OMAA Conversations: Gordon Wilkins 

Wednesday, September 9th, 5:00 PM at OMAA

Join us for an OMAA Conversation with Gordon Wilkins on Wednesday, September 9th at 5pm. This event will take place at the Museum and is free and open to the public. We welcome you to arrive at 5 pm to find your seats and enjoy the galleries; the presentation will begin at 5:30 pm. 

Constructing The Maine Idea: Nativism, Modernism, and the Fascist Aesthetic in Interwar Maine
This talk will explore the complex nexus of regionalism, fascism, tourism, authenticity, and racialization that characterized the depiction of Maine and its people in both high and low sources of modern interwar visual culture ranging from the work of Marsden Hartley and Marguerite Zorach to tourist brochures and postcards.

Gordon Wilkins is the Robert M. Walker Curator of American Art at the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. Wilkins oversees the care, exhibition, and growth of the Addison’s world-renowned collection of American art across media with a particular focus on the art of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.