American Women Artists 1840-1940:  Finding Her Way

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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Learn about American women artists, as they find their voices to show daily life and the challenges of women's careers, from 1840 to 1940

<h3>Can't make the live event? Buy a ticket for the recording and watch the event in your own time! See FAQs below for more info.</h3><p>Join us for a Mother's Day artful treat as we take a close look at American women artists working from the mid 1800s to the Great Depression. Together, their work shows us what life was daily like for middle-class, urban women. You might be surprised!</p><p> While the American experiment has allowed for many forms of societal rule-breaking, historically, women artists often found themselves bound by old-world conventions. These artists often faced difficult choices—making sacrifices in their personal lives or in their careers. Who says women can’t have it all? This image-rich talk lays out the arguments.</p><p> Despite evident talent and success, most of these artists have fallen into obscurity with their death. Come discover and closely examine works by women artists who collectively paint a picture of a changing America. We will learn about:</p><ul><li>what 19th-century society said about appropriate behavior for middle-class women</li><li>the American Art Union and its role in shaping artist careers and the art market</li><li>clever strategies women artists use to balance their home life with their profession</li><li>how a publishing boom created new art careers</li><li>new urban technologies liberated women out in the world, and in their sex lives</li><li>the New Woman and how she rocked traditional gender roles</li></ul><p> And so much more…</p><p> Come discover the eye-opening backstories to works you may have seen on museum walls like at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and help bring all these artists back to life.</p><h3>FYI—If you buy a ticket for the live event, the Zoom invite will be in your confirmation email (scroll to the bottom of the email, it's there!). If you do not receive the confirmation email, check your spam folder first, but please message us IMMEDIATELY if you don't find it and we shall send it to you directly, DO NOT WAIT until the event starts!</h3>

<h2>Speaker bio</h2><p><strong>Rena Tobey</strong> is an American Art Historian. Rena’s greatest passion is making art accessible, invigorating, insightful, and fun. She teaches art history at NYU&#x27;s School for Professional Studies, conducts lively, interactive tours of museum collections, and provides talks on American art for community organizations. Just for fun, she has created Artventures!® Game--a cheeky party game on the adventures of art and art history.</p><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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