Erica Hirshler, Croll Senior Curator of American Paintings, Art of the Americas

Although John Singer Sargent was considered British in England and American in the US, when he was elected to the Royal Academy in 1894, the artist told a colleague he still considered himself an American, declaring “I keep my twang.” Compare Sargent’s British and American paintings and patrons, including the murals he created in London for the MFA.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015