Elizabeth Layton, Masks, 1978, colored pencil and graphite, 28 x 22 in., Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of the Lawrence Arts Center, 2014.455
Taking cues from the artist’s enduring interest in the power of art to inform, disarm, and engage, the exhibition presents Layton’s art as a space for discourse.
Elizabeth “Grandma” Layton (1909–1993), began a contemplative drawing practice—coming to terms with her body, sense of identity, views, concerns, memories, and experiences—in 1977 at the age of sixty-eight. Elizabeth Layton: Drawing as Discourse celebrates Layton’s art with over 30 of her works on paper, highlighting the way that her drawing desk was an intellectual, reflective, and advocatory space. The exhibition highlights this throughline in her art. She channeled self-portrait ... view more »
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- Apr 27, 2024 at 10:00 am - 05:00 pm (Sat)
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