Once Upon A Nation: Storytelling Benches at Valley Forge September 10, 2010

1964 focuses on works made during a period of tremendous upheaval and transformation politically, socially, and artistically in the U.S. In the year following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the country saw riots erupt in a number of cities; President Lyndon Johnson ordered the first bombings in North Vietnam, and the Beatles invaded with their first concerts and their appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show.' With nearly 100 works, 1964 shows how the Walker collection mirrors this remarkably fertile moment in contemporary art.