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Object Talk / “The Smallest Giant Makes for an Easy Target” with Edie Carey (OC 2027)

Monday, April 1, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Object Talk / “The Smallest Giant Makes for an Easy Target” with Edie Carey (OC 2027)

Monday, April 1, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Edie Carey (OC 2027) leads an informal discussion on Michael Boyd Roman’s The Smallest Giant Makes for an Easy Target.

This event is part of our Object Talk series, during which the Allen’s Gallery Guides give informal talks on their favorite objects in the collection. We hope to see you there!

Please meet in the King Sculpture Court.

Note this takes place during special Monday hours from 1–5 pm on April 1 and 22 for Admissions events. We will be open to the public as well.

Access Statement:
This talk will be held in a wheelchair- and rolling walker-accessible building with wheelchair-accessible restrooms. The talk will be in the galleries on the main floor; gallery seating is limited, and camp stools are available by the back entrance. Restrooms are gender-specific; visitors are invited to use the restroom of their preference. No listening devices or ASL interpretation will be available at this event. This event will not be recorded. Please email access questions to Jill Greenwood, jgreenwo@oberlin.edu.

Michael Boyd Roman (American, b. 1981), The Smallest Giant Makes for an Easy Target, 2023. Charcoal, gold leaf, and 1.77 caliber steel BBs on paper. Courtesy of the Artist.

Image description: A dark-skinned man stands towering over a group of soldiers in riot gear. The man wears the halo of a saint. In the bottom right corner, there is a reproduction of a painting of Saint Sebastian.

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