WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Sarah Grandin, the Clark-Getty Curatorial Fellow, will host a talk exploring depictions of motherhood in French art from the second half of the eighteenth century. 

 

Grandin's lecture, "Maternal Absence and Pictorial Presence," is presented live in the Clark's auditorium and broadcast simultaneously on Zoom and Facebook Live (@clarkartinstitute) on Wednesday, April 13 at 6 pm.

 

Grandin focuses on Étienne Aubry's "Farewell to the Wet Nurse" (1776–77)—to decipher what was expected of mothers in the Enlightenment era. She will also consider art's role in shaping social mores and investigate artists' commitment to portraying female subjectivity.

 

Advance registration for either the live talk or the Zoom transmission is required. For more information and to register, visit clarkart.edu/events.