Gallery Talks

Interpreting Thomas Cole and His Writings

Thursday, June 14, 1 to 1:45 p.m.

Speaker: Curator of American Art Kevin Murphy

Interact with the paintings of Thomas Cole through his writing. Curator of American Art Kevin Murphy will discuss the history of Cole’s collection of artworks such as The Last Shepherd, and examine the visual messages through literary records.

The talk is located in the exhibition, New Frontier: Thomas Cole and the Birth of Landscape Painting in America, located in the Upper Gallery.This exhibition is a joint collaboration between the Louvre, High Museum, Crystal Bridges, and the Terra Foundation.