Wednesday, March 31, 2021
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Featuring:
Tuliza Fleming, PhD, Curator of American Art, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Rebecca Trautmann, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, National Museum of the American Indian
Free and open to the public
Location: Zoom | Register to receive link
As the region’s only Smithsonian Affiliate, The Rockwell is pleased to extend this special program to our community in honor of Women’s History Month! This Virtual Scholar Talk is part of a month-long series supporting the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, designed to create, disseminate and amplify the historical record of the accomplishments of American women.
In connection with The Rockwell’s annual theme of Environments Examined, Fleming and Trautmann will explore the significance of landscapes, places, and narratives of all kinds, using works of contemporary women artists in Smithsonian collections. The discussion will be moderated by Tricia Edwards, Deputy Director of Smithsonian Affiliations.
Join the conversation! #BecauseOfHerStory
Tuliza Fleming
Tuliza Fleming is the Interim Chief Curator of Visual Arts at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). During her tenure, she played a critical role in building the Museum’s art collection, served as lead curator for the inaugural exhibition Visual Art and the American Experience (2016), curated Clementine Hunter: Life on Melrose Plantation (2018), and co-curated Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment (2010). Prior to her current position, she was the Associate Curator of American Art at the Dayton Art Institute where she organized exhibitions such as The Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Monet and the Age of American Impressionism.
Fleming received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Maryland. Her publications include, “Visual Art and the American Experience: Creating an Art Gallery in a History and Culture Museum,” in Art and Public History: Approaches, Opportunities, and Challenges; “Cover Stories: The Fusion of Art and Literature During the Harlem Renaissance,” in Dream a World Anew: The African American Experience and The Shaping of America; “The Convergence of Aesthetics, Politics and Culture: Jeff Donaldson’s Wives of Shango,” in AfriCOBRA: Philosophy; and, Breaking Racial Barriers: African American Portraits in the Harmon Foundation Collection.
Photo by Matailong Du | www.matailongdu.com
Rebecca Head Trautmann
Rebecca Head Trautmann is an assistant curator of contemporary art at the National Museum of the American Indian and project curator for the National Native American Veterans Memorial. She curated the exhibitions Vantage Point: The Contemporary Native Art Collection (2010) and Making Marks: Prints from Crow’s Shadow Press (2013) and is a co-curator of Stretching the Canvas: Eight Decades of Native Painting (2020).
Zoom
Featuring:
Tuliza Fleming, PhD, Curator of American Art, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Rebecca Trautmann, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, National Museum of the American Indian
Free and open to the public
Location: Zoom | Register to receive link
As the region’s only Smithsonian Affiliate, The Rockwell is pleased to extend this special program to our community in honor of Women’s History Month! This Virtual Scholar Talk is part of a month-long series supporting the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, designed to create, disseminate and amplify the historical record of the accomplishments of American women.
In connection with The Rockwell’s annual theme of Environments Examined, Fleming and Trautmann will explore the significance of landscapes, places, and narratives of all kinds, using works of contemporary women artists in Smithsonian collections. The discussion will be moderated by Tricia Edwards, Deputy Director of Smithsonian Affiliations.
Join the conversation! #BecauseOfHerStory
Tuliza Fleming
Tuliza Fleming is the Interim Chief Curator of Visual Arts at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). During her tenure, she played a critical role in building the Museum’s art collection, served as lead curator for the inaugural exhibition Visual Art and the American Experience (2016), curated Clementine Hunter: Life on Melrose Plantation (2018), and co-curated Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment (2010). Prior to her current position, she was the Associate Curator of American Art at the Dayton Art Institute where she organized exhibitions such as The Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Monet and the Age of American Impressionism.
Fleming received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Maryland. Her publications include, “Visual Art and the American Experience: Creating an Art Gallery in a History and Culture Museum,” in Art and Public History: Approaches, Opportunities, and Challenges; “Cover Stories: The Fusion of Art and Literature During the Harlem Renaissance,” in Dream a World Anew: The African American Experience and The Shaping of America; “The Convergence of Aesthetics, Politics and Culture: Jeff Donaldson’s Wives of Shango,” in AfriCOBRA: Philosophy; and, Breaking Racial Barriers: African American Portraits in the Harmon Foundation Collection.
Photo by Matailong Du | www.matailongdu.com
Rebecca Head Trautmann
Rebecca Head Trautmann is an assistant curator of contemporary art at the National Museum of the American Indian and project curator for the National Native American Veterans Memorial. She curated the exhibitions Vantage Point: The Contemporary Native Art Collection (2010) and Making Marks: Prints from Crow’s Shadow Press (2013) and is a co-curator of Stretching the Canvas: Eight Decades of Native Painting (2020).