Janet Pearson Roth, 57, became a sculptor because of a midlife crisis.
”Some women run away with the postman. I went to art school,”
wisecracked the Evanston artist and former grade-school teacher.
Chicagoan Pat Olson, 61, chose art as a career when she was the art director in an advertising agency in the 1950s. She made up her mind when colleagues told her that a woman could never make a living through art.
”I guess I never accepted the fact,” said Olson, who quit her job to take a lower-paying teaching position that left her time to paint urban scenes.
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Roth, Olson and six other women artists will discuss their choice of careers and their works Tuesday at a free slide show and lecture titled ”Why I Do What I Do.” The program is sponsored by the Chicago Women`s Caucus for Art.
The group is a chapter of the National Women`s Caucus for Art, which has 35 chapters and 3,500 members nationwide, said chapter president Sherry Rabbino.
The Philadelphia-based organization works to improve the professional standing of women in all aspects of visual arts, Rabbino said.
”Why I Do What I Do” will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Zonta International, 557 W. Randolph St. The program is free and guests are invited to stay for a discussion after the slide show. Call 969-3189.