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Celebrating Suffrage

The National Arts Club presents 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 Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute.











When: Thu., Sep. 10, 2020 at 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Where: The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park S.
212-475-3424
Price: Free, donation suggested
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The National Arts Club presents 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 Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute.

Buy tickets/get more info now