Ross King Lecture and Dinner: The Heroism of Modern Life: French Paintings in the 1860s
When: Tue., Nov. 6, 5-9 p.m. 2018
Cocktails, lecture, dinner. Guest lecturer is Ross King, Smithsonian expert and author of several award winning books, including Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of Water Lilies, will speak on Impressionism, one of the most popular and enduring artistic movements in history. Lecture will look at the radical artistic aims of the Impressionists and their struggles to capture the modern world.