are live nude models used for the museum of fine art's 'drawing in the galleries' in boston. or are the models clothed. i don't want any surprises when i go! thanks.
Give me a break, you answered the question yourself - it is 'drawing in the galleries' of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. That means you will be drawing the paintings and statues in the galleries under the eye of an instructor as opposed to drawing on you own in the galleries as I did today in the Dallas Museum of Art or working in a studio where figure studies might take place. Because of concerns like yours, figure study classes always make explicitly clear what is involved. Drawing in galleries is a time honored learning experience with the advantage that the models don't move and normally the lighting doesn't change. Some museums allow painting (copying) in the galleries and the Milwaukee art museum has a class that not only does this but teaches the exact techniques and pigments used at different periods. |
