Teens » Beauty and Vanity
During the 2010–11 Museum Leaders in Training (M.LiT) program, teens developed tours that showcased the theme, Beauty and Vanity. Students honed their research and public speaking skills by analyzing three works of art and presenting their findings in an informative and engaging way.
M.LiT is a 12-week career-development and leadership-training program for teens. Participants explore museum careers and serve as advisors in the development of other teen programs at VMFA. With the help of guest lecturers and VMFA staff, teens learn team building, research, and other skills that prepare them for employment. They also network with peers, mentors, and museum professionals.
Find out more about Museum Leaders in Training (M.LiT).
Student Tours
A tour discussing how the use of uncommon materials is exemplified in beauty and vanity through art
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Follow me and we’ll see how these social trends have influenced religious art in many countries for hundreds of years.
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We’ll put our brains to the test to crack the codes of some of the most confusing art in our collection.
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Modern America is full of beauty and vanity. Our media is full of beautiful fashion, art, and people.
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Learn how modernist sculptors of the mid to late 20th century changed what makes three-dimensional art beautiful.
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A tour discussing how a woman’s power or strength is portrayed, and defined, through her beauty
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Let’s move on to another work that highlights the beauty and vanity of another strong and powerful woman.
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Learn how beauty and vanity drive artists to be inspired by their wives and how they express this through art.
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This need to be beautiful is engrained in our culture. In order to fit in and be successful, an outer beauty is expected.
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A tour exploring portraiture and how social trends of different time periods have influenced artists’ ideas of portraying beauty
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Modern art is a great section to explore with this theme because it is the most up to date interpretation of beauty.
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