467. VELAZQUEZ AND HIS INFLUENCE

Neill Slaughter

It is not hyperbole to state that Diego Velazquez was one of the greatest artists in history and his art had a profound influence on artists of both his generation and beyond.    Professor Slaughter will show how Velazquez became a painter to the King of Spain at a young age when most artists are still coming to grips with their talent.  He left a legacy in his great paintings that not only made a profound impact on his Spanish contemporaries, but also on those great masters who followed him, such as Goya and Picasso more than two hundred years later.  Additionally, the confident handling of the brush of Velazquez also influenced French and American painters from Manet to Sargent and Whistler, as well as all others who admired the technique of this great Spanish Master, Velazquez.

 11:00 – 12 noon                                                                                                                                  1 Session

Tuesday, June 10                                                                                                                                  Fee: $15

ABOUT THE LECTURER

Neill Slaughter, Artist and Professor, graduated with a BFA degree in 1975 from the University of Georgia and received his MFA in 1978 from Indiana University. Professor Slaughter has taught fine arts courses at the university level as well as exhibited his drawings and paintings nationally and internationally for more than forty years. Having also lived and taught abroad as well as traveling extensively throughout the world, Slaughter in his paintings often reflects the social conditions of his surroundings. Among his awards and honors, Professor Slaughter has received a Ford Foundation Fellowship, a Scottish Arts Council Grant, an LMU Research Grant to Africa and a Fulbright Fellowship to India. In 2003 he was presented the David Newton Award for

Excellence in Teaching granted by Long Island University, and in 2008 he mounted a thirty-year retrospective, which included a full color catalogue.