September 20, 2008 - January 4, 2009
Presented by Premier Health Partners
Lectures
All lectures are free for members and $8 for non-members. Registration required.
Call 223-5277, ext. 318, or e-mail hartsock@daytonartinstitute.org.
Sunday, September 28
Style and Status, Spaniels and Straw Hats:
American Paintings of Children
1:00 p.m. in the NCR Renaissance Auditorium
Dr. Carol Troyen, Curator of CHILDREN IN AMERICAN ART, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Whether presented as miniature adults or as "barefoot boys with cheeks of tan," children have always been popular subjects for American painters. This lecture will explore the cultural values represented in these images from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries.
Thursday, October 30
What Does It Mean to Be a Child?
Sociohistorical Perspectives on Childhood
6:00 p.m. in the NCR Renaissance Auditorium
Dr. Kristen Cheney, Professor of Anthropology, University of Dayton
Though we often think of childhood as a timeless and universal experience, the idea itself is actually a fairly recent invention. Explore the many different ways in which childhood is imagined and understood.
Thursday, November 20
Children at Play: Through the Lens of Artist Allan Rohan Crite
6:00 p.m. in the NCR Renaissance Auditorium
Valena Randolph, Education Specialist, National
Afro-American Museum
Learn more about African-American artist Allan Rohan Crite and his work depicting children in Boston¹s South End in the 1930s and 1940s.