Bonnie Ann Larson Modern European Artists Series Lecture
Register:
Wednesday, Jun 4, 2025
6
– 7 p.m.
| Free with registration |
*Registration is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties.
Location:
Lecture Hall
5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States
American Sign Language (ASL) Available
Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
Dr. Mary Morton, Curator and Head of French Painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the groundbreaking 1874 exhibition in Paris, widely regarded as the birth of Impressionism. In this lecture, Dr. Mary Morton will share new insights from her recent scholarship, examining the social, political, and cultural forces that shaped this pivotal moment in France. She’ll explore how the artists we now call Impressionists responded to the world around them — and how their work fit within a broader, dynamic artistic landscape, where they exhibited alongside the official French Salon.
The Lecture is presented as Bonnie Ann Larson Modern European Artists Series Lecture.
Image: Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872, oil on canvas, Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris.
Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
Dr. Mary Morton, Curator and Head of French Painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the groundbreaking 1874 exhibition in Paris, widely regarded as the birth of Impressionism. In this lecture, Dr. Mary Morton will share new insights from her recent scholarship, examining the social, political, and cultural forces that shaped this pivotal moment in France. She’ll explore how the artists we now call Impressionists responded to the world around them — and how their work fit within a broader, dynamic artistic landscape, where they exhibited alongside the official French Salon.
The Lecture is presented as Bonnie Ann Larson Modern European Artists Series Lecture.
Image: Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872, oil on canvas, Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris.