Art
Maurice Sendak Through the Lens of Opera – a Tour with Ben Smith
Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesBen Smith will guide us through the Drawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak's Designs for Opera and Ballet exhibition with his experiences in the opera industry. Stage Director Benjamin Wayne Smith has made a career leading new productions ranging from Pergolesi’s La serva padrona to Conrad Susa’s The Dangerous Liasons. He brings a balance of practical experience and innovative storytelling to […]
Black Artists in Context Lecture and Teacher Workshop
Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesJoin us for a conversation between Henry Ossawa Tanner Scholar Theresa Leininger-Miller and local artist Carl E. Moore! Lecture is from 1 pm - 2 pm Lecture is free and open to the public. Following the conversation, we invite educators to join us for a teacher workshop from 2-4. Through an exploration of Tanner’s The […]
Creolization in the Work of Harmonia Rosales
Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesDoes the work of Harmonia Rosales Africanize classical European portraiture or does it seek to approximate Black mythologies to Western ideals? Is her work politically transformative or assimilationist? In this talk Dr. Roberto Strongman will argue that both impulses coexist in her portraiture. Instead of trying to resolve opposing identities and contradictory agendas, Rosales’ work […]