Gallery Conversation: Abstraction and Modernism in Emma Amos’s The Reader
Join us for an exploration of abstraction and Modernism presented by Tyson Scholar Sarah Cowen. You’ll learn about artist Emma Amos’s work The Reader (1967), Modernism in the 20th century, and how the artist balanced her interest in abstraction and the figure in creating this striking and colorful work.
Don’t miss this chance to experience your museum more fully and make the most of your visit. See you there!
Free, no tickets required.
About the Speaker
Sarah Cowan
Sarah Louise Cowan is an assistant professor of art history at DePauw University. She researches Modern and contemporary art of the Americas with a focus on the African diaspora and feminist art. Her forthcoming book, Howardena Pindell: Reclaiming Abstraction (Yale University Press, fall 2022), offers the first scholarly monograph on artist Howardena Pindell and develops the concept of Black feminist modernisms. An article she wrote about Pindell’s cut and sewn paintings of the 1970s appeared in the winter 2020 issue of Art Journal. At Crystal Bridges, she will develop an article about Beverly Buchanan’s 1981 environmental sculpture Marsh Ruins.