Re-Viewing Women Artists
Date and time
Historically, greatness in art has been associated with male artists. Women represented in the canon were seen as exceptions, not the rule. They predominantly featured in art as models and muses, but only exceptionally as makers.
This study day will explore notions of exclusion, dominant ideologies concerning sexual difference, social conditioning and class as well as considering the potential advantages of being an artist who happens to be a woman. In 2010, how appropriate is it to use the term ‘women artists’? Have opinions developed beyond the limitations of feminism?
Provisional programme: | |
| 10.30–11am | Registration and coffee |
| 11–11.15am | Introduction to the day |
| Colin Wiggins, Head of Education, National Gallery | |
| 11.15–11.45am |
Where are the Women Artists?
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| 11.45–12.15pm | The Modern Minerva: Fashioning an image of Elizabeth Vigée Le Brun
Jacqui Ansell, OU, National Gallery Education |
| 12.15–1.30pm | Talks in the Gallery |
| 1.30 - 2.30pm | Lunch (not provided) |
| 2.30–3pm | Framing Femininity in Manet’s 'Eva Gonzalès' |
| 3.05–3.35pm | Berthe Morisot: Painting the feminine |
| 3.35–4.05pm | Painter Alison Watt in conversation with Colin Wiggins |
| 4.20–4.40pm | Questions/Plenary discussion |
| Lecture titles and programme may be changed if necessary | |
For institution group bookings, contact Lee Riley to arrange invoicing
Tel 020 7747 2891 Email lee.riley@ng-london.org.uk
Image above: Peter Paul Rubens, Samson and Delilah, about 1609-10
