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Art History Happy Hour 5/21 6-6:30pm

​Tune in for the virtual return of our fun and informative Art History Happy Hour series

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753–1806). Courtesans Strolling Beneath Cherry Trees Before the Daikokuya Teahouse, probably 1789.
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753–1806). Courtesans Strolling Beneath Cherry Trees Before the Daikokuya Teahouse, probably 1789. (Brooklyn Museum)

Tune in for the virtual return of our fun and informative Art History Happy Hour series with the Brooklyn Museum’s own Joan Cummins, Lisa and Bernard Selz Senior Curator, Asian Art. Grab a beverage at home and discover Kitagawa Utamaro’s 1798 triptych Courtesans Strolling Beneath Cherry Trees Before the Daikokuya Teahouse, as Cummins highlights its connections to gender and commerce.Join us on Facebook Live.

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