"Night Vision: Nocturnes in American Art, 1860-1960" - Keynote Lecture and Opening Reception

"Night Vision: Nocturnes in American Art, 1860-1960"

3:30 p.m. | Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center

Barbara Haskell will discuss iconic paintings of the night that came to define American modernism and explore why so many canonical painters of the period were attracted to the dark.

Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. RSVPs are requested but do not guarantee seating.

Reception and Family Activities

5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. | Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Free and open to the public.

Questions?
Please email Christine Piontek at artmuseumevents@bowdoin.edu or call (207) 725-3276.

Image: Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, The Fountains at Night, World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893, oil on canvas. Bequest of Mrs. Charles Savage Homer, Jr. Bowdoin College Museum of Art.