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Gallery Talk: Hidden Meanings—Two Works by Bill Traylor

Bill Traylor, American, Mule and Plow, c. 1939–42. Opaque watercolor (black and blue) and graphite on paper-faced board. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Collection of Didi & David Barrett ’71, 2011.64.

Gallery Talk

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Discover self-taught artist Bill Traylor, looking closely at two drawings on view in our galleries for the first time, with curator Sarah Kianovsky.

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:
Sarah Kianovsky, Curator of the Collection, Division of Modern and Contemporary 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.