100 Years Later: New Perspectives on William Merritt Chase

On the centennial year of his death, Curator Elsa Smithgall and other leading American art scholars explore William Merritt Chase’s multifaceted artistic practice from a range of perspectives that shed light on his lasting contribution to the history of modern art. PANELISTS Fred Baker, director, Chase Catalogue Raisonné John Davis, executive director for Europe and global academic programs, Terra Foundation for American Art Erica Hirshler, Croll Senior Curator of American Paintings, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Elsa Smithgall, Curator, The Phillips Collection Isabel Taube, lecturer, Rutgers University $12, $10 for students with ID and visitors 62 and older; free for members. Reservations strongly encouraged. Includes exhibition admission. Event web page: http://www.phillipscollection.org/events/2016-08-28-symposium In conjunction with special exhibition William Merritt Chase: A Modern Master: http://www.phillipscollection.org/events/2016-06-04-exhibition-william-merritt-chase Image: William Merritt Chase, Self-Portrait in 4th Avenue Studio, 1915–16. Oil on canvas, 52 1/2 x 63 1/2 in. Richmond Art Museum purchase and gift of Warner M. Leeds, 1916