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Fashioning Desire: The Art of Gerda Wegener
March 27, 2022 | 2:00 pm – June 26, 2022 | 4:00 pm
Explore our spring exhibition, Fashioning Desire: The Art of Gerda Wegener in this self guided experience at Coe Hall. Approximately 60 artworks by Danish artists Gerda Wegener (1886 – 1940) and her spouse Lili Elbe (born Einar Wegener, 1882 – 1931) will be integrated into various rooms throughout Coe Hall, alongside a selection of art and ephemera from the Planting Fields Foundation collection. A contemporary of W. R. and Mai Coe, Gerda Wegener’s Art Deco and Art Nouveau paintings and drawings quickly garnered attention in 1920s Paris, where she lived and worked. Her fashion illustrations, cosmetic advertisements, and whimsical, erotic drawings celebrated the “New Woman”: independent, striking, and strong.
The purchase of a ticket for “Coe Hall: Designing Nature Inside and Out” will entitle you to a self-guided tour of “Fashioning Desire: The Art of Gerda Wegener” on the same date, when applicable, with proof of purchase.
Offered Thursdays through Sundays from 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Members: Free
General Admission:
Adults: $10
Seniors 62+: $9
Youth 7-17: $5
Children Under 7: Free
