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Pornography or a Modern Means of Empowerment: Female Sexuality in the Art of Gustav Klimt

Friday, November 8, 2013: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Napoleon B3-C3 (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Elvina Meyer , St. Edward's University
Gustav Klimt's vivid and captivating paintings portray the female body as highly sensual; however, Klimt uses this at first seemingly stereotypical representation of the female body as a way to empower women through their sexuality, rather than letting it suppress them.