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Two women standing and smiling in front of a framed painting in a gallery. One has curly gray hair, wearing a patterned skirt; the other has straight brown hair, wearing a sleeveless top.
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National Museum of Women in the Arts

The Water Remembers: Paintings and Works on Paper by May Stevens, 1990-2005

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
Oct 28, 2005, to Jan 15, 2006

Please note: Information about this exhibition is limited.

The Artist,

May Stevens

Artist and activist May Stevens played an active role in the Feminist Art Movement of the 1970s and 1980s.
Photo of a light skinned woman against an abstract background. Shot from the chest up, her left hand is slightly raised in a wave. Short, brown hair frames her face, her mouth slightly open. Her eyebrows are raised, as if the image was taken when she was mid-sentence.