Nigel Maister discusses works from his renowned art collection | FREE

is delighted to collaborate with renowned art collector/artist, , and , River Campus Curator of the and the on the University of Rochester river campus to present this marvelous program.

We will walk from our gathering location to our first stop, the , where we'll meet our speaker, . After we'll take another short walk down to the for part two of the presentation.

This program is FREE to all who register in advance. Reservations are limited due to space contraints.

You do not have to be a member of Rochester Art Collectors or in any way affiliated with the University of Rochester to participate at this program.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER AND THE EXHIBITIONS

Face Value: The Uses of Portraiture

Since the earliest days of its invention, photography has sought to depict, categorize, define, enhance, romanticize, expose, elevate, and explore identity through the form of the portrait.

The medium's innate capabilities have allowed it to be used for a multitude of purposes ranging from the artistic to the administrative, the sublime to the mundane (and even the malevolent).

In a two-part exhibition, drawn from the private collection of Nigel Maister, Director of the UR International Theater Program, Face Value: The Uses of Portraiture explores some of the many ways portraiture has developed and redefined itself over its 180 year history, and argues for an expansive view of, and approach to the genre that incorporates on an equal level both the functional (or vernacular) and the self-consciously artistic.

Curated by Emily Broad and Nigel Maister.

These exhibitions were made possible with funding from the Humanities Project, the Hartnett Gallery, the Graduate Program in Visual & Cultural Studies, the Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies, the Department of Anthropology, and the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

Host or Publisher Rochester Art Collectors