Picturing the Americas International Symposium

The singular & visionary paintings of Lawren Harris, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Tarsila do Amaral invoke a powerful sense of individual belonging inspired by the spirit of the land. How did modern landscapes inspire a renewed & distinct sense of nationhood?

Regina Teixeira de Barros, Curator at Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, presents "Tarsila and Modern Landscape in Brazil."

Sara Angel, Founding Director, Art Canada Institute, and PhD candidate, University of Toronto: Mother Earth and the Spirit of Eternity: Lawren Harris, Georgia O’Keeffe, Rockwell Kent, and the North American Landscape in Ecstasy.

Scientific inquiry and a desire to depict grand, awe-inspiring views of America’s remotest regions led artists to join expeditions of discovery. How did the interests of science and art intersect in the landscape?

Jennifer Raab, Assistant Professor, History of Art, Yale University presents: Frederic Church in the Americas.

Pablo Diener, Associate Professor, History Department at Universidade Federal do Matto Grosso presents European Artist Travelers in South America.

Peter John Brownlee moderates a question and answer session with the Land, Icon, Nation panelists.

Edward J. Sullivan, Helen Gould Sheppard Professor of the History of Art, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University presents "The Caribbean in the Nineteenth Century: Landscape of Desire."

Alberto Nulman Magidin, Professor of Art History, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico: ¡Basta de tierra amarilla y de tepozanes! (Enough of yellow earth and butterfly bushes!) Depicting the Valley of Mexico in the nineteenth century.

Ruth B. Phillips, Canada Research Chair in Modern Culture and Professor of Art History, Carleton University, Ottawa presents: Indigenous Lands Settler Landscapes Genre, Period, and Inclusive Histories of Art.

The co-curators of the Picturing the Americas exhibition answer questions regarding the key themes of the exhibition.

The co-curators of the Picturing the Americas exhibition provide an overview of key themes of the exhibition and prompt discussion topics to frame the day’s proceedings.

Ivo Mesquita, former Artisitc Director Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil, delivers the keynote for the Picturing the Americas International Symposium.