6–6:30 pm Reception
6:30–7:30 pm Lecture

At 24 years old, Ruth Ansel became the co-art director, with Bea Feitler, of Harper’s Bazaar, and went on to be art director at The New York Times Magazine, House and Garden, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. Ansel will present highlights from her five-decade career working with international artists, illustrators, and photographers including Richard Avedon, Diane Arbus, Helmut Newton, Andy Warhol, Bruce Weber, Annie Leibovitz, and David Hockney.

Ruth Ansel, art director and designer, is the recipient of the Herb Lubalin Award for Continuing Excellence in the field of Publication Design from The Society of Publication Designers, gold and silver medals from the Art Directors Club of New York, and numerous awards from the AIGA. She was inducted in the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in 2011.