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Monday, August 30, 2021

Collection Spotlight: Alfred Sisley

Always in search of more affordable rent, Alfred Sisley moved with his family several times in the 1870s to one small village after another along the Seine. With each change of address, Sisley found himself further from Paris, settling in Louveciennes in 1871, Marly-le-Roi in 1872, Sèvres in the summer of 1877, and around 1880 to Veneux-Nadon, near where the Seine and Loing Rivers converge at Saint-Mammès. He mined each village’s riverfront for his paintings, which were... Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Monday, August 30, 2021

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Tour at Two: Meet the Dixons with Bill Branch

Docent Bill Branch tours the "Meet the Dixons" exhibition inside the Liz and Tommy Farnsworth Interactive Gallery. On view through October 3, 2021. Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, August 24, 2021

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Three Takes on Thiebaud: A Panel Discussion

This informative discussion between three people intimately connected to Wayne Thiebaud will center around insights and unique experiences. Join the artist’s daughter, model, and writer Twinka Thiebaud; painter and professor Hearne Pardee; and critic and art historian Julia Friedman, Ph.D., for a singular program on Thiebaud and his life. Moderated by Scott A. Shields, Associate Director and Chief Curator, Crocker Art Museum Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Tour at Two: Sharon Havelka

Memphis artist Sharon Havelka shares her process and inspirations for her three works in the exhibition Memphis 2021, on view through July 11. Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Tour at Two: Sojourn

Sojourn is a powerful example of Brittney Boyd Bullock's ability to breathe new life into common materials, creating sculptural works of art that surprise, delight, and invite contemplation. Despite the variety of whimsical trimmings and embellishments used, there is a certain ritualistic repetition to the tonality of the composition. These disparate materials all absorb and reflect light in different ways, creating alternating areas of brightness and shadow. Bullock carefully... Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, May 11, 2021

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Tours at Two: Child Hassam

Dixon Docent Bill Branch talks about Childe Hassam's painting Summer Evening . On view through May 9 in America's Impressionism: Echoes of a Revolution . Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Summer Evening , 1886; Oil on canvas; Florence Griswold Museum, Gift of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Talk at Two: Impressionism, Post Impressionism and the Black Model

Heather Nickels, Joyce Blackmon Curatorial Fellow of African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora, Brooks Museum of Art, explores several works in the Dixon Gallery and Gardens' collection, highlighting the presence and absence of Black artists and subjects. She also speaks about her role as a project research associate for the Posing Modernity exhibition, which opened at the Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University in New York, and later... Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Tours at Two: William Merritt Chase

Dixon Docent Phil McMillion talks about the artistic journey of William Merritt Chase and two of his paintings, An Early Stroll in the Park and Seaside Flowers . On view through May 9 in America's Impressionism: Echoes of a Revolution . Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, April 6, 2021

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Tours at Two: Mary Brady

Mary Brady was the first California woman artist to spend significant amounts of time in Giverny. She made three extended visits to the French village in the late 1880s and early 1890s. While there, she both painted and modeled for fellow American artist Theodore Robinson. After leaving Giverny, Brady set up her home and studio in Monterey, where she painted the area’s dramatic landscape in a loose style informed by her exposure to French Impressionism. Brady... Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Tours at Two: Elizabeth Nourse (part 2)

Elizabeth Nourse was able to move to Paris with her sister in 1887 after more than 10 years of saving money through the sale of her paintings. She began studying at the Académie Julian once she arrived in Paris, but after 3 months, her instructors, impressed by her talent, encouraged her to leave and begin her professional career. Almost immediately, she found acceptance to the Paris Salon with a painting of a mother and child, which became a dominant theme in her work. ... Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Virtual Member Opening: America's Impressionism

For today's Tour at Two we are looking back on our virtual Member Opening of America's Impressionism: Echos of a Revolution. Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Tours at Two: Palace of Fine Arts

Dixon Docent Bill Branch talks about Colin Campbell Cooper's painting, Palace of Fine Arts . On view now in America's Impressionism: Echos of a Revolution . Colin Campbell Copper, Palace of Fine Arts , San Francisco, 1916; Oil on canvas; Crocker Art Museum, Gift of Helene Seeley in memory of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cooper, conserved with funds provided by Gerald D. Gordon and Louise and Victor Graf, 1940.24 Read More

Posted by Kristen Rambo at Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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