New York Women Who Shaped The Art World

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 how two wealthy women artists used their influence to help establish modern art in early 20th century New York City

<p><em><strong>Can&#x27;t make the live event?  No problem!  You can watch the video recording at your convenience for 2 weeks.</strong></em></p><p>While we take New York City&#x27;s first-rate art scene for granted these days, it could have easily never existed. Had it not been for a handful of women who decided to rebel against traditional lives in the domestic sphere, NYC may not have become a center for artistic imagination. This is the story of wealthy women artists from the early 20th century who devoted their time, money, and talent to making New York one of the premier locations of fine art in the world.</p><p>We highlight the journeys of two powerful women who defied the strictures set for elite women—Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and Florine Stettheimer. Each sparked an intellectual Salon of artists, writers, and other cultural tastemakers. Both were artists who used their money for good while contributing to the creation  of New York as a global art center.</p><p>In this image-rich talk, we will learn about:</p><ul><li> The art of these two often-overlooked women</li><li>The role of women as art salon hosts, and what exactly happened at these ground-breaking events</li><li>How Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney helped develop a distinctive Urban Realist American voice and created an art institution</li><li>Florine Stettheimer and her innovative sisters attracting artists like Marcel Duchamp to New York, bringing European art innovation stateside, and together erasing gender norms</li><li>How the New York City art world owes a debt to rule-defying women</li></ul><p> And so much more…</p><p> Join us for this compelling look at how Whitney and Stettheimer flipped convention to change the art world and New York City.</p>

<p>Speaker Bio</p><p>Rena Tobey’s greatest passion is making art accessible, invigorating, insightful, and fun. She has taught art history at NYU&#x27;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.</p>

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