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Dr. Margaret C. Conrads

About Dr. Margaret C. Conrads

Dr. Margaret C. Conrads, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art,

Mark Rothko, No. 210/No. 211 (Orange), 1960, oil on canvas, 175.3 x 160 cm (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art) — Spirituality and transcendence were important postwar themes expressed in Rothko's work.

Transcendence and Cold War

by Dr. Margaret C. Conrads and Dr. Steven Zucker

francis_guy_brooklyinwinter — This snowy image of a bygone Brooklyn is sprinkled with farm animals, townspeople... and casual racism.

Daily life in 1820 Brooklyn

by Dr. Margaret C. Conrads and Dr. Beth Harris

Norman Rockwell, Rosie the Riveter, 1943, oil on canvas, 52 x 40 inches (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art) — Representing women who entered the workforce during WWII, Rosie is strong, determined, and eating a ham sandwich.

Norman Rockwell, Rosie the Riveter

by Dr. Margaret C. Conrads and Dr. Beth Harris

Mark Rothko, No. 210/No. 211 (Orange), 1960, oil on canvas, 175.3 x 160 cm (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art). — Just because a painting isn’t full of angels doesn’t mean it isn’t spiritual and transcendent.

Mark Rothko, No. 210/No. 211 (Orange), 1960

by Dr. Margaret C. Conrads and Dr. Steven Zucker

Francis Guy, Winter Scene in Brooklyn — This snowy image of a bygone Brooklyn is sprinkled with farm animals, townspeople... and casual racism.

Francis Guy, Winter Scene in Brooklyn

by Dr. Margaret C. Conrads and Dr. Beth Harris

Norman Rockwell, Rosie the Riveter, 1943, oil on canvas, 52 x 40 inches (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art) — Representing women who entered the workforce during WWII, Rosie is strong, determined, and eating a ham sandwich.

Norman Rockwell, Rosie the Riveter

by Dr. Margaret C. Conrads and Dr. Beth Harris