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Join us in the famous Peacock Room as we consider its history, iconography, and legacy. We discuss James McNeill Whistler’s design of the space as well as its dramatic completion, international journey, and relevance to Charles Lang Freer and our museum.
Speakers: Dr. Diana Jocelyn Greenwold, Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs, Lunder Curator of American Art, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, and Dr. Beth Harris, Smarthistory
James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903); Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room; United States, 1876–77; oil paint and gold leaf on canvas, leather, mosaic tile, glass, and wood; National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1904.61
More information about this object:
https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1904.61/
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art: asia.si.edu
Smarthistory: smarthistory.org
Join us in the famous Peacock Room as we consider its history, iconography, and legacy. We discuss James McNeill Whistler’s design of the space as well as its dramatic completion, international journey, and relevance to Charles Lang Freer and our museum.
Speakers: Dr. Diana Jocelyn Greenwold, Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs, Lunder Curator of American Art, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, and Dr. Beth Harris, Smarthistory
James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903); Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room; United States, 1876–77; oil paint and gold leaf on canvas, leather, mosaic tile, glass, and wood; National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1904.61
More information about this object:
https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1904.61/
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art: asia.si.edu
Smarthistory: smarthistory.org
