Art-at-Lunch: Early American Landscape Painting Before Thomas Cole
Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA)
November 4, 2009
Before the sublime and romantic images of the Hudson River School in the nineteenth century, American landscape painting was often commissioned by property owners and consisted of images of grand country houses in industrious farmscapes, ships sailing in and out of busy ports and picturesque views of plantation agriculture. Curator of Historical Art, Anna Marley, makes her PAFA Art-at-Lunch debut with a discussion of how these early paintings challenge traditional understanding of landscapes as an allegory of national and regional identity by considering the impacts of imperialism, colonialism and capitalism in the works.
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Tickets: Event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.
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Dates:
November 4, 2009
Times:
12 pm
The Art-at-Lunch series of talks on American art and culture take place every Wednesday from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch or purchase it in the Academy Café and enjoy discussions and lectures with scholars and artists covering a variety of topics related to PAFA’s exhibitions, collections, and areas of interest.
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