Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is required. Please note: Space is limited; first come, first served. Register HERE.
Assistive listening devices are available from the ushers. This program will be closed captioned. ASL interpretation will be available.
Temple Grandin, writer, animal science expert
Patricia Marroquin Norby (P’urhépecha), Associate Curator of Native American Art, The American Wing, The Met
Join best-selling author Temple Grandin and Met curator Patricia Marroquin Norby as they discuss Grandin’s book, Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns and Abstractions, and make connections to the works of Dakota artist Mary Sully. Known for her work on autism advocacy and animal science, Grandin has provided groundbreaking explorations on the intersectional strengths of neuro-divergency and visual perspectives.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Mary Sully: Native Modern.
This program is made possible by the Clara Lloyd-Smith Weber Fund.
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Image: Mary Sully (Dakota, 1896–1963). Alice (detail), ca. 1920s–40s. Colored pencil, black ink, gilt, white paint, and pastel crayon on paper, 34 3/8 x 19 in. (87.3 x 48.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Morris K. Jesup Fund and funds from various donors, 2023 (2023.305)