In tones of gold and black, two poles span the height of this square, landscape photograph, which is printed on glass. The landscape around and beyond the poles has scrubby bushes scattered across a dirt field, which leads back to a row of tall trees and a low hill, silhouetted in black against the sky. More double-poled utility towers march into the distance down the center of the composition. Several oval marks seem smudged on the surface of the glass. The photograph is framed in an elephant-gray mat with a stepped, wooden frame.

Sally Larsen, Miles and Miles, Chaw'se Acorn Grinding Rock, Miwok Indians, Amador County, California, 1998, orotone print on glass, Gift of the Artist, 2018.198.1

The Art of Looking

Sally Larsen, Miles and Miles, Chaw'se Acorn Grinding Rock, Miwok Indians, Amador County, California

The Art of Looking

Friday, November 5, 2021
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Virtual
Registration Required

In honor of American Indian Heritage Month, Sally Larsen's Miles and Miles, Chaw'se Acorn Grinding Rock, Miwok Indians, Amador County, California is the inspiration for this interactive conversation. Join us and share your observations, interpretations, questions, and ideas, and build on your own first impressions to broaden your understanding of this work of art. This session lasts one hour and is completely interactive. National Gallery educators will facilitate the conversation to create an environment for shared learning. These conversations will encourage you to engage deeply with art, with others, and with the world around you as you hone skills in visual literacy and perspective-taking.

This program is free and open to the public and is designed for anyone interested in talking about art. No art or art history background is required. Ages 18 and over.

Due to the interactive nature of this program, sessions are not recorded.

Live Captions

Live captions (CART) are available in some breakout rooms for this program. Please contact [email protected] to request access or for more information.