Here are various resources on photographer Dorothea Lange’s life and work:
2020 Exhibition at MOMA: https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5079
Various audio clips on some of Lange’s photographs.
Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” Photographs in the Farm Security Administration Collection
Video: Dorothea Lange: Grab A Hunk of Lightning
From the Let’s Talk Tours study group, a list of works by women artists currently (January 2020) on display:
From your colleague Ginny Wheeler, a shared tour outline with works all by women:
Following are some resources and additional materials from our January 21st cultural fluency conversation on gender identity, personal pronoun use, and inclusive language.
From Planned Parenthood, definitions of Sex, Gender, and Gender Identity.
Here is a link to the Family Inclusive Language Guide, developed by Margaret Middleton.
The article below is focused on addressing racism in comments in the galleries, but the technique of “reframing” the comment could also be used to deal with gender stereotyping:
The Societal Frame_ A Tool To Address Racism in the Galleries
A great informational site on personal pronoun use is MyPronouns.org. In particular, there are some short videos that help to explain personal pronouns and trans/genderqueer identity.
From your colleague, Mary Ann Wark, a short film of the seascapes that inspired Winslow Homer:
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a short video on Jacob Lawrence’s work, as described by Bryan Stevenson:
Bryan Stevenson on the power of art to communicate justice
From your colleague Judy Ericksen, a cheering article:
An article on artworks taken during colonial rule being returned (including Benin bronzes):
Dutch Museum to return artefacts stolen from other countries
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a recommended video on the times of John Singer Sargent:
British Aristocrats and American Plutocrats in the Age of Sargent
From your colleague Margo Squire, a NYT article to enjoy:
Several Times Square security officers have been doing double duty as “public art ambassadors” for a Kehinde Wiley monument, which ends its New York visit this weekend. (Article link)
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a short video:
Culture writer Roxane Gay describes the importance of sitting with discomfort in front of Kara Walker’s enormous drawing “Christ’s Entry into Journalism” (2017), Video link.
From your colleague Jean London, a story involving our former curator Eike Schmidt:
From Juline Chevalier, an article on The Art of Being Black in White Spaces.
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a short Sotheby’s video:
The Honest Appraisals of Alice Neel
From your colleague Margo Squire, an article about a new exhibition on Paul Gauguin:
From your colleague Manju Parikh:
Kusama Arrives. Is It Worth Your Time to Wait in Line?
Here is a link to our Kusama painting on display:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/109120/untitled-kusama-yayoi
This is a short video from the Tate:
From your colleague Jean London, an article in the NYT:
An exhibition in Vienna puts the figurine at the center of Edmund De Waal’s 2010 memoir on show, and tells the story of a family forced from their home by prejudice.
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a short Sotheby’s video about artist Lee Krasner:
When Lee Krasner Harnessed the Power of the Sun on Canvas
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a short video on Mark Rothko from Sotheby’s:
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a recent story on looted art:
F.B.I. Recovers Nazi-Looted Painting From New York Museum