483. FRENCH 19TH CENTURY PAINTING

Neill Slaughter

The art capital of the western world throughout the 19^th century was Paris.  Professor Slaughter will begin with the Neo-Classical movement that set the standard for academic or Salon painting, which influenced all those movements that either followed or rebelled against this type of painting. These movements which included Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Post Impressionism, and more will be discussed.  

 11:00 – 12 noon                                                                                                                              1 Session

Tuesday, August 12^th                                                                                                                       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