From April 13 through June 15, 2008, the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester will host “American Impressionism: Paintings from The Phillips Collection.” This exhibition showcases 54 rarely-seen paintings from the golden age of American Impressionism, which ran from the late 19th century though the early 20th century. The works are from The Phillips Collection in Washington D.C. one of America’s premier museums and the first American museum of modern art. Among the artists represented in this exhibition are William Merritt Chase, William Glackens, Lilian Westcott Hale, Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast and John Twachtman. Members of the first American generation to absorb the aesthetics of French Impressionism, these artists shifted the focus of American painting to atmospheric landscapes, cityscapes and interiors.

Contacts:

• Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester
  Contact: Allen, Andrea, Manager, Marketing & Communications
  500 University Ave.,Rochester, NY 14607
  Bus: (585) 276-8932
  Email: aallen@mag.rochester.edu
• Rochester (Monroe County)
  Contact: Gregory Marshall
  45 East Avenue, Suite 400, Rochester, NY 14604
  Bus: (585) 546-3070
  Email: gregm@visitrochester.com

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