This program is the twelfth annual lecture honoring the legacy of Hillwood's former executive director, Frederick J. Fisher. 

For centuries, European women artists who achieved professional artistic careers were deemed anomalous or exceptional, while those who engaged in creative pursuits in the home were dismissed as amateurs and their works categorized as material culture rather than art. The 2023-24 exhibition Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800, co-organized by the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Art Gallery of Ontario, addressed these tenacious narratives through the presentation of more than 200 works of diverse media and scale, reflecting the breadth of women's contributions to the creative culture of early modern Europe. This talk will share the motivations behind the exhibition's genesis and insights gained from its realization.

This lecture will be presented by Andaleeb Badiee Banta, Senior Curator and Department Head of Prints, Drawings & Photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Banta is also the author of Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800, which she will be signing copies of after the lecture.

Image credit:
Madame Knip​ (1781 - 1851)
Vase with African Birds

HYBRID PROGRAM 

This lecture will be presented in the theater in the Ellen MacNeille Charles Visitor Center and will be livestreamed via Zoom. Visitors can submit questions for the speaker from any location. 

IN-PERSON TIMELINE 

5:30–6:30 p.m. | Explore Hillwood

• Enjoy Hillwood’s mansion, gardens, and greenhouse, and exhibition, Fragile Beauty: Art of the Ocean on view in the Adirondack building
• Find the perfect memento from your visit at the museum shop 

6 p.m. | Reception 

• All attendees are invited to a free reception to celebrate and honor Frederick J. Fisher, for whom the lecture is named. 

6:30–7:30 p.m. | Lecture 

7:30 p.m. | Book signing. Andaleeb's book Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800 will be available for purchase in the museum store. You can also purchase the book online by clicking here!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER 

Andaleeb Badiee Banta is Senior Curator and Department Head of Prints, Drawings & Photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art. She is a specialist in Renaissance and Baroque art of Europe, with a focus on old master works on paper. In her current position, Banta curates a wide variety of exhibitions that highlight works of art from the 15th century to the present day. Earlier, Banta was Curator of European and American Art at the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College and Assistant Curator of Print and Drawings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Banta has published and presented on numerous European artists of the early modern period. Most recently, she co-curated the international loan exhibition Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists of Europe, 1400-1800, co-organized with the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. 

Image is courtesy of Andaleeb Badiee Banta.