Register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-dialogue-smithsonian-objects-and-social-justice-tickets-137887275553 Heighten your civic awareness through conversations about art, history, and material culture. Each month, educators from the National Portrait Gallery will partner with colleagues from across the Smithsonian to discuss how historical objects from their respective collections speak to today’s social justice issues. Why does agency in representation matter? The Freer and Sackler are co-hosting this month's event to explore this key question in relationship to a 1937 photograph of actress Anna May Wong and an early 21st century photo-performance by Pushpamala N. The Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants via Eventbrite 24–48 hours in advance of the program. Each participant must register separately. We will only allow participants into the meeting if their names (and email addresses) are on the registration list. The Portrait Gallery strives to provide programs that are accessible to all visitors. This program will provide auto-captions. For questions, or to request additional accommodations such as an ASL interpreter or live captions, please email jonesve@si.edu at least two weeks in advance of the program. Image Credit: LEFT: Anna May Wong by Nickolas Muray, 1937, National Portrait Gallery; RIGHT: Yogini by N. Pushpamala (India, b. 1956), Clare Arni, 2000–2004, Anonymous gift in memory of Nasser Ahari, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, S2013.1 |