American-British Art Exchange, Part 3: John Singer Sargent (Re-Air)

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More than a common language and history, England and the United States have shared art traditions for centuries. While many historical American artists traveled to England to study, with the hopes of bringing polish and technical mastery back home, not all of them decided to return. And vice versa for British artists, the U.S. provided fresh territory where their credentials stood out. It's time to uncover three unconventional artists who not only capitalized on this aesthetic exchange and stretched the boundaries of what was acceptable in art, but also grabbed the attention of both the British and Americans by blurring international boundaries with their cosmopolitanism.

Join New York Adventure Club for a three-part series where we'll explore the foundations of modern art from the 1850s to World War I through the lives and portfolios of three artists living and working in England and the United States. In Part Three, we'll focus on John Singer Sargent. Long a favorite American artist, Sargent actually lived in Europe, before scandal chased him to England. There, he rebuilt his reputation, and as his fame skyrocketed, the American art world also eagerly claimed him as their own.

Led by American Art Historian Rena Tobey, our artistic deep dive will include:

• A look at the life and career of this iconic American artist, always considered an outsider in Europe and England
• Dissecting images to understand what made Sargent’s work so fresh and in-demand, and how he challenged the propriety of what art could show and say
• The scandal of Madame X and the life and career choices Sargent made in response
• An understanding of how this popular artist was pivotal to the development of celebrity culture
• A focus on how Sargent used fashion to reveal character in carefully crafted ways, including close looks at works from the MFA, Boston exhibit

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American-British Art Exchange Series
Part 1: James McNeill Whistler (Friday, May 1 @ 1:00pm ET)
Part 2: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (Friday, May 8 @ 1:00pm ET)
Part 3: John Singer Sargent (Friday, May 15 @ 1:00pm ET)

About Rena
Rena Tobey is an American art historian whose passion centers on making art accessible, insightful, and fun. She has taught at NYU's School for Professional Studies and Southern Connecticut State University. Rena conducts lively, interactive tours of New York City's museum collections, now online. Her research and writing centers on American women artists working before 1945, with particular interest in the challenges they faced in bucking societal norms.

Testimonials
"Outstanding, engaging, highly knowledgeable, delightful presenter!" -Mary
"I've loved this artist for many years - and learned a great deal more." -Corinne
"Rena Tobey is terrific. Knowledgeable, great rapport with audience, enthusiastic. Excellent pacing of material. Easy to understand." -Nancy
"Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable presentation. Loved it!" -Jeanne
"The presenter's in-depth knowledge and enthusiasm." -Charles
"The presenter was very enthusiastic and provided an incredible amount of information." -Carolyn
"Knowledgeable & articulate speaker - she is just terrific!" -Virginia
"Loads of good info. Lots of stuff I didn't know. Interesting presentation." -Ellen
"High quality presentation and liked Rena's ability to integrate chat questions/comments in-stream into the presentation." -Leon
"Rena is so enthusiastic about her subject; the enthusiasm is contagious! I love her ability to humanize these artists with her stories." -Andasia
"The presenter was so excited and engaged n the topic. She worked very hard to convey as much information as she could. Loved it." -Sharon
"This speaker is always fantastic. I could listen to her for HOURS. She has so much knowledge and terrific slides." -Debra
"Depth of knowledge, interaction with viewers and visuals that enhance the verbal presentation." -Anne
"Photos, history and the speaker is enthusiastic and speaks clearly." -Bettina
"Presenter was very knowledgeable. Lots of interesting information was given." -Kathleen
"Rena was an excellent presenter, so informative, a joy to listen to, & I particularly liked the way she involved the participants & absorbed their comments into the presentation." -Mary
"Depth of background into the artist, subjects, relationships, place in art history, etc. Enjoy the fullness of info." -Deb
"The speaker was knowledgeable and prepared. Just the right amount of detail." -Wendy
"The speaker was wonderful -- engaging and informative. Loved that she was answering questions and commenting on our chat." -Alison
"Rena Tobey is informed, enthusiastic about her subject and animated in her presentation. She pays attention to her audience and brings her subject matter to life." -Alice
"Rena is extremely knowledgeable and an excellent presenter." -Diane
"In depth exploration of Sargent, his work and a little bit of his life." -Roy
"Everything - and the lecturer was especially excellent!" -Josie
"The presentation was great" -Ray
"The explanations of the paintings and of Sargent's influences. Rena also included chat comments into her talk and really involved the viewers." -Melissa
"Well presented, informative, enthusiastic, engaged audience" -Peter
"Presentation was interesting, kept me engaged." -Belle
"As always i love the subject but no one does a better job of presenting info in most informative interesting engsging way" -Deb
"This lady rocks. She knows her stuff, presents it engagingly, involves her audience and can turn on a dime when the subject drifts in another direction. And then she can bring it back right when needed. I am impressed." -Barbara
"Everything. I love all of Rena's events." -Sandra
"The knowledge and enthusiasm of the presenter." -Pamela
"The presenters knowledge and enthusiasm!!! Wonderful, the best on Sargent I have attended." -Jacqy
"Great understanding of Sargent's aesthetic development and his various experimental works." -Linde
"A wonderfully informative, lively talk by a gifted presenter. Most of the paintings were new to me, and very clear, and I learnt a lot that I didn't know before. Excellent!" -Claire
"The side-by-side comparisons of portraits. the history and influences and inspirations." -Carol
"Everything. Rena is an outstanding presenter. Knowledgeable about art, history, personal histories of artists, etc. etc. etc. She brings not only the art, but the artists to life. Terrific, as always. I always sig up for her presentation, and almost always go back to the replays to savor the details." -Claudia
"This was the best one yet! I really loved the additional color Rena added about the people in the Sergant paintings." -Nancy
"Excellent presentation" -Kitt
"The presenter was amazing!" -Heather
"Superlative speaker. So much about the artist's background that I did not know, and paintings I had not before seen." -Paul
"I'm a student of the painter Vermeer. I want to learn about John Singer Sargent. This was the perfect way to do just that!" -Kenneth
"Rena Tobey is an excellent presenter. Please keep scheduling her for as many presentations as she would like to give." -Christine
"Knowledgeable presenter. Always enjoy her comparisons of artists: style, subject, even life style and who actually knew who." -Jacqueline
"I like hearing about John Singer Sargeant. He is a favorite of mine. His portraits are magnificent. I was surprised to see the landscape." -Joel
"Great presentation - presenter is fabulous. So knowledgeable - articulate, enthusiastic, organized - and welcomes questions and engages with chat audience. Fantastic." -Maureen
"The lecturer was absolutely fantastic." -Wendy
"Renas lectures are always amazing, she has a wonderful way of telling the story and giivng enormous amt of in formation in a fun and engaging way, i try never to miss her lectures shes just so knowledgeable and i have lesrned so much from her" -Deb
"The information, the background stories, and the bits to chuckle over. Rena is a great teacher who incorporates viewers' comments and responses to questions (as much as possible) in real time." -Melissa
"So much content- and of all the webinars I take, Rena has the most people who participate in the chat, like a real class- it's terrific she is phenomenal" -Susan
"Renais engaging and very knowledgeable. I always learn so much from her webinars." -Diane
"I loved how the presenter summarized the life and background of Sargent as well as that of his models and the venues he chose to paint" -Samantha
"Very educational with respect to the changing painting styles and reasons for it. Comparison to others was very interesting." -Barbara
"Rena Tobey is a star - I hope you'll do many more courses and seminars with her. I learn so much." -Susan C.
"Very thorough and the presenter was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subject matter." -Lauren
"Very informative, easy to understand, I learned a lot. Well illustrated." -Ellen

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