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Join the exhibition’s co-curators on a tour of this landmark exhibition.
Kelly Baum and Randall Griffey
March 25, 2021
Filmmakers Margaret Murphy and Lucille Rhodes discuss their portrait of the celebrated artist—and what it was like to be painted by her.
Christopher Alessandrini and Stephanie Wuertz
March 24, 2021
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This podcast features the celebrated painter Alice Neel speaking about her life, inspiration, and “radical humanism.”
Jordan Casteel, Jasmine Wahi, and Miguel Luciano
March 22, 2021
Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the vital contributions women make to our lives, art, and society. Join us as we highlight 10 inspiring stories of women that have shaped The Met collection.
Lela Jenkins
March 1, 2021
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A self-proclaimed “collector of souls,” the American painter Alice Neel is known today for her powerful, psychologically rich portraiture.
December 18, 2020
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The painter Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun once wrote of the 18th century, “Women reigned then; the Revolution dethroned them.”
November 13, 2020
Filmmakers Rahmatou Keïta and Fanta Nacro speak about their work’s relationship to narrative traditions of the Sahel.
Yaëlle Biro, Rahmatou Keïta, and Fanta Régina Nacro
April 22, 2020
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The artist Louise Nevelson was known for her elaborate and monumental sculptures made of found materials such as discarded wood and scrap metal.
March 27, 2020
United for the first time since 1926, two portraits offer singular visions of the extraordinary writer and collector.
Dita Amory
January 13, 2020
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Poet Wendy S. Walters confronts the power dynamics at play in creating and viewing Carpeaux’s Why Born Enslaved!
December 13, 2019