Join us for a conversation about Mary Cassatt’s innovative and experimental print techniques. Hear from Christina Taylor, conservator for works on paper at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Laurel Garber, Park Family associate curator of prints and drawings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and an originating curator of Mary Cassatt at Work. Enjoy brief talks by both presenters and a screening of a short film about the making of Cassatt’s “Set of Ten” prints, followed by a discussion moderated by Emily Beeny, chief curator of the Legion of Honor and Barbara A. Wolfe curator in charge of European paintings.

About the speakers

Laurel Garber has served as the Park Family associate curator of prints and drawings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art since 2019, having held prior appointments at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Clark Art Institute, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. A specialist in 19th-century French prints, she has organized rotation exhibitions, as well as Emma Amos: Color Odyssey, a landmark monographic study named among the best exhibitions of 2021 by the New York Times. She is an originating curator of Mary Cassatt at Work and co-editor of the associated catalogue.

Christina Taylor is a conservator of works of art on paper at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She is a graduate of Buffalo State College Art Conservation Program, where she earned her MA and CAS in art conservation in 2015. She has held conservation positions at the Harvard Art Museums; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the National Gallery of Art; and the Art Institute of Chicago. She earned her BFA in printmaking from Kutztown University and continues her study of the processes and history of printmaking by teaching hands-on workshops for conservators.

Emily A. Beeny is chief curator of the Legion of Honor and Barbara A. Wolfe curator in charge of European paintings at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Before arriving in San Francisco, she served as associate curator of drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and held curatorial appointments at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Norton Simon Museum. She is currently developing two original exhibitions: one devoted to the French Baroque artist Simon Vouet and the other to the friendship between Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot.

About the film

Demonstrating Mary Cassatt’s Color Printmaking Technique (13 minutes, 6 seconds)

Dive into the world of Mary Cassatt with Christina Taylor, conservator for works of art on paper at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In this behind-the-scenes video, Taylor takes us into her studio as she recreates Mary Cassatt’s color print The Letter. This recreation is based on research conducted with Park Family Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings Laurel Garber and Charles K. Williams, II, Senior Conservator of Works of Art on Paper Tom Primeau in preparation for the exhibition Mary Cassatt at Work.

Ticket info

Free program. Theater doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the program. Seating is limited, unassigned, and first come, first served. Admission to the theater program does not include admission to the special exhibition or other galleries in the museum. 

Contact info

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