The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism
Their art defied the critics, their story defined a nation.
Genres
Overview
Taking its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet, the American impressionist movement followed its own path which over a forty-year period reveals as much about America as a nation as it does about its art as a creative power-house. It’s a story closely tied to a love of gardens and a desire to preserve nature in a rapidly urbanizing nation. Travelling to studios, gardens and iconic locations throughout the United States, UK and France, this mesmerising film is a feast for the eyes. The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism features the sell-out exhibition The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887–1920 that began at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and ended at the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
2017-03-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
8.5
Gillian Anderson
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