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This exhibition explores Tonalism in the United States from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast such as George Inness, John Henry Twachtman, and John Francis Murphy. Tonalism is a transitional movement that grew out of and reacted to the Hudson River School of painting and laid the groundwork for modernism. Evocative landscapes, evoking a spiritual connection to the natural world, often painted from memory, are the primary genre of this movement. The more than fifty artworks in this exhibition are drawn from private and institutional collections.
Faculty liaison: Suzanne Chamlin, Associate Professor of Studio Art
Image: Emil Carlsen, Golden Tree, oil on canvas, 1904. Private collection, Connecticut
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Events listed below with a location are live, in-person programs. When possible, those events will also be streamed on thequicklive.com and the recordings posted to our YouTube channel.
Opening Night Lecture: Dawn & Dusk. Tonalism in Connecticut
Thursday, January 16, 5 p.m.
Mary Ann Hollihan, exhibition curator, interviewed by Carey Weber, Museum Director
Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room and streaming on thequicklive.com
Reception: Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut
Thursday, January 16, 6-8 p.m.
Bellarmine Hall, Great Hall and Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Lecture: ‘To Paint without Paint’: Tonalism and Transcendence
Tuesday, January 21, 5 p.m.
Adrienne Bell, PhD, Professor of Art History, Marymount Manhattan College
Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room and streaming on thequicklive.com
Gallery Talk: A Landscape Artist Responds
Friday, January 31, 12 noon
Artist Suzanne Chamlin
Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Art in Focus: John Francis Murphy, Sleepy Hollow, 1885
Thursday, February 13, 12 noon (in person) and 1pm (streaming on thequicklive.com)
Bellarmine Hall Galleries and streaming on thequicklive.com
Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Thursday until 8 p.m.) - We are closed for national and university holidays and during inclement weather.
Location:
The FUAM's main galleries are located on the lower level of Bellarmine Hall. For GPS please use the following address: 200 Barlow Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 (or click the map at right for directions).
Parking:
Free parking is available in front of Bellarmine Hall. Handicap parking is available next to the museum’s service and classroom entrance on the lower level of Bellarmine Hall.
Admission:
The museum is open to the public and admission is free.
Tours:
Private tours with a curator are available for a fee; please contact museum@fairfield.edu or 203-254-4046.
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Take Metro-North, New Haven Line, to Fairfield Station (approximately 70 minutes from Grand Central Station).
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Fairfield University Art Museum
1073 North Benson Road
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