The Salon at the Benton - Art and Conversation

Friday, March 1, 2019

5:00pm – 7:00pm

5:00-5:30 pm Cash Bar; light hors d'oeuvres.

5:30 pm Discussion commences.

FREE; donations are gratefully accepted.

RSVP appreciated by February 27. Email benton@uconn.edu or call 860-486-5084.

Salon at the Benton: Art and Conversation WHO IS THE REAL SUBJECT OF THE PORTRAIT? SITTER? SOCIETY? ARTIST? Join the discussion.

From the Mona Lisa to “selfies,” this salon will explore the artists’ and sitters’ intent, memorialization, branding, the influence of social trends, and other critical issues in portraiture using works from the Benton’s current exhibition and permanent collection.

PANELISTS:

Pamela Bramble is Associate Professor of Painting at the University of Connecticut. Her teaching specialties include drawing, painting and art appreciation.

Michael Bradford is Professor, Head of Dramatic Arts, and Artistic Director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre at UConn. He teaches theater history, dramatic literature and playwriting.

Susan Spiggle is Professor Emeritus from the Department of Marketing in the School of Business at UConn. She worked with Alexis Boylan, Guest Curator on the current Benton exhibition The Business of Bodies: Ellen Emmet Rand and the Persuasion of Portraiture.

MODERATOR:

Veronica Makowsky is Professor of English and Women’s Studies at UConn. Her specialties include 20th- Century American literature (women’s, ethnic, Southern), ethnic American literature (multi-ethnic).

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please leave a message at 860-486-4520 at least 5 days before the event.