Opening Reception: "The Making of an Icon: Walter Iooss and Sports Photography"

Wednesday March 6, 2024 from 3:30pm - 5:30p

Burt Chernow Galleries

Join us on March 6, 2024 to celebrate the opening of "The Making of an Icon: Walter Iooss and Sports Photography." The show showcases a selection of artworks by the famed American photographer, Walter Iooss. On view from March 6, 2024 to August 2, 2024, the exhibition is organized into thematic sections that explore the various ways that photographs capture heroic moments, contribute to legendary myths of greatness, and tell authentic stories of athletic struggle and uplift.

The exhibition is curated by Kathryn Leann Harris and Douglas Stark of Interpreting Sports with key loans from the Collection of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Connecticut. Support provided by CT Humanities.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For questions, contact Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye at or 203-332-5052

Snow date: Thursday, March 7, 2024 from 3:30pm-5:30pm