American Impressionism: Paintings of Promise

October 5, 1997 - January 4, 1998

This major fall exhibition features exquisite paintings, watercolors and pastels by America's most celebrated Impressionists, including Frank Benson, Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam, John Singer Sargent and Edmund C. Tarbell.

Includes important loans from distinguished public and private collections.

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November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998

Smaller more intimate prints, drawings and watercolors which reveal contemplative aspects of the creative personalities of such important Impressionists as Cassatt, Hassam and Prendergast.

This exhibition compliments the museum's exhibition of American Impressionist paintings. This show is a rare opportunity to view these delicate works on paper, including America's best preserved set of Mary Cassatt's color prints.