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OPEN ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATES
Winslow Homer, For to Be a Farmer's Boy, 1887. Gift of Mrs. George T. Langhorne in memory of Edward Carson Waller.
Light, Water, and Color: Winslow Homer, America's Master in Watercolor
Friday, March 7, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Lecture by Martha Tedeschi, curator of prints and drawings at the Art Institute
Musical program presented by members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center
Optional lunch (by reservation) at the Art Institute
Cost: Seminar $30, Luncheon $24
Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at noon
Martha Tedeschi's lecture provides an intimate investigation of Winslow Homer's practice in the challenging yet flexible medium of watercolor. Spanning more than three decades, Homer's watercolors were the artist's most daring and spontaneous experiments. In these sparkling works, light, water, and color were both medium and subject matter. Even in his own day, they were seen as quintessentially American--fresh, strong, and authentic. Like the poems of his contemporary Walt Whitman, Homer's watercolors are at once unorthodox and iconic within American culture.
Following the lecture, a speaker from the CSO provides the audience with a vivid description of the music that emerged during this exciting period in American art, and musicians perform an representative music.
An Art Institute membership card or seminar ticket admits you to the museum for an afternoon self-guided tour of the Winslow Homer/Edward Hopper exhibitions.
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