Have you ever pondered the messages conveyed by works of art?
In these unique sessions, members like you engage in enlightening conversations led by our knowledgeable docents, exploring the nuances and stories behind some of the NMOA’s most cherished artworks.
The playwright Oscar Wilde said that life imitates art more than art imitates life. But why and how does a painting, sculpture, or any piece of art come to exist? If we look back 40,000 years to the cave paintings in France and Spain, we know that the artists were influenced by their environment and geography by the animals they drew on the cave walls.
At this Member Experience, docents Pat Riley and Betty Brown will guide us in examining the works of Alvan Fisher, Hiram Powers and Winslow Homer to understand how the cultural, political, societal and geographic conditions in the mid-19th century influenced their work and how these external factors continue to impact artists today.
Location: North Wing, Seeing America: 18th & 19th Century
Registration is required.
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