Join the New-York Historical Society on Friday, May 12 at 1 p.m. (ET) for Craftsmanship at the American Museum: Authenticity and Artifice.

Speakers in this session will examine the contexts chosen for craftsmanship in American museums and how they are influenced by the values ​​associated with handmade objects.

  • Lead Moderator: Glenn Adamson
    Curator and freelance writer
  • Anya Montiel (Mexican and Tohono O’odham descent)
    Curator of History and Culture, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
  • Seph Rodney
    Art critic, writer and museologist

Registration is required to receive a link. To RSVP for this free chat, visit nyhistory.org.

Since its inception in 1982, the Henry Luce Foundation’s American Art Program has supported extensive collecting projects and exhibitions at art museums in all 50 states. In commemoration of the program’s 40th anniversary, the Foundation hosted a year-long series of virtual conversations hosted by leaders in the field and Luce grantees, past and present.

Deliberately forward-looking rather than retrospective, The Henry Luce Foundation’s Conversations on American Art and Museums explore what the best futures for American art and museums might look like. Participants will explore the role of the visual arts in an open and equitable society, and the ability of art museums to challenge accepted histories, elevate underrepresented voices, and animate the critical conversations we need to engage in. .

See it full schedule future programs.

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