Six Characters in Search of a Curator: Bernstingle Lecture

Maureen O'Brien, Frank Robinson Curator of Painting and Sculpture, will share her curatorial process of art acquisitions reflecting on the meaning and origins of specific pieces and illuminating the considerations of committing to long-term care and preservation. O’Brien has been able to acquire significant paintings by Berthe Morisot, Leonora Carrington, Aaron Douglas, Adele Romany and Carolus-Duran for the museum collection during her tenure. Plus, discover how these acquisitions connect to historical works of art within the collection.

You may also like the following events from RISD Museum:

• This Thursday, 13th November, 05:30 pm, Process as Power - Craft, Body, and Visceral Sensation in Providence
• Next Thursday, 20th November, 06:00 pm, Ways of Looking in Providence

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