Inspired by the 1920s photographs of Berenice Abbott, Lee Miller, and other modern women in VMFA’s Man Ray: The Paris Years exhibition, this conversation will offer perspectives on today’s modern woman and gender equity in the arts.
![Lee Miller, 1929, Man Ray (American, 1890–1976), gelatin silver print. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment, 2021.72. ⓒ Man Ray 2015 Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY/ADAGP, Paris 2021](https://vmfa.museum/calendar/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2021/10/lee-miller.jpg)
Lee Miller, 1929, Man Ray (American, 1890–1976), gelatin silver print. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment, 2021.72. ⓒ Man Ray 2015 Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY/ADAGP, Paris 2021
Cost: Free, tickets required
Creating Identity: The Legacy of the Modern Woman
with Facilitated by Crystal Mason, current co-founder Queering Dreams, former Queer Rebels Productions; Dr. Carmen D. Higginbotham, Dean, VCUarts; Emily Smith, Director, 1708 Gallery; and Dr. Sarah Kennel, Aaron Siskind Curator of Photography and Director of the Raysor Center at VMFA
Wed, Dec 8, 2021 | 6:30–7:30 pm
VMFA'S LESLIE CHEEK THEATER