The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden Presents A Feminine Palette

Join the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden for A Feminine Palette: Women Artists of the 19th and Early 20th Centurieson Friday, March 5th at 6:30 PM. Panelists Dr. Katherine Manthorne of City University of New York's Graduate Center; Catherine Coleman Brawer, M.A. Institute of Fine Arts, New York University; and Ph.D student Whitney Thompson, also of City University of New York's Graduate Center, discuss the work of three extraordinary yet often- overlooked 19th and 20th century artists. Eliza Pratt Greatorex was an illustrator of rural Manhattan; Hildreth Meière was famous for her murals in buildings throughout the country; and Fanny Palmer was a prolific Currier and Ives Lithographer. Guests are invited to learn about these unique women and how they became successful artists. A wine and cheese reception will follow. This program funded by the New York Council for the Humanities.

General admission to A Feminine Palette is $12 for Museum members and students and $15 for non-members. Reservations are recommended and can be made at (212) 838-6878. The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden is located at 421 East 61st Street between York and First Avenues. Nearest subway: N, W, R, 4, 5, 6 at the 59th Street/Lexington station.

ABOUT THE MOUNT VERNON HOTEL MUSEUM & GARDEN
The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden is dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and research of art and artifacts pertaining to the Mount Vernon Hotel.

New York City's only surviving day hotel, this landmarked building, which was constructed in 1799, brings the bygone era of old New York alive by promoting the dissemination of historical knowledge through docent-guided tours of its historic rooms, education programs, exhibitions, publications, lectures and symposia. For more information, please call 212.838.6878 or visit www.mvhm.org.