Celebrating Suffrage

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A showcase of three artists and their work, linking contemporary issues to 19th century practices

Mary Murray, curator of modern and contemporary art at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, showcases three artists and their work, linking contemporary issues to 19th-century practices. Linda Ferber, museum director emerita at the New York Historical Society and curator of the exhibition, The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists, at the National Gallery of Art, will discuss Fidelia Bridges; artist Sabrina Gschwandtner shares her work on Elizabeth Keckley Diamond, the African-American enslaved woman who gained her freedom; and artist Lesley Dill’s work Poetic Eyes, 1992, is based on poetry by Emily Dickinson, which remains fresh and relevant in the 21st century.This program is presented in partnership with <a href="http://www.nationalartsclub.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute.Please help the NAC support culture by making a donation with your registration. The NAC will share 50% of all donations with the co-presenting organization. The remaining 50% will support the NAC Artist Fellows program, helping to further the careers of up-and-coming artists.you contribute directly to the NAC Artist Fellows program, helping to further the careers of up-and-coming artists.This program will be hosted via Zoom. You will receive additional details upon registration.

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