Visions of the Virgin
January 25, 2014, through March 09, 2014
Manifestations of Mary and Personal Devotion
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Evolving Perspectives: Manifestations of Mary and Personal Devotion at the Hood Museum of Art installed in the Exhibition Lobby. Photo by Jeffrey Nintzel.
Series
Location
Exhibition, Lobby
About
This installation investigates the Virgin as a trope and looks at some of the ways in which artists manipulate her to evoke personal piety in both religious and secular contexts that transcend particular cultures. It includes four works--a painting on steel, a photograph, a terracotta jar, and a color lithograph--all created in the twentieth century by artists from the Americas. Produced in different cultures and at different times, these objects present distinctive iterations and interpretations of the Virgin Mary as an object of art and devotion.
A Space for Dialogue, founded with support from the Class of 1948, is made possible with generous endowments from the Class of 1967, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Jr., Class of 1966, and Pamela J. Joyner, Class of 1979.
Exhibition Curator
Jessica Womack