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Museum Masters Art History Series | Modern Women: Visionary Artists, Sunday, May 11, 2025 11:00 AM

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Sunday, May 11, 2025 11:00 AM

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Museum Masters Art History Series | Modern Women: Visionary Artists

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Presented by Professor Bernadine Franco, this art history series will provide an indepth look at the women artists featured in the museum's special exhibition Modern Women: Visionary Artists.
The series of three "talks" explore the women from the Modern Women: Visionary Artists exhibition on loan from the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and Art Bridges' Partner Loan Network program. The installation of works features seven women who helped pioneer the Abstract Expressionist movement and "contributed to the advance of modern art extending into Post-War and Conceptual art." While historical accounts tend to focus on the men like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, join us to experience the innovations and expressions by the hand of women and the ways they shaped the identity of Abstract Expressionism and beyond. Each presentation draws from the NBMAA permanent collection.
Sunday, May 11: Painters: Lee Krasner, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell
Journey through the enormous, energetic, bold, projectile brushstrokes of three Abstract Expressionist female artists: Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Grace Hartigan. Featured in the groundbreaking Ninth Street Art Exhibition of 1951, these bold women, overshadowed by the men of abstraction, made important contributions to the avant-garde movement.
Bio: Bernadine Franco
Bernadine Franco is an educator fascinated by the influence of women artists on the story of art. She engages the public with female visual artists defined through works that expose the astonishing beauty of women’s lives and empower the female perspective. Her media includes teaching, writing, speaking in-person (and for five years Beyond the Paint with Bernadine podcast), curriculum development, and designing tours at local museums.
Bernadine has received her BA in Art History from Central Connecticut State University and her MA in American Studies with a concentration in Museums and Communities, from Trinity College, Hartford, CT.
Website: bernadinefranco.com
Museum Masters Art History Series:
Painters: Lee Krasner, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell
Sunday, May 11, 11 a.m.
Sculptor Louise Nevelson and "Soak Stain" Painter Helen Frankenthaler
Thursday, May 29, 6 p.m.
Painter Joan Brown and Conceptual Artist Jenny Holzer
Sunday, June 8, 11 a.m.

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Because the New Britain Museum of American Art is a non-profit organization that depends on funds generated from ticket sales, there are NO REFUNDS on tickets purchased for programs or events at the Museum. Thank you for your support.
Debido a que el Museo de Arte Americano New Britain es una organización sin fines de lucro que depende de los fondos generados por la venta de entradas, NO HAY REEMBOLSOS en las entradas compradas para programas o eventos en el museo. Gracias por su apoyo.