When people speak of the decadence of the Roaring
Twenties and Thirties, the first image that often comes to mind is that
of the iconic flapper girl. Equally rooted in the past and yet
revolutionary for their time, these were the women who reaped the
benefits of their suffragette foremothers by rejecting their previous
Victorian standards of beauty. This coming Thursday, Taft Museum Curator
of Education Nancy Huth will explore clothing of women and men during these two decades, as seen in the fashion and celebrity photography of Edward Steichen in Taft’s exhibit, Star Power.
Although Steichen’s model pool was much more glamorous than your
average American, anyone who believes that the politicization of the
female body is a recent development need only look to the flapper, who
flouted social and sexual mores merely with her choice of clothing and
hairstyle.
Huth speaks 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10. Star Power exhibition is
open 5-7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday through Jan. 27. Free to members
and students, $10 public. 316 Pike St., Downtown. 513-241-0343,
taftmuseum.org.
Art: Flappers and Glamour Girls Lecture at the Taft
By Maria Seda-Reeder · January 8th, 2013 · CityBeat Recommends
