Sebastian Smee Presents the Docent Memorial Lecture

2PM LECTURE FOLLOWED BY A BOOK SIGNING

Sebastian Smee, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, presents a lecture on his most recent book Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism. Smee reconsiders the origin of Impressionism as a pivotal moment in the rise of modern art. The lecture coincides with the museum’s reinstallation of the Impressionist collection and celebrates the new ways of seeing Impressionism that are brought to light in our galleries and his book. Come early and check out the Impressionism gallery before the lecture.

Free. Registration encouraged. 

Please note, this lecture was rescheduled from April 16. All registrations will carry over; there is no need to register again.

This lecture is generously supported by the Docent Council of The Wadsworth. Additional support for this program is provided by The Joan Wister Fund and the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation Fund at The Wadsworth.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil, 1873. Bequest of Anne Parrish Titzell, 1957.614.