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We spoke with NMWA Director of Publications Elizabeth Lynch about the museum\u2019s brand-new collection highlights catalogue, which explores the breadth of the museum\u2019s holdings and draws connections among more than 180 works. Buy your copy today<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A book like this is a huge undertaking! Briefly tell us about the process from conception to publication.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes\u2014we started the planning stages years ago, and this project kept us very busy during the building\u2019s renovation. With colleagues including curators, educators, and members of NMWA\u2019s shop, development, and leadership teams, I discussed goals for the project. We wanted to bring in more voices: artists, outside curators and writers, and others who would help us illuminate the works in our collection. We also wanted to feature many of the great works of art that NMWA has acquired since we last created a collection highlights catalogue twenty years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We reached out to many wonderful partners who agreed to contribute essays. We then worked with a great team at Hirmer Publishers<\/a> on the design and production of the book. We\u2019re very proud of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you describe how the catalogue is organized and its features?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It has a thematic organization that shares certain goals of the thematic organization of our galleries<\/a>. NMWA\u2019s curators have presented our collection galleries thematically since 2017, with the aim of breaking down exclusionary categories like nationality and time period, instead emphasizing commonalities among women and nonbinary artists across chronology and medium. This leads to a lively presentation that enables visitors to make new discoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The Great Outdoors” chapter highlights works across time and place that explore the environment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We created thematic chapters for the book that would have a similar effect: \u201cFace to Face\u201d and \u201cBody Language\u201d focus on artists\u2019 interpretations of portraiture and the human figure, for example, while others, such as \u201cHandle with Care\u201d on artists\u2019 books and multiples, feature mediums that the museum holds in depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, a graphic element called \u201cSee more\u201d appears throughout the book, encouraging readers to flip through and make extra connections. It\u2019s a way for readers to \u201cchoose your own adventure\u201d and perhaps see a new way of linking one artwork or essay to another. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The “See more” element facilitates connections between artworks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From the book\u2019s many essayists and artist contributors (nearly fifty!), what was the most surprising information that you learned?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I felt lucky and grateful to work with the artists who wrote statements on their work: for example, Alison Saar<\/a>\u2019s text illuminated the rich references\u2014from Greek mythology to Josephine Baker\u2014behind her sculpture Scorch Song<\/a><\/em> (2022), and Joana Vasconcelos<\/a> wrote a powerful statement about her feminism and her art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Essays and artist statements, such as this one by Fanny San\u00edn, illuminate the artworks in thoughtful and inspiring ways<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Many artists and essayists told stories of their longtime connections with NMWA, including Fanny San\u00edn<\/a>, who wrote about the first time the museum exhibited her abstract painting and the way she developed her signature style; Bridget R. Cooks<\/a>, who wrote about discovering the art of Alma Woodsey Thomas during a NMWA internship early in her career as an art historian; and the Guerrilla Girls<\/a>, who wrote about why they included a reference to NMWA in one of their iconic posters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are so many more I could mention\u2014some essays were surprising, many were heartfelt, and overall, they reminded me of NMWA\u2019s amazing and generous community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What didn\u2019t<\/em> make it into the book\u2014be it an artwork, text, or something else entirely\u2014that you wish we could have included? Why?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is hard to answer, and I\u2019m biased! If we had an extra 100 pages, I certainly have ideas about what we could have included, but I\u2019m so pleased with the book as it is.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A chapter on photography celebrates the museum’s extensive holdings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What five women artists\u2014living or dead, in our collection or not\u2014would you love to interview for the next great NMWA publication?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If the dead could speak, I\u2019d invite Elizabeth Catlett<\/a>, Joan Mitchell<\/a>, Sophie Taeuber-Arp<\/a>, Alma Woodsey Thomas<\/a>, and Remedios Varo<\/a> to discuss their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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