A Closer Look
Closer Look is open to everyone curious about art! Learning and Community Engagement staff invites participants to look closely at a single artwork in the Norton’s Collection. We discuss the artwork, its potential meanings, and participants’ viewpoints.
A Closer Look: Käthe Kollwitz, Gesenkter Frauenkopf (Woman with Lowered Head, circa 1905
Tuesday, August 3 / 1PM
A Closer Look in August features an etching by Käthe Kollwitz titled Gesenkter Frauenkopf (Woman with Lowered Head) currently on view in the special exhibition, For the Record: Celebrating Art by Women. Join Norton Museum of Art Teaching Artist, Jill Lavetsky to explore Kollwitz’s printmaking processes and her powerful imagery centered on women, war, and the working class.
Support for this program was provided by the Maurer Family Fund for Arts Education Endowment.