Curator's Choice: Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity

Name: Curator's Choice: Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity
Uploaded: 2013-04-25T01:40:49Z
Duration: P430S
Description: A visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a curator's tour of the exhibition “Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity.” The exhibition offers a revealing look at the role of fashion in the works of the Impressionists and their contemporaries. Some 80 major figure paintings are seen in concert with period costumes, accessories, fashion plates, photographs, and popular prints.

Clip: Season 2013 Episode 190 | 7m 10s

A visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a curator's tour of the exhibition “Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity.” The exhibition offers a revealing look at the role of fashion in the works of the Impressionists and their contemporaries. Some 80 major figure paintings are seen in concert with period costumes, accessories, fashion plates, photographs, and popular prints.

Aired: 04/24/13

Rating: NR

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NYC-ARTS is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS.

Major funding for NYC-ARTS is made possible by The Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, The Lewis “Sonny” Turner Fund for Dance, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Elise Jaffe …

Major funding for NYC-ARTS is made possible by The Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, The Lewis “Sonny” Turner Fund for Dance, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown, Charles and Valerie Diker, The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation, The Nancy Sidewater Foundation, and Ellen and James S. Marcus. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding provided by members of THIRTEEN. NYC-ARTS is made possible by Swann Auction Galleries.

Curator's Choice: Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity

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