Curator Conversation: From Hassam to Wyeth: Gifts from Doris and Shouky Shaheen
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Norton Museum Of Art 1450 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Childe Hassam's Wainscott Links, 1907
Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935), Wainscott Links, 1907, Oil on canvas, Canvas: 23 1/2 x 29 in. (59.7 x 73.7 cm), Frame: 33 1/8 x 39 x 3 in(84.1x 99.1 x 7.6 cm), Gift of Doris and Shouky Shaheen, 2020.58
Ellen E. Roberts, Harold and Anne Berkley Smith Senior Curator of American Art, discusses the exhibition that celebrates Doris and Shouky Shaheen’s gift of twelve American oils and watercolors to the Norton.
Works range in style from impressionism to realism and demonstrate how American painters depicted the landscape from the late 19th into the 20th centuries. Artists examined include Childe Hassam, Andrew Wyeth, William Glackens, Jane Peterson, John Henry Twachtman, Guy Wiggins, and Wyeth’s son, Jamie.
Space is limited, and tickets are available starting 60 minutes before program.
Cost: Museum Admission/ Norton Members FREE
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