Event
Art and Dialogue - Marcelo Montealegre: the New York Solidarity Movement with the Victims of the Chilean Regime
November 12, 2026 11:15AM to 12:45PM
LUAG Lower Gallery, Zoellner Arts Center
Join Chilean-born, New York-based photojournalist Marcelo Montealegre – whose work is included in LUAG’s current exhibition, This Land: Reimagining the United States of America on its 250th Anniversary – for a talk about the New York solidarity movement with the victims of the Chilean dictatorship in the 1970s, and about the power of photography, music, and solidarity to enact social change.
The program will begin with a talk by Montealegre, followed by a conversation with Assistant Professor of Art History, Florencia San Martín. Light refreshments will be provided.
This event is sponsored by the Latin American and Latino Studies Program (LALS) and will be offered as part of the Global Contemporary Art course taught by Prof. San Martín this fall.
The lecture is free open to the public. Space is limited; please register in advance.
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.
Marcelo Montealegre (Puerto Montt, Chile, 1936) is a photojournalist who has lived in New York since the late 1960s. He has reported for Life Magazine, Newsweek, Der Spiegel, Zigzag, and El Clarín, and has served as an audiovisual producer for National Public Radio (NPR), as well as an educator and freelance photographer. Photographing figures such as artists, musicians, and politicians, including Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, and Salvador Allende, after the 1973 coup in Chile, he documented the political, cultural, and social uprisings of Latin American communities in New York to denounce Chile's brutal regime.
Image Credit: Marcelo Montealegre. (Chile, b.1936). Musicians and Friends at Felt Forum concert “An Evening with Salvador Allende”, New York, 1974 (From left: Dennis Hopper, Arlo Guthrie, Melvin Van Peebles (behind Guthrie), Melanie Safka, Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, and Unknown). 1974. Photograph: digital scan from original gelatin silver print. Courtesy of the artist.
