From Portraits to Selfies: How and Why We Put Ourselves in the Frame
Ann Marie Michel
- Region:
- North West
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £75
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 2nd September 2022
- Tagged:
- Art History | Culture | Photography | Selfies
This richly illustrated talk traces the links between classical portraiture and the current craze for selfies, exploring the different reasons we choose to portray ourselves and the different methods we use to shape and control our image. The creative parallels between art and modern life are startling, instructive - and entertaining.
Views: 1264 | Enquiries: 3About Ann Marie Michel
I am an American journalist based in the North West for the last 18 years. I have written extensively on art themes for radio documentaries and the New York-based art magazine ARTnews, and now speak regularly to such groups as the WI, National Women's Register, Probus, Masonic Lodges, U3A and various other community leisure groups. I have a colourful background including years of radio broadcasting in the Netherlands and Switzerland, so I am a professional and engaging speaker. I have travelled extensively for my work and am multi-lingual. I have also worked as writer-in-residence at HMP Lancaster Castle (it closed as a prison in 2011) and I am now part of the Regional Heritage Centre at Lancaster University.
I live in the beautiful Lune Valley village of Wray and travel within approximately one hour radius for live speaking engagements. For those further afield, I am available via Zoom. Please contact me to discuss your needs - you won't be disappointed.
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