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Looking for the Light
April 6 – May 19, 2024
Artist: Bob Schieffer
Curator: Michael Bechloss
Bob Schieffer, One Million, 2022. Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Bob Schieffer, The Bump, 2020. Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Bob Schieffer, The Poet, 2021. Oil on canvas, 46 x 36 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Overview & Events
- Mid-Season Exhibitions Reception:
Bob Schieffer and MFA Students
April 6, 5:30 - Gallery Talk: Looking for the Light
April 20, 2:00
In a sweeping exhibition, long-time CBS journalist Bob Schieffer (CBS Evening News, Face the Nation, 60 Minutes, presidential debate moderator) trades microphone for paint brush to document one of America’s most difficult eras. He shows us how the COVID pandemic, and the efforts to combat it, was just the beginning of a deep national divide.
Ultimately, his paintings tell a story of hope. Awful times such as these often produce heroes. He counts Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman among them and finds inspiration in her poem “The Hill We Climb” as she tells us “For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
Press
- New York Times - "Longtime Journalist Bob Schieffer Bares His Soul in a New Art Exhibition"
- Center for Strategic & International Studies - "Looking For The Light: The Art of Bob Schieffer"
- CBS News Sunday Morning - "Bob Schieffer’s artistic take on the news"