][17][18][19][20]
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