A More Perfect Union? Power, Sex, and Race in the Representation of Couples

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Feb 4 2017 - May 21 2017

Woodmere Art Museum

Philadelphia, PA

A More Perfect Union? Power, Sex and Race in the Representation of Couples illuminates ways in which artists of different generations have explored the meaning of marriage, the nature of human relationships, sexuality, and public versus private expressions of love. Issues raised by the exhibition include the representation of the roles of women and men, social class, race, and same-sex marriage. Artists represented range from early American painters such as Robert Street (1796–1865) and Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827) to contemporary figures like Bill Walton (1931–2010) and Jonathan Lyndon Chase (born 1989). 

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.

  • People/ Children
  • Robert Street
  • Charles Willson Peale
  • Bill Walton
  • Jonathan Lyndon Chase

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