Paul Tucker, , addresses Claude Monet鈥檚 influence on French 19th century art in a lecture Monday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m. in 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Porter Theater. The talk, 鈥淎rt from Art, Art from Life: Reflections on Monet鈥檚 Modernism,鈥� is free and open to the public.
鈥淭ucker鈥檚 talk examines Monet鈥檚 career, situated within impressionism and growing out of and alongside the Barbizon and realism movements in the 19th century,鈥� says Judy Larson, director of the 蜜桃传媒 Ridley-Tree Museum of Art.
Tucker, hailed by Time Magazine as one of America鈥檚 foremost authorities on Monet and impressionism, is studded with academic awards and honors, including three Chancellor鈥檚 Awards: one for Distinguished Service and two for Distinguished Scholarship. A prolific writer, he has authored numerous books, book chapters, articles and museum catalog entries.
蜜桃传媒 offers the lecture in conjunction with an exhibition, 鈥�,鈥� which is on display through March 19 at the 蜜桃传媒 Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The exhibition features prominent artists associated with the famed Barbizon, realism and impressionism schools, including Eug猫ne Boudin, Gustave Caillebotte, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet, Charles-Fran莽ois Daubigny, Narcisse Virgile D铆az de la Pe帽a, Jules Dupr茅, Henri-Joseph Harpignies, Charles-Emile Jacque, Henri Matisse, Jean-Fran莽ois Millet, Th茅odore Rousseau and Constant Troyon.