Join art historian Nancy G. Heller for a series of lectures focused on 20th and 21st-century American women artists. Lectures will include an emphasis on artists included in the groundbreaking Philadelphia-based FOCUS festival which took place in 1974, including the exhibition "In Her Own Image," organized by Cindy Nemser at Fleisher Art Memorial.
This series is presented as part of (re) Focus 2024, a citywide collaboration of institutions and organizations taking place from January - May 2024 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts. Held in Philadelphia the 1974 FOCUS was one of the first major exhibitions featuring American women artists. For more information visit https://www.refocus2024.org/