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Often remembered as Édouard Manet’s model and muse, Berthe Morisot was in fact his peer — an artist who helped shape his late work as much as he influenced hers. This short film uncovers the artistic exchange between the two closest members of the Impressionist circle, bringing a fresh perspective to their intertwined careers and redefining their artistic legacy.
Manet & Morisot is on view at the Legion of Honor until March 1, 2026. Plan your visit today! https://famsf.art/manet-morisot-yt-film
About the Exhibition
This is the first major exhibition dedicated to the artistic exchange between French Impressionists Édouard Manet (1832–1883) and Berthe Morisot (1841–1895). Manet was the era’s great pioneer of modern painting, and Morisot, the only woman to exhibit under her own name in the original Impressionist group. Unfolding over a period of 15 years (1868–1883), this exhibition traces the evolution of a friendship between two groundbreaking artists. The story of their relationship has often been told through Manet’s early portraits of Morisot, with Morisot’s own work treated as an offshoot of Manet’s. Recent scholarship reveals that, by the final years of his life, Manet increasingly followed Morisot’s example — her choice of subjects and colors, and even her rapid, fluttering brushstrokes. Rich in new research, the exhibition recasts this celebrated artistic friendship — and, by extension, the story of modern art — in a fresh light.
Learn More:
Manet & Morisot Side by Side
famsf.org/stories/manet-morisot-side-by-side
The pleasures of Manet’s art lie in its graphic power, its dialogue with the old masters, its joyous, outsize ambition. The pleasures of Morisot’s are subtler ones of light and surface, of images that seem to shimmer with the possibility of their own disappearance. Manet was essentially a studio painter, producing pictures he hoped would look dashed off “at the first go” only through extensive revision. By contrast, Morisot was trained almost from the beginning as a plein-air (outdoor) landscape painter, capable of swift, decisive work under changing conditions of weather and light.
A Closer Look: Manet & Morisot
youtube.com/watch?v=sSIOkcvFcWE
Step inside the friendship of two artists at the heart of the Impressionist movement: Édouard Manet (1832–1883) and Berthe Morisot (1841–1895). Explore their mutual influence and inspiration as colleagues and collaborators, painter and model, collectors of each other’s work, and, following Morisot’s marriage to Manet’s brother, family. Complementing the exhibition “Manet & Morisot”, and addressing several works in our permanent collection, this lecture is delivered by Emily A. Beeny, a Manet specialist, and the exhibition’s originating curator.
The Radical Art of Mary Cassatt
youtu.be/wUEfAkMepDk?si=PTSf3sJwvVMf9B3X
Explore Mary Cassatt’s life and work, from her contributions to the French Impressionist movement to her bold experimentation in painting, pastels, and printmaking. Through interviews with experts, archival footage and photography, and unpublished letters from the artist, step into the revolutionary world of Cassatt.
Often remembered as Édouard Manet’s model and muse, Berthe Morisot was in fact his peer — an artist who helped shape his late work as much as he influenced hers. This short film uncovers the artistic exchange between the two closest members of the Impressionist circle, bringing a fresh perspective to their intertwined careers and redefining their artistic legacy.
Manet & Morisot is on view at the Legion of Honor until March 1, 2026. Plan your visit today! https://famsf.art/manet-morisot-yt-film
About the Exhibition
This is the first major exhibition dedicated to the artistic exchange between French Impressionists Édouard Manet (1832–1883) and Berthe Morisot (1841–1895). Manet was the era’s great pioneer of modern painting, and Morisot, the only woman to exhibit under her own name in the original Impressionist group. Unfolding over a period of 15 years (1868–1883), this exhibition traces the evolution of a friendship between two groundbreaking artists. The story of their relationship has often been told through Manet’s early portraits of Morisot, with Morisot’s own work treated as an offshoot of Manet’s. Recent scholarship reveals that, by the final years of his life, Manet increasingly followed Morisot’s example — her choice of subjects and colors, and even her rapid, fluttering brushstrokes. Rich in new research, the exhibition recasts this celebrated artistic friendship — and, by extension, the story of modern art — in a fresh light.
Learn More:
Manet & Morisot Side by Side
famsf.org/stories/manet-morisot-side-by-side
The pleasures of Manet’s art lie in its graphic power, its dialogue with the old masters, its joyous, outsize ambition. The pleasures of Morisot’s are subtler ones of light and surface, of images that seem to shimmer with the possibility of their own disappearance. Manet was essentially a studio painter, producing pictures he hoped would look dashed off “at the first go” only through extensive revision. By contrast, Morisot was trained almost from the beginning as a plein-air (outdoor) landscape painter, capable of swift, decisive work under changing conditions of weather and light.
A Closer Look: Manet & Morisot
youtube.com/watch?v=sSIOkcvFcWE
Step inside the friendship of two artists at the heart of the Impressionist movement: Édouard Manet (1832–1883) and Berthe Morisot (1841–1895). Explore their mutual influence and inspiration as colleagues and collaborators, painter and model, collectors of each other’s work, and, following Morisot’s marriage to Manet’s brother, family. Complementing the exhibition “Manet & Morisot”, and addressing several works in our permanent collection, this lecture is delivered by Emily A. Beeny, a Manet specialist, and the exhibition’s originating curator.
The Radical Art of Mary Cassatt
youtu.be/wUEfAkMepDk?si=PTSf3sJwvVMf9B3X
Explore Mary Cassatt’s life and work, from her contributions to the French Impressionist movement to her bold experimentation in painting, pastels, and printmaking. Through interviews with experts, archival footage and photography, and unpublished letters from the artist, step into the revolutionary world of Cassatt.
![[Day 2] Bridges: Social Engagement in Artists’ Books/ 2021 Reva and David Logan Symposium](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/__Kti0abfM8/mqdefault.jpg "[Day 2] Bridges: Social Engagement in Artists’ Books/ 2021 Reva and David Logan Symposium
As potent tools for understanding, books can bridge disparate cultures. This year’s Logan Symposium brings together six powerful and courageous voices, artists who have traveled the world, and traveled within themselves, to bring back visual and poetic testimony
About the Speakers:
Laura Anderson Barbata: Book Making in the Amazon Rain Forest: Preserving a Culture
Laura Anderson Barbata, a transdisciplinary artist with studios in New York and Mexico City, produces work that, in her words, is “intended to connect various cultures . . . by engaging creative practices that promote dignity, shared values, diversity, and collaboration through reciprocal exchange of knowledge.” Her work with the Yanomami of southern Venezuela led to the production of handmade paper and an award-winning book that preserves the belief systems of their culture. The project became a tool for advocacy, social justice, self-determination, and environmental protection. (lauraandersonbarbata.com)
Clifton Meador: This Is Not Tibet
Clifton Meador combines writing, photography, printmaking, and design to make printed works that explore how the narratives of culture, history, and place are the basis for identity. For a 2006–2007 research project in Tibet, he produced detailed photo documentation of the production of printed sutras at a Tibetan temple. He later created a series of artist’s books inspired by the experience. Meador has worked as a pressman at several commercial, literary, and small–press production facilities. He is a professor in the Department of Art at Appalachian State University. (clifton-meador.com)")
