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Modern Times Lecture Series
The Rise of Austin’s Visual Art Culture through the Life and Work of Elisabet Ney
Presented by Jade Walker

Sunday, April 28th | 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Neill-Cochran House Museum
Available in person and online

Tickets: $10 General | $5 Student | $0 NCHM Member
Purchase tickets at https://www.nchmuseum.org/nchm-events/mt-ney

Deeply intellectual, a gender non-conformist and celebrated German artist, Elisabet Ney emigrated as a political refugee in 1871, eventually landing as a foreigner in East Texas.  Formosa, her rugged, limestone Austin home and studio, (today’s Elisabet Ney Museum) was built in 1892 to accommodate her revived art practice.

From Formosa, Ney created iconic Texas figurative sculptures, while forging the young state’s intellectual underpinnings. Her salons, modeled after those she enjoyed in Berlin but held outdoors, became highly influential, a nexus for intellectual and political engagement in formative Austin. In 1911, her friends coalesced on the site to form the Texas Fine Arts Association and the Elisabet Ney Museum, saving her home, and keeping her independent and artistic spirit alive. 

To attend online, register and receive the Zoom meeting link by email ahead of the lecture.

Modern Times Lecture Series
The Rise of Austin’s Visual Art Culture through the Life and Work of Elisabet Ney
Presented by Jade Walker

Sunday, April 28th | 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Neill-Cochran House Museum
Available in person and online

Tickets: $10 General | $5 Student | $0 NCHM Member
Purchase tickets at https://www.nchmuseum.org/nchm-events/mt-ney

Deeply intellectual, a gender non-conformist and celebrated German artist, Elisabet Ney emigrated as a political refugee in 1871, eventually landing as a foreigner in East Texas.  Formosa, her rugged, limestone Austin home and studio, (today’s Elisabet Ney Museum) was built in 1892 to accommodate her revived art practice.

From Formosa, Ney created iconic Texas figurative sculptures, while forging the young state’s intellectual underpinnings. Her salons, modeled after those she enjoyed in Berlin but held outdoors, became highly influential, a nexus for intellectual and political engagement in formative Austin. In 1911, her friends coalesced on the site to form the Texas Fine Arts Association and the Elisabet Ney Museum, saving her home, and keeping her independent and artistic spirit alive. 

To attend online, register and receive the Zoom meeting link by email ahead of the lecture.

More about Neill-Cochran House Museum
The Neill-Cochran House Museum is located in the heart of Austin, TX, just a few minutes walk from the UT-Austin campus. We steward the city's 10th oldest historic site (1856), including Austin's only intact slave quarters. We share our site, Austin, and Texas history from the city's birth in 1839 up to 1930 through historically furnished spaces as well as numerous rotating art and history exhibitions. The Neill-Cochran House Museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more information, please contact the museum office at 512.478.2335 or info@nchmuseum.org.
When & Where
Apr 28, 2024, 2:30pm to 4:00pm Timezone: CDT
$10.00

Special Instructions
Free parking behind the Museum

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