Spotlight on…I Will Not Bend an Inch exhibit
We’re excited to feature a new show at one of our Partner Galleries, the RISD Museum, this month!
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch celebrates the work and legacy of this underrecognized 20th-century sculptor who is best known for her contributions to expatriate culture in Paris during the interwar period.
Prophet (1890-1960) was one of the first known women of color to graduate from RISD and her work reflects skills developed through academic training with a distinctly Modernist sensibility. The first museum survey will feature three-dimensional sculptures of marble and wood, painted wood friezes, and watercolors as well as photographic presentations of archival documents and lost or destroyed sculptures.
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“We are thrilled to share the story of this underrecognized artist, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, RISD’s first known woman of color to graduate. The exhibit features three-dimensional sculptures of marble and wood, painted wood friezes, and watercolors.”
Can’t make it on a Gallery Night? You have plenty of time to plan your visit to Providence and to the RISD Museum. The show will be on view February 17 through August 4 2024. For information on how to visit the RISD Museum, visit their website here.