Host: The Wallace Collection
Date: Wednesday 4th, 11th, and 18th March
In the 1970s, artist Judy Chicago imagined a vast dinner party to which noted women of the past were invited. What if we could do the same for the women of the Wallace Collection and ask them to tell their stories?
Join art historian Jacqui Ansell as she uncovers the ways in which women dominate the Wallace Collection through depictions of mythical figures, muses and mothers. As well as investigating such idealised imagery, we’ll also delve deeper to consider real female agency behind the scenes, in women’s roles as collectors and makers. Our examination will also reveal surprising connections between women painters of the past and contemporary artists.
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