Museum@The Library: Motherhood in Art (In-Person)

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Art, Movies & Music, Author & Literary Events, Community Events, Culture & Language, History & Genealogy, Race, Equity & Inclusion

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Adults
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Event Details

This class is a part of the HCLS' Museum@The Library series.
Please note: This class will be in-person at the Miller Branch. 

 

Motherhood in Art (not the Hallmark version). 

All artists have mothers, of course, and many artists are mothers themselves. Docent Laura Provan will show a survey of artworks from the collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) that have something to say about motherhood, in one way or another. We’ll look not only at art from the museum’s own holdings, but also at works from other institutions that help shed added light on NMWA’s pieces. 

The talk will be interactive.  Laura will offer information about the art, the artists, and the times and places in which they live(d) and work(ed), and open up the conversation to the audience to share thoughts. Questions and comments are welcome!

Laura Provan has been a volunteer docent at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) since its re-opening in 2022 following an extensive building renovation.  Prior to that she had been a docent at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore from 2015 - 2021. She brings to all her tours a life-long love of the arts and an enthusiasm for sharing that with others.

Image Credit: Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614)m Portrait of a Bolognese Noblewoman (Livia de' Medici Bandini?), ca. 1589, National Museum of Women in the Arts.

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