Spotlight Tour: Child’s Play, with Ricardo Fernandes Garcia ’27

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Ricardo Fernandes Garcia will explore how representations of innocence have enabled painters to address conflict and war. — Know Before You Go How to join: Check in at the Visitor Services desk; space is limited. Fee: This is a free event. Accessibility accommodations: If you would like to request accommodations for your visit, please contact Visitor Services at am_register@harvard.edu or 617-495-9400. For more details about accommodations at the museums, please see the Accessibility page. General info: The museum visit page has general guidelines for your visit. On this tour, Ricardo Fernandes Garcia ’27 will explore how representations of innocence have enabled artists to address conflict and war. The stops on the tour are Winslow Homer’s The Brush Harrow (1865), which depicts a scene from childhood; George Grosz’s Nutcracker (1931), which features a group of toys; and Joseph Cornell’s Midnight Carrousel (1954), which suggests the imagination at work. Spotlight Tours are designed and led by Harvard undergraduates from a range of academic disciplines. Each tour is focused on objects chosen by the student and provides visitors a unique, thematic view into the collections. Tours typically feature three works of art, embrace a conversational format, and last about 45 minutes. Open to the public, these tours start outside the museum shop on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm. This program is supported by the Ho Family Student Guide Fund. The Ho Family Student Guide Program at the Harvard Art Museums prepares students to develop original, research-based tours. Through their training, Student Guides gain knowledge of the collections and develop skills in critical thinking, visual analysis, public speaking, and leadership. Find out what the Student Guides are up to anytime on Instagram @harvardarthappens .