ARTIST TALK: “Blooming! Meaning in Dutch Floral Still Life Paintings”

Thursday, November 19
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Presented by the Middle Peninsula Fine Arts Association (MPFAA)

Join the Middle Peninsula Fine Arts Association and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Senior Lecturer Mary Prevo as they explore the imagery of Dutch floral still life paintings. The lecture starts at 7 pm. This talk is free and open to the public!

THIS LECTURE WILL BE HELD AT FLAT IRON CROSSROADS
(7709 Flat Iron Rd, Gloucester, VA 23061)

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Mary Prevo earned her BA in art history from the State University of New York at New Paltz and her MA from Columbia University. Before moving to Virginia, she worked at The Cloisters Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Getty Trust. She retired as emerita from Hampden-Sydney College after teaching for over twenty years and is now an independent scholar with interests in architecture, the Middle Ages, and contemporary art.

Among his notable commissions are: General Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright and Condoleezza Rice for the U.S. Department of State; Stephen Schwarzman, Founder of The Blackstone Group for Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University, among many others. In addition to his portrait painting, Mr. Polson has taught on the faculty of The Art Student's League, Grand Central Academy, Pratt Institute and privately at his studio. In January 2027 he will be moving to Williamsburg, VA https://www.stevenpolson.com

This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is funded, in part, by the Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.