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Join us for the second installation in the AMERICAN ART SERIES. This month we will be hosting: Norman Rockwell: Inclusion, Exclusion and Evolving Views on Race.  Norman Rockwell is heralded for depicting and defining American life. He often captured bittersweet images of people experiencing universal and relatable feelings of being left out or left behind. Yet, as an artist working in the 20th century, his works are curiously devoid of America’s rich cultural and racial diversity. Toward the end of his career, Rockwell painted several poignant works about race in America that can be seen as an extension of his earlier sense of the power of inclusion and exclusion. 

Culturally Curious Founder & President Jane Oneail, will present on the subject. Jane holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a NH native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Jane founded the Currier’s Alzheimer’s Cafe and led the tour program for the museum and the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Zimmerman House. She has taught Art History at the college level for more than a decade, most recently at Southern New Hampshire University.  

This program sponsored  by the Friends of the Rockport Public Library and is made possible by a collaboration with the Groton Public Library.

Complete list of our programs in this American Art series:
Jan 9: Edward Hopper: Sunlight and Solitude
Feb 6: Norman Rockwell: Inclusion, Exclusion and Evolving Views on Race
March 6: The Wyeths: An American Artistic Dynasty
April 3: Georgia O’Keefe: Beyond the Blossoms
May 15: John Singer Sargent: Master with a Brush

June 5: Keith Haring: AIDS, Advocacy and Art