Hokusai created his iconic woodblock print, known widely as The Great Wave, in the early 1830s—yet we still see it all over the world today, nearly 200 years later. Join Loren Wright and Arianne Nguyen from the museum’s Interpretation department for a conversation exploring the influential print and its resonances within popular culture.
This program is presented in celebration of Chicago Public Library’s city-wide initiative, One Book, One Chicago, and is generously sponsored by the Carol Given Winston Fund.
About the Speakers
Loren Wright is an assistant director of Interpretation at the Art Institute. She works with curators and other staff across the museum to tell more inclusive and accessible stories about art. Loren received her master’s degree in museum and exhibition studies from the University of Illinois Chicago.
Arianne Nguyen joined the museum as the 2022–2024 McMullan Museum Scholar in Gallery Activation. At the Art Institute of Chicago, she tells stories, facilitates conversations, and supports learning in the galleries. Arianne is a graduate of the University of Chicago where she studied history and Chicago studies, focusing on accessibility, oral history, and collaborative curation in natural history museums.
If you have any questions about programming, please reach out to museum-programs@artic.edu.
Closed captioning will be available for this program. For questions related to accessibility accommodations, please email access@artic.edu.
