Author Series: Shelley Drake Hawks
Thursday Author Series will present Shelley Drake Hawks, author of The Art of Resistance: Painting by Candlelight in Mao’s China on December 14, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library. The book follows the lives of seven painters during China’s Cultural Revolution, a time when they were considered counter-revolutionary and forbidden to paint. Drawing on interviews with the artists and their families and on materials collected during her visits to China, Hawks examines their painting styles, political outlooks, and life experiences. Shelley Drake Hawks teaches art history and world history at Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts. The event is free and open to all. [Register]