New York Women Artists, Part 1: Lilly Martin Spencer (Re-Air)

Tickets: $12-$36 (includes access to the full replay for one week)

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*This webinar is part of our NYAC Summer Encore Series — a limited-time showcase of archived programs, re-airing exclusively this August*

While New York City has allowed many forms of societal rule-breaking over the generations, women artists have often found themselves bound by old-world conventions. Regardless of the success they achieved while living, most fell into obscurity upon death. Who were these artists providing profound commentary on their times, and what challenges did they — and urban women overall — face in their pursuit to become professional artists? It's time to take a deep look at the artworks of several notable New York City women artists to resuscitate, and celebrate, their remarkable art careers.

Join New York Adventure Club for a three-part series that explores the art and achievements of notable women artists living and working in New York City during the 19th and early 20th centuries. In Part One, we'll examine the portfolio of Lilly Martin Spencer (1822-1902), and how this artist broke the chains of convention by balancing her chaotic home life with her career aspirations.

Led by American Art Historian Rena Tobey, our artistic deep dive will include:

• A look at the young artist who took an unconventional route to career success
• An understanding of the American Art Union, its effect on the American consumer, and its criteria for supporting and promoting Spencer
• An exploration of the day-to-day life, and anxieties, of urban, white women as a new middle-class emerges
• An analysis of Spencer’s wry and witty ‘kitchen’ series of paintings, satirizing gender roles and middle class propriety
• A consideration of how women artists’ careers are made, perpetuated, and lost to history

See you there, virtually!

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About Rena
Rena Tobey is an American art historian whose passion centers on making art accessible, insightful, and fun. She has taught at NYU's School for Professional Studies and Southern Connecticut State University. Rena conducts lively, interactive tours of New York City's museum collections, now online. Her research and writing centers on American women artists working before 1945, with particular interest in the challenges they faced in bucking societal norms.

New York Women Artists Series (Re-Air)
Part 1: Lilly Martin Spencer (Monday, August 4)
Part 2: Theresa Bernstein (Monday, August 11)
Part 3: Isabel Bishop and Peggy Bacon (Monday, August 18)

Testimonials
"Fascinating insights into the American art world and Lilly’s position in it in the mid 1800s. Another great presentation from Rena, excellently illustrated, so good to see paintings I hadn’t seen before and to see the context in which they were created." -Linde
"I came to the event knowing something about Lilly Martin Spencer; (I am a volunteer Docent at the Newark Museum of Art). I learned so much more about her: her upcoming, the values and ideals held by her parents; the importance of the art unions on her career. The lecture was a wonderfully delivered illumination of the Life and Times of LMS. Kudos to arena for jamming in so much info so efficiently into a small window of time. Thank you so much" Judi
"Ms. Tobey is wonderfully personable , and relaxed in these remote presentations and makes it so easy to concentrate on the material." -Heather
"The presenter's knowledge about the subject and the context in which the artist was working - and the life of the artist. Just terrifically informative - and beautiful paintings. I have a much deeper appreciation of Lilly Martin Spencer - and want to learn more - all thanks to the engaging style - and deep knowledge of the presenter, Rena. Wonderful! The quality of the online platform, the helpfulness of the online technical assistant, as well as the outstanding quality of the presenter all make these experiences worthwhile and exciting. I've been sharing information about the NY Adventures with friends and family - all because of the high quality of the experience. Thank you!" -Maureen
"Amazing professional & knowledge presenter, Rena Tobey. Makes era and arrist come alive! Very happy that I can take advantage of these lectures!" -Ann
"Rena is superb. I liked the content and she presented it well" -Y
"Extremely interesting both from art standpoint and interwoven contemporary customs." -Dorothy

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