Curator Conversation: The Life and Work of Nancy Hemenway Barton
2/16/2025 11 am Mountain Standard Time
Denver Art Museum, Colorado, USA
Free for Museum Friends and students, $15 members, and $20 nonmembers.
Join the Denver Art Museum for a captivating conversation! Discover the life and art of Nancy Hemenway Barton in an engaging conversation with curator Jill D’Alessandro and the artist’s son, Bill Barton.
Explore how Barton’s experiences living and working abroad combined with her deep appreciation of the nature influenced her innovative textile art, including her large-scale wall reliefs crafted from hand-loomed fabrics.
This lecture offers a unique glimpse into the artistic practice and personal history of a visionary Maine coast artist. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the global threads woven into her remarkable work.
Confluence of Nature: Nancy Hemenway Barton is on view February 16, 2025, through October 8, 2025, in the fashion and textile art galleries on level 6 of the Martin Building.
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Image: Nancy Hemenway, 1976, Fosdick Studio on Mouse Island, 1976. Courtesy of Wheaton College: Gift of the Barton Family Foundation. Folder Title: Nancy Hemenway Barton Collection. Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections. Wallace Library. Wheaton College (MA).
