Fit Wives and Mothers of Men: Winslow Homer and the Women of Cullercoats

Fit Wives and Mothers of Men: Winslow Homer and the Women of Cullercoats

Date: 3 May 2012 (Thursday)
Time: 5:00pm
Venue: Room 2.38, Main Building, HKU

In 1881 the American artist Winslow Homer embarked on a twenty-month stay in a small fishing village called Cullercoats on the northeast coast of England. During this time his work changed irrevocably in both style and subject matter and he began to depict, almost exclusively, the local fishwives. This seminar will be an exploration of Homer’s depictions of women during this period, with regards to how they fit within his oeuvre and within the broader context and will include a consideration of notions of femininity and the concept of work. The relationship between his work and European art will also be discussed.

Speaker: Tsang Sholan Kai (MPhil Candidate, Department of Fine Arts, HKU)