The Kendal Education Committee announced an important art course in March.
It will deal with American Impressionism and be led by Art historian and teaching artist Dr. Jill Kiefer on five Tuesdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, from 2 pm to 3 pm via Zoom.
Inspired by the novel approaches to painting modern life embodied in French Impressionism, American Impressionism adopted bright palettes and loose brushstrokes to capture the intimate beauty of everyday American life—although its painters took a far more structured approach than their French counterparts.
In this series, participants will examine key American Impressionists such as William Merritt Chase, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and J. Alden Weir, among others, as well as the organizations and schools that were founded in support of the movement, which outlived American Impressionism’s popularity.
To sign up, please contact Fran Kelly.