Jane Peterson (1876-1965), The Windowseat, oil on canvas
Museum purchase partially funded by proceeds from Hickory Museum of Art Guild trips, 1984.18

American Impressionism—Seeing the light

Impressionism certainly emerged from France and influenced many artists in Europe and America—but in America, impressionism in painting took on a life of its own.

Some people are aware that America produced a number of impressionist painters such as John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt and Childe Hassam but others remain obscure and in fact over one hundred painters made a name for themselves. Turn of the century America was a golden age in our history and the creation of wealth due to industrialization played an important part in the American appetite for Art.

We will visit the era 1890-1910 and see how American Impressionism began, flourished, and ended...or did it?

Join presenter Carl Shatley for a deep dive into a little known segment of American Art History and learn more about our brand of impressionism.

Carl Shatley presents topics on Artists and Historical figures and holds a Master of Arts Degree in History from Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts in Art from Greensboro College.