Gallery Talk: A Tale of Two Vessels

When:
Wednesday, Nov 15, 2023 12:30p -
1:00p

Where:
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Admission:
FREE

Hosted by:
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Categories:
Accessible Spots, Art, History, University

Event website:
https://bit.ly/3ucV2I5

Join curatorial assistant Casey Monahan to explore how two 19th-century ceramic vessels tell different stories of the United States. One vessel is made by enslaved potter David Drake and shows us both the artist’s agency and the lack of it. The other vessel is a presentation vase created for the U.S. centennial; it includes narrative imagery intended to evoke a shared American identity after the Civil War.


Led by:

Casey Monahan, Cunningham Senior Curatorial Assistant for the Collection, Division of European and American Art


Gallery talks are limited to 18 people and registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning at 10am the day of the talk.


Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk.

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