Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
August 30, 2021 - December 27, 2021
Greek vases, marble sculptures, and other ancient works hint at how artists in antiquity visualized racial identity, often in ways quite different from our own. This Teaching Gallery exhibition presents a selection of ancient objects from the Museum's collection - including Greek vases from the early fourth century BCE to the third century CE - alongside a range of drawings, paintings, and sculpture, from the Renaissance to today, by such artists as Albrecht Dürer, Peter Paul Rubens, and Romare Bearden. Through these works the exhibition examines the emergence of an interpretation in which the image of Classical Antiquity is inextricably tied to Whiteness, as well as how this construction still pervades contemporary thinking about the ancient world.
Free
Visiting Hours:
Monday, Wednesday - Sunday: 11 am - 5 pm
Closed Tuesdays and major holidays
Venue:
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO