Art Lecture Series

The Painter's Chair by Hugh Howard

Sunday, October 18th — 2pm at The Barn

George Washington “stands at the fulcrum” of this story, written by historian Hugh Howard.

“When he was born, the New World had virtually no artists, and few colonials had ever seen a painting. Within Washington’s lifetime, a cultural transformation occurred. Painting...assumed a broad new presence in a country whose  citizens...explored the life of the mind by pursuing new intellectual and artistic taste.”

Join the author at RAI to learn about the first painters in America - how they sought to establish the art of painting in America in a distinctly American way, while celebrating George Washington as the Father of his Country and establishing the era of American portraiture.

Suggested Donation Members $10; Non-Members $20

Made possible by funds from the Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.