Margaret, Esther, and Helen Bruton, famous California artists of the 1920s and 30s, were at the height of their careers when Timothy Pflueger selected them to create a mural for the Court of Pacifica at the Golden Gate International Exposition.
Their 8,000 square foot Peacemakers mural was the largest work of art at the fair, and of all the accomplished artists who participated, the sisters earned the largest commission.
In the second year of the fair, Helen Bruton was in charge of the wildly successful “Art in Action” program. This talk provides a brief overview of the sisters’ fascinating lives and careers with a focus on their important contributions to the GGIE.
This lecture was presented at the Treasure Island Museum on January 30, 2021 over Zoom. For upcoming lectures see treasureislandmuseum.org/lectures .
Speaker: Wendy Van Wyck Good is the voice behind the blog brutonsisters.com, and is said to be the foremost Bruton scholar in the nation. She is currently a reference librarian and archivist at Monterey Peninsula College and was previously on the staff of the Women's Museum in Dallas, Texas. She is passionate about women's studies and art history, especially to share stories about the fascinating women whom history has forgotten.
Her forthcoming book, Sisters in Art, is the first biography ever written about the Brutons. It will be published in October 2021 and is available for pre-order at www.amazon.com... .
7 окт 2024
