Join student tour guide Mei Tercek in her exploration of how three female artists across ages sought beauty and magic in the mundane, thus developing their own artistic voices in the male-dominated culture! If you are tired of spending so much time indoors, make sure to check out this Guide Chat: it will provide you with a much-needed fresh perspective on the often disregarded everyday details. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Mary Cassatt, American, "Woman on a Striped Sofa with a Dog," 1876. Oil on wood panel. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter I. B. Lavan, 1961.159. https://hvrd.art/o/228130. + Anni Albers, American, "Wall Hanging," 1926. Two-ply weave silk. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Association Fund, BR48.132. © The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. https://hvrd.art/o/304413 + Joan Snyder, American, "Summer Orange," 1970. Oil, acrylic, spray enamel and pencil on canvas. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Michael Walls (GSD, Class of 1961-1963) in memory of his parents, John Alvin James Williamson Walls and Elva Mary Claire Ricciardi Walls, 2007.225. © Joan Snyder. https://hvrd.art/o/323544 + Follow the Student Guides on Instagram @harvardarthappens: https://www.instagram.com/harvardarthappens/ -- The Ho Family Student Guide Program at the Harvard Art Museums prepares students to create original, research-based tours and interpretive materials about the collections. Rooted in the Student Guides' individual perspectives, each tour offers a unique, thematic viewpoint and opportunity for conversation. SPEAKERS: + Mei Tercek, Ho Family Student Guide at the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard College Class of 2021. --- All images and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer: Any use of copyrighted content on this channel constitutes “fair use” pursuant to 17 U.S. Code § 107 as it is utilized for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Recorded: July 10, 2020. Video: Mei Tercek. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.