“There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art” Curator Visiting Topeka Oct. 4 – 5; Public Invited to Events

     Topeka, Kan. - Elizabeth S. Humphrey, the curator of the Mulvane Art Museum’s current exhibition, “There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art,” will visit Topeka Oct. 4 and 5. During Humphrey’s visit, the public has two opportunities to hear from her and tour the exhibit with her.

Conversation with the Curator

• 6 – 7:30 p.m., October 4
• Rita Blitt Gallery, adjacent to White Concert Hall

     Humphrey will guide attendees through the gallery and engage them in a conversation about the exhibition’s works and themes. A reception will follow. This event is free.

Tilford Conference Gallery Talk

• 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., October 5
• Rita Blitt Gallery, adjacent to White Concert Hall

     As part of the 2023 Michael Tilford Conference on Diversity and Multiculturalism at Washburn University, Humphrey will provide Washburn students and conference attendees with a gallery tour of the exhibition. The director of the Mulvane Art Museum, Connie Gibbons, will moderate a Q&A session with participants. You can find out more about the Tilford Conference by visiting washburn.edu/tilfordconference.

     The exhibition draws from the collection of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. More than 40 prints, paintings and sculptures highlight the presence of Black women in 200 years of American art.

     Humphrey received a bachelor’s degree in art history and visual arts from Bowdoin College and a Master of Arts in American material culture from the Winterthur Program at the University of Delaware. Her professional experience includes the Barnes Foundation, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in art history at the University of Delaware, with concentrations in curatorial studies and museum studies.

     The main galleries of the Mulvane are closed for renovation. The Rita Blitt Gallery, adjacent to White Concert Hall, is open Tuesday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday through Friday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn more about the Mulvane Art Museum by visiting https://mulvaneartmuseum.org.

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