HTA Lecture: “From Museum to Music: The Appropriation of Fine Art in Album Covers”
March 27 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lucia Nelson will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Northwest Mississippi Community College titled “From Museum to Music: The Appropriation of Fine Art in Album Covers.”
This presentation will explore the use of appropriated art in album cover design, analyzing how musicians and designers repurpose existing artworks to create new meanings through a Postmodern lens. The examples selected will span a wide range of historical periods and artistic movements – from Classical to Contemporary – and encompass diverse musical genres.
The lecture will take place on the Northwest Mississippi Community College campus on March 27, 2026, at 10 a.m.