American Idols: Six Great Painters October 21, 2010

H. Barbara Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture

Among the most revered late nineteenth-century American masters are Whistler, Cassatt, and Sargent, embodiments of cosmopolitanism who starred on an international stage, and Homer, Eakins, and Chase, who rooted their works in the American experience. This series considers these great painters in pairs, underlining similarities and differences.

This Week's Topic:

October 21
Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins

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