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Explore the shaping of the 17th-century Dutch Republic and the emergence of a national consciousness through the lens of key paintings in the Legion of Honor’s collection. Isabella Lores-Chavez, associate curator of European paintings, will discuss how political conflict, displacement, and colonial expansion throughout this period affected the work of Dutch artists, who depicted daily life and visions of the fledgling nation as never before.
About the curator
Isabella Lores-Chavez is associate curator of European paintings at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, where she is responsible for the collection’s Dutch and Flemish paintings. She is the curator of the exhibition Celebrating 100 Years at the Legion of Honor. Isabella completed her PhD in art history at Columbia University in 2022, with a dissertation about plaster casts in 17th-century Dutch paintings. Her doctoral work was supported by fellowships from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts.
About the “A Closer Look” series
This program is part of our “A Closer Look” series, a new curatorial lecture series exploring both the development of the Museums’ distinct collections and their art historical significance. Beginning at the Legion of Honor and expanding to the de Young soon, the series features in-depth presentations that highlight collection gems while demystifying creative practices that span thousands of years.
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Explore the shaping of the 17th-century Dutch Republic and the emergence of a national consciousness through the lens of key paintings in the Legion of Honor’s collection. Isabella Lores-Chavez, associate curator of European paintings, will discuss how political conflict, displacement, and colonial expansion throughout this period affected the work of Dutch artists, who depicted daily life and visions of the fledgling nation as never before.
About the curator
Isabella Lores-Chavez is associate curator of European paintings at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, where she is responsible for the collection’s Dutch and Flemish paintings. She is the curator of the exhibition Celebrating 100 Years at the Legion of Honor. Isabella completed her PhD in art history at Columbia University in 2022, with a dissertation about plaster casts in 17th-century Dutch paintings. Her doctoral work was supported by fellowships from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts.
About the “A Closer Look” series
This program is part of our “A Closer Look” series, a new curatorial lecture series exploring both the development of the Museums’ distinct collections and their art historical significance. Beginning at the Legion of Honor and expanding to the de Young soon, the series features in-depth presentations that highlight collection gems while demystifying creative practices that span thousands of years.
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Don’t miss our upcoming programs! Sign up for our newsletter: https://dey.ng/newsletter
![[Day 2] Bridges: Social Engagement in Artists’ Books/ 2021 Reva and David Logan Symposium](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/__Kti0abfM8/mqdefault.jpg "[Day 2] Bridges: Social Engagement in Artists’ Books/ 2021 Reva and David Logan Symposium
As potent tools for understanding, books can bridge disparate cultures. This year’s Logan Symposium brings together six powerful and courageous voices, artists who have traveled the world, and traveled within themselves, to bring back visual and poetic testimony
About the Speakers:
Laura Anderson Barbata: Book Making in the Amazon Rain Forest: Preserving a Culture
Laura Anderson Barbata, a transdisciplinary artist with studios in New York and Mexico City, produces work that, in her words, is “intended to connect various cultures . . . by engaging creative practices that promote dignity, shared values, diversity, and collaboration through reciprocal exchange of knowledge.” Her work with the Yanomami of southern Venezuela led to the production of handmade paper and an award-winning book that preserves the belief systems of their culture. The project became a tool for advocacy, social justice, self-determination, and environmental protection. (lauraandersonbarbata.com)
Clifton Meador: This Is Not Tibet
Clifton Meador combines writing, photography, printmaking, and design to make printed works that explore how the narratives of culture, history, and place are the basis for identity. For a 2006–2007 research project in Tibet, he produced detailed photo documentation of the production of printed sutras at a Tibetan temple. He later created a series of artist’s books inspired by the experience. Meador has worked as a pressman at several commercial, literary, and small–press production facilities. He is a professor in the Department of Art at Appalachian State University. (clifton-meador.com)")
