Session 709: Power Figures: The Roles of Women in the Development of American Museums

Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Session Description from SAA Site

Speakers and Presentation Titles:
Susan K. Anderson (Chair), Philadelphia Museum of Art

Lorraine A. Stuart, Archives Director, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - "A Female Presence: Women Who Shaped the Arts in Houston"

Susana Tejada, Albright-Knox Art Gallery - "Women, Art, and Power: Reconsidering the Historical Legacy of Cornelia Bentley Sage Quinton and the Role of Women at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery"

Andrew Martinez, Archivist, Rhode Island School of Design - "Patrons and Presidents: The Role of Women in Establishing the Rhode Island School of Design"