Art in Focus — Family Ties

Event Art in Focus Family Ties Artistic Responses to Love, Loss and Intimacy Keidra Daniels Navaroli , lecturer Throughout history, art has served as a profound vehicle for expressing human emotional longing, raw vulnerability, deep-seated grief and the enduring power of connection. Learn how canvas masters like Mary Cassatt, Henry O. Tanner, Gustav Klimt, Norman Rockwell, Dorothea Lange, Grant Wood and others transformed emotional states, from desire and heartbreak to affection and family, allowing viewers to experience the complexities of the human heart. Visual art is fundamental to framing not only what we see but how we see it. Drawing from renowned collections and institutions, the Art in Focus lecture series explores a range of critical topics in art today, breaking down concepts, culture and cutting-edge innovations. Join scholar and curator Keidra Daniels Navaroli on an illustrated journey through the "centers" and "margins" of the art world, bringing art — and its connections — into greater focus. Image: Cassatt, Mary. Self-Portrait . Circa 1180, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.