Gallery Talk: Jack Boul, Perceptual Painting

AU Museum Director/Curator, Jack Rasmussen & the artist, Jack Boul, will discuss the exhibition "Jack Boul: Perceptual Painting" in a gallery talk scheduled for

Saturday, 2:00- 3:00pm

While Boul is justly famed for his etchings and monoprints, this exhibition concentrates on his accomplishments as a painter and on his influence as a teacher. Boul focused on capturing the essence of his subjects using basic shapes, light and dark values, and color, rather than detailed accuracy. As a teacher, he advocated the importance of overlooking small details in favor of interpreting in paint the people, places, and things as they appear to the eye. He was able to move beyond mere appearances to capture profound, poetic truths in his art.

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

Please direct any questions about this event to the museum's main contact for this event, Patricia Edwine-Poku at [email protected].

Image: Jack Boul, C&O Canal II, 1972. Oil on canvas, 14.25 x 11.25 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

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