February 11, 2011

Asheville Art Museum Whistler Tour and Lecture

Feb 19 from 5PM - 7 PM the Asheville Art Museum presents: Lecture + Tour, Whistler as Printmaker: From Realism to Impressionism and Beyond. $20 Members; $25 Non-Members. Now best known for his paintings, James McNeill Whistler was one of the most innovative and influential printmakers working in the second half of the 19th century. Kenneth Myers, Chief Curator and Curator of American Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts, will discuss the three major phases in Whistler's career as a printmaker which culminated in the famous prints he completed in Venice in 1879 and 1880 and the great late etchings he completed in Amsterdam in 1889. After the talk, enjoy a reception and tour of The Director's Cut I: 1995-2010.

Located at
The Forum in Pack Place and Asheville Art Museum, 2 South Pack Square, Asheville, North Carolina 28801   828.253.3227

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