Private Vitual Tour on Zoom of

Paris 1874:  The Impressionist Moment

Presented by Dr. Mary Morton
Curator and head of the Department of French Paintings
at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Monday, November 4 at 4 pm ET

WC members:  $10  Non-Members:  $15

Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to hear an insightful tour of the National Gallery of Art's monumental exhibition, Paris 1874:  The Impressionist Moment (following its run at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris), presented on Zoom by the exhibition's curator, Mary Morton - from the comfort of your home!

Mary Morton is curator and head of the French paintings department at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. She received her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in history, and her PhD from Brown University, concentrating on 19th and early 20th century European painting. Dr. Morton began her curatorial career in the European art department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and then as associate curator of paintings at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Her exhibition projects prior to arriving at the NGA include Courbet and the Modern Landscape (2006), Oudry's Painted Menagerie (2007), and The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme (2010). At the National Gallery, she organized the presentation of Gauguin: Maker of Myth (2011), a reinstallation of the Gallery’s renowned nineteenth century collection (2012); Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye (2015), Cézanne Portraits (2017-18), Corot Women (2018), True to Nature: Open-Air Painting in Europe, 1780-1870 (2020) and Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment (2024). In 2018, the French government awarded her Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters.

Even if you are not able to join us for Philadelphia's WC visit to the NGA to see the exhibit in person on 11/6/24 (see event listing on the Philadelphia calendar) the exhibit runs from 9/8/24 to 1/19/25.  Whether you can see the exhibit or not, you won't want to miss Dr. Morton's expert commentary on Impressionism.

All registrants will receive the Zoom link a week before and again on the morning of the event.

Please note that cancellations with refunds are accepted through 11/2/24.  Should you have to cancel before that date, your WC accounted with be issued a credit to be used for future purchases.