Clark Society Women Artist-Activist Lecture Series: Women Artists and the Great War
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
9:00 AM–11:00 AM
Manton Research Center
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In this three-part series, curator Alexis Goodin highlights the important work of women artist-activists over time.
In the final talk of the series, Goodin discusses women artists who participated in a range of volunteer efforts during World War I, some which required a break from art-making, while others allowed them to leverage their skills as artists. Ethel Sands and Nan Hudson nursed wounded soldiers in France, while Anna Alma-Tadema volunteered for a war relief committee in England. Evelyn De Morgan protested the war through subjects she painted and exhibited. Anna Airy was commissioned to paint large canvases of munitions factories as a record of war work. A buffet breakfast follows the program.
Advance registration required. Capacity is limited. To register, email [email protected] or call 413 458 0425.
In addition to member events, Clark Society members receive an extraordinarily rich suite of benefits and exclusively designed programs including invitations to exclusive and bespoke Clark Society events in Williamstown and beyond and opportunities for early access to special exhibitions at the Clark. Click here to learn more!
Image: Anna Airy, An Aircraft Assembly Shop, Hendon (detail), 1918, oil on canvas. Imperial War Museum, London Art. IWM ART 1931
In the final talk of the series, Goodin discusses women artists who participated in a range of volunteer efforts during World War I, some which required a break from art-making, while others allowed them to leverage their skills as artists. Ethel Sands and Nan Hudson nursed wounded soldiers in France, while Anna Alma-Tadema volunteered for a war relief committee in England. Evelyn De Morgan protested the war through subjects she painted and exhibited. Anna Airy was commissioned to paint large canvases of munitions factories as a record of war work. A buffet breakfast follows the program.
Advance registration required. Capacity is limited. To register, email [email protected] or call 413 458 0425.
In addition to member events, Clark Society members receive an extraordinarily rich suite of benefits and exclusively designed programs including invitations to exclusive and bespoke Clark Society events in Williamstown and beyond and opportunities for early access to special exhibitions at the Clark. Click here to learn more!
Image: Anna Airy, An Aircraft Assembly Shop, Hendon (detail), 1918, oil on canvas. Imperial War Museum, London Art. IWM ART 1931
