Barber Frieze
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts View of the Red Gallery
Home
Art
Coins
Shop
Concerts
Activities
Support
Contact

Paintings
Works on Paper
Sculpture and Applied Arts
Coins

The Collections | Coins | Exhibitions | The Currency of Femininity

Classicism: Art above Life1 February 2007 – 17 January 2008
Coin gallery entrance

The Currency of Femininity: Women on Coins

The stories of twelve extraordinary women of immense power and influence — goddesses, regents, and empresses — lie behind this display, drawn from the Barber’s collection of some 16,000 coins. This is the first in a series highlighting specific themes and spanning several historical eras, which aims to bring more of these treasures to a wider audience.