Signature Talk | From the Curator
Sunday, February 9
2–3 p.m.
Speaker | Ann Glasscock, PhD
The fascinating works in Mystery & Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art allow us to step into the world of the nation’s oldest fraternal organizations. Many of the objects on view are both familiar and strange, macabre yet alluring. In this talk, Associate Curator Ann Glasscock, PhD, will decode hidden messages and aim to dispel myths about these “secret societies.” She will also explore several institutional connections: Taft Museum of Art co-founder Charles Phelps Taft was a high-ranking Mason, and his father, Alphonso Taft, co-founded Yale University’s enigmatic Skull and Bones society in 1832.
Free for Taft members; $5 for non-members. Event admission includes the opportunity for attendees to view the special exhibition before the talk.
This project is supported by the generosity of tens of thousands of contributors to the annual ArtsWave Campaign, the Cincinnati region's primary source for arts funding.
This calendar listing is brought to you by Cincy A&E, the Cincinnati region's one-stop, online calendar for arts and entertainment events, powered by ArtsWave. (Source: ohio.org)
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2–3 p.m.
Speaker | Ann Glasscock, PhD
The fascinating works in Mystery & Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art allow us to step into the world of the nation’s oldest fraternal organizations. Many of the objects on view are both familiar and strange, macabre yet alluring. In this talk, Associate Curator Ann Glasscock, PhD, will decode hidden messages and aim to dispel myths about these “secret societies.” She will also explore several institutional connections: Taft Museum of Art co-founder Charles Phelps Taft was a high-ranking Mason, and his father, Alphonso Taft, co-founded Yale University’s enigmatic Skull and Bones society in 1832.
Free for Taft members; $5 for non-members. Event admission includes the opportunity for attendees to view the special exhibition before the talk.
This project is supported by the generosity of tens of thousands of contributors to the annual ArtsWave Campaign, the Cincinnati region's primary source for arts funding.
This calendar listing is brought to you by Cincy A&E, the Cincinnati region's one-stop, online calendar for arts and entertainment events, powered by ArtsWave. (Source: ohio.org)