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Online: Armchair Travel "You've Got Style" docent-led art tour

Thu 05 / 19 / 2022 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM FREE
About this Event

Thursday, May 19th, 3:00-4:30pm

ARMCHAIR TRAVEL SERIES: VIRTUAL DOCENT-LED ART TOUR, “YOU’VE GOT STYLE: AMERICAN ARTISTS, IDENTITY & SELF-EXPRESSION” SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM (SAAM)

  • Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk once said “In today's world everything is political. We are a statement - our clothes, haircut, the way we act.”  Whether or not you agree with her, artists have often taken as their subject how someone dresses, as a means of communicating who they are and what they stand for.
  • Join Smithsonian American Art Museum docent Melissa Clark on May 19th for a look at artworks that explore issues of identity and self-expression, as evidenced in how their subjects present themselves through their appearance. We’ll look at works from SAAM’s collections and have a conversation about how our styles can show who we are.

     Attachment: Zoot Suit by Ignacio Gomez (2002)

  • Register HERE to receive zoom link or RSVP byemail [email protected] or phone 202-656-7322