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Gallery Talk: Winslow Homer in the Bahamas

Winslow Homer, Under the Coco Palm, 1898. Watercolor over graphite on white wove paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Louise E. Bettens Fund, 1920.29.

Gallery Talk

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Curatorial fellow Natalia Ángeles Vieyra will explore Homer’s 19th-century illustrations of this “mid-winter paradise,” in light of the effects of climate change and unsustainable tourism in the Bahamas today. This talk is offered in conjunction with the exhibition Winslow Homer: Eyewitness, on view at the Harvard Art Museums through January 5, 2020.

Our galleries are full of stories—this series of drop-in talks gives visitors a chance to hear the best ones! The talks highlight new works on view, take a fresh look at old favorites, investigate artists’ materials and techniques, and reveal the latest discoveries by curators, conservators, fellows, visiting artists, technologists, and other contributors.

Offered by:
Natalia Ángeles Vieyra, Maher Curatorial Fellow of American Art

Free with museums admission. Gallery talks are limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before each talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk.

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk. Museums staff will be on hand to collect tickets.