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John Twachtman: Connecticut Landscapes

October 15, 1989 – February 11, 1990
East Building, Ground Floor, Northeast

John Henry Twachtman, Winter Harmony, c. 1890/1900, oil on canvas, Gift of the Avalon Foundation, 1964.22.1

This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.

Overview: 26 paintings, dating from 1889 to 1901, were shown of the artist's farm and its immediate vicinity in Greenwich, Connecticut. This exhibition was the last in a series of 3 exhibitions of American impressionists at the National Gallery.

Organization: Deborah Chotner, assistant curator of American art, was the exhibition curator. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition, and Gordon Anson designed the lighting.

Sponsor: Bell Atlantic supported the exhibition.

Attendance: 155,470

Catalog: John Twachtman: Connecticut Landscapes, by Deborah Chotner, Lisa N. Peters, and Kathleen A. Pyne. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1989.

Brochure: John Twachtman: Connecticut Landscapes. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1989.

Other Venues: Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, March 18–May 20, 1990

Twachtman, John Henry
American, 1853 - 1902