Scandals and Secrets of the Metropolitan Museum

Professor Andrew Lear is a world-renowned expert on sexuality in art and the author of the best-known book on sexuality in Greek vase-painting.  He is the founder of Oscar Wilde Tours, the gay history tour company, and Shady Ladies Tours, the woman's history tour company.

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Come discover the artworks in the Met that caused scandals and hid secrets, works that shocked and titillated viewers then and now!

<h3>Can't make the live event? Buy a ticket for the recording and watch the event in your own time!  Details in FAQs below.</h3><p>Artists love to titillate their viewers, to come right up to the edge of shocking them—but to keep it all deniable, if possible.  Sometimes, however, they cross the line, as John Singer Sargent did with the shoulder straps of Madame X, and cause a scandal.  The Met has several artworks that have caused scandals and many more that came close to the line.  And this is the tour to find out about them. </p><p>Learn about:</p><ul><li>the bad boys of ancient Greek art</li><li>the slow striptease that led to female nudes</li><li>the way Biblical and mythological stories covered for racy pictures</li><li>the subtle signs that identify scandalous women</li><li>how Courbet shocked Paris with frank naturalism</li><li>and how a trans painter hid herself in her paintings</li><li>why Madame X created such a scandal</li><li>how Sargent apologized in paint</li></ul><p>and much more, in this entertaining and informative 75 minute romp through the Met's scandals and secrets with Professor Andrew Lear</p><p> </p>

<h2>Speaker Bio</h2><p><strong>Andrew Lear</strong> is a renowned expert on same-sex relations in Greek and Roman antiquity.  During his academic career, he taught at Harvard, Pomona College, and NYU.  In recent years, he has founded Oscar Wilde Tours, the LGBTQ history and culture tour company and Shady Ladies Tours, a women&#x27;s history and culture tour company.  He is also working with actor/author Stephen Fry on a podcast about the &quot;Scandals and Secrets of London&#x27;s National Portrait Gallery.&quot;</p>

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