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Minds Wide Open
A 400-Year Celebration of the Arts - Women of the Chrysler
An extraordinary new exhibition dedicated to women artists – over 150 works drawn from Chrysler's permanent collection by women painters, sculptors, photographers, silversmiths, glass artists, and printmakers. The exhibition traces the course of women’s ever-expanding contributions to the arts in Europe, America, and eventually the world.
Pathfinders & Pioneers: A group of largely unsung women working in several different media: painter, silversmith, photographer, and sculptor.
Feminine Mystique: 1850 and 1910 when women first emerged in force as artistic professionals, taking their place alongside their male counterparts of Europe and America: painters, sculptors, photographer, and glass designer. The subjects that interested them most were familial and domestic in nature (nature, women, children, and the home), and their stylistic approach was traditionally feminine and genteel.
Embracing the Modern: Encompassing 1910-1960, following World War I and the triumph of Women’s Suffrage in America in 1920, women swelled the ranks of the artistic elite on both sides of the Atlantic, embracing the full range of modernist themes and styles. Women also moved beyond the convention and mannerly refinement of the late nineteenth century to join the avant-garde, competing with men at the cutting edge of artistic change, from Cubism and Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, and beyond.
Today-Here and Now: Women of all races and social classes find themselves at the forefront of artistic innovation. Since the mid 1960s especially, women artists have pushed the limits of their chosen media and increasingly investigated the complexities of artistic, ethnic, political, and sexual identity.
Chrysler Museum of Art
245 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA
Call 664-6200 or go to www.chrysler.org for more information.
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