Event:     GENDER: DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ART?
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 1, at noon
Location:  Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History
           14th St. & Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
 
This panel discussion, which is free and open to the public, will address
fundamental museological issues, such as:
* Does artwork produced by women possess a special sensibility or aesthetic
  that is different from art created by men?
* What are the historical and social factors that make artwork created by women
  less valued, collected and displayed than that of their male counterparts?
* Are museums attemping to rectify this imbalance, and if so, how?
 
Panelists include:
* Elizabeth Broun, Director, National Museum of American Art
* Josephine Withers, Professor of Art History, University of Maryland
* Phyllis Rosenzweig, Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
* Rosalyn Walker, Curator, National Museum of African Art
 
For more information, contact:
Andrea Yangas, Wider Audience Development Program
Smithsonian Institution
phone: (202) 786-2403 / fax: (202) 633-9047
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