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July 19, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Beth Nowell or Cindy Kelly
410-516-0341
bnowell@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
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The Paintings of Leopold, Richard and Robert Seyffert
on Exhibition at Evergreen
The exhibition Leopold, Richard and Robert Seyffert:
Three Generations of
Artistic Vision 1905-1999 opens at Evergreen House
on Friday, October 22, 1999 from 5 - 8 p.m. Curated by Cindy
Kelly, the exhibition
celebrates a century of painting by one family of artists and
explores the relationship
between Leopold Seyffert and Ignacio Zuloaga, a Spanish artist
whose paintings make up
an important part of the Evergreen House Foundation
collection.
Leopold Seyffert ranks as one of the important American
painters of the early
twentieth century who, along with artists like his teacher
William Merritt Chase, and his
contemporaries, John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassatt, were all
heavily influenced by
Spain and Spanish painting.
Leopold was a highly successful artist, painting portraits of
philanthropists, judges,
actresses and musicians that are today in the permanent
collections of most major
American museums. His unwavering realism earned him great respect
and the Spanish
influence, gained from two trips to Spain where he studied with
Zuloaga, was
unmistakable and greatly appreciated by his patrons.
Two lectures will be offered in conjunction with this
exhibition. On Sunday,
November 4 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. M. Elizabeth Boone, Assistant
Professor of Art
History at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California and
Robert Seyffert, Leopold
Seyffert s grandson, will both speak. Dr. Boone is currently
working on a book about the
vogue for Spain among American artists during the nineteenth
century, about which she
will speak, and Mr. Seyffert will talk more specifically about
his family of artists and his
recent trip to Spain in search of his own artistic heritage.
Cindy Kelly will give gallery
talks on two Sundays, October 31 and November 14, both at 2
p.m.
Admission to the November 4 lectures is $12 for Evergreen
members and $15 for
non-members. Admission to the gallery talks is $8 for Evergreen
members and $10 for
non-members. Leopold, Richard and Robert Seyffert: Three
Generations of Artistic
Vision 1905-1999 will continue through December 30, 1999.
Exhibition hours will be
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 3 p.m. on
Saturday and Sunday. After
the free public opening, admission to the exhibition is $3. For
reservations or for more
information, please call 410-516-0341.
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