Program

Research in Action: “The Choice of Paris, an Idyll ”

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Free admission

Susie Beckham, Postdoctoral Associate in the Research Department at the YCBA, foregrounds the overlooked contributions of female artists by examining the work of Victorian satirist Florence Claxton.

Look closely at a single artwork through the ongoing research of our residential fellows, research students, and staff. Susie Beckham, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Research Department at the YCBA. She will share how Victorian satirist Florence Claxton played upon the popular understanding of Pre-Raphaelite art in 1860 in her humorous, visual critique of the principles of the movement, its leaders, notable pictures, and perception of a horrifying aesthetic of beauty.

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Preregistration is required for this program. Please contact ycba.studyroom@yale.edu to register. 

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