Helen LaFrance: Memories 

Helen LaFrance
The Tornado
Loan courtesy of Bruce Shelton

Helen LaFrance
Quilting
Oil on canvas
Loan courtesy of Bruce Shelton

Helen LaFrance
Yard Sale
18 in x 36 in canvas
Loan courtesy of Bruce Shelton

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Sunday Showcase 
Helen LaFrance: Memories 
Directed by Martin Scott-Grissom 

Sunday, April 23, 1 pm CINEMA+ 
Free 

Screened in conjunction with the current exhibition Kentucky Women: Helen LaFrance, this documentary covers the life and work of Kentucky-born artist LaFrance. She was a self-taught artist represented in many notable public and private collections. LaFrance worked in a variety of media, creating woodcarvings, quilts, and dolls, but she was best known for her memory paintings—recollections of her life that suggest a common experience and strike an emotional chord with viewers. 2021, U.S., video, 50 minutes. Program length with discussion: 90 minutes. Recommended for 16+.

With a post-screening discussion with Executive Producer Bruce Shelton hosted by Speed Art Museum Chief Curator/Mary & Barry Bingham Sr. Curator of Painting and Sculpture Erika Holmquist-Wall and Speed Curator of Film Dean Otto.  A tour of Kentucky Women: Helen LaFrance led by Holmquist-Wall follows the discussion.