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Finding Her Way: Painting Urban Women’s Experiences, 1840-1940 (Zoom)
Tuesday, March 21 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | add to Google Calendar
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The American experiment has allowed for many forms of societal rule-breaking, but historically, women have been bound by tradition. Women artists often found themselves in gender-busting struggles to be taken seriously as professionals, while juggling the demands of their domestic lives. In this talk, we take a close look at their artwork that not only tells the eye-opening, funny, and even sexy stories of historical American women, but also are surprisingly relevant today.
Most of these artists have fallen into obscurity with their death, no matter their success while living. Together we will resuscitate and celebrate the art careers of historical women working over a 100 year period. Join American art historian Rena Tobey for this engaging talk that mirrors American women’s history through the lens of unforgettable art works.
Rena’s greatest passion is making art accessible, invigorating, insightful, and fun. She has taught art history at NYU’s School for Professional Studies and Southern Connecticut State University. Rena provides talks for many community organizations and conducts lively, interactive tours of museum collections, now online. Just for fun, she has created Artventures!® Game–a cheeky party game on the adventures of art and art history.