Gallery Talk: A Sight to Behold

Curator Carolyn Kinder Carr will discuss the exhibition "A Sight to Behold" in a gallery talk and walk-through scheduled for

Saturday 2:00- 3:00 pm

A Sight to Behold

The Corcoran Legacy Collection of Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century American Landscape Paintings at the American University Museum

Explore one hundred years of history and the stylistic range of American landscape painting with A Sight to Behold. Showcasing work from the American University Museum’s Corcoran Legacy Collection, this exhibition examines the long-held tradition of capturing the emotional impact of nature.

A variety of both recognizable and lesser-known artists, including additional Corcoran works borrowed from the National Gallery of Art are included in the show.

Visitors will be exposed to artistic traditions and the evolving modern American psyche during these pivotal one hundred years, exploring themes of Romanticism, westward expansion, and urgency toward natural conservation.

This exhibition is organized by Carolyn Kinder Carr, former National Portrait Gallery Deputy Director and Chief Curator.

This event will be held in-person at the museum.

Image: Edward Savage, John Hancock and Dorothy Quincy Hancock (Mrs. John Hancock), 1775/1789. Oil on canvas, 90 3/4 x 59 1/4 in. Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Bequest of Woodbury Blair)

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States