Verbal Description & Touch Tour: "Locating Girlhood"
American Folk Art Museum, Lincoln Square 2, New York, Manhattan
Free (registration required)
About
A verbal description and touch tour for individuals who are blind or have low vision, exploring the exhibition "Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American “Schoolgirl” Art". Learning & Engagement staff at the American Folk Art Museum lead a 90-minute gallery tour with verbal description, object handling and guided discussion, with coffee and pastries served. The exhibition reexamines the artistic production of girls and young women in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America, focusing on representations of place in "schoolgirl" art such as samplers and needlework pictures. The free program requires registration by email, as space is limited.
Written by a model, sources: folkartmuseum.org
Venue
American Folk Art Museum is in New York City’s Manhattan.
Lincoln Square 2, New York
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