(17 Oct 2006) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of exterior Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
2. Mid of entrance to exhibit, "Americans in Paris, 1860-1900"
3. Mid of exhibit gallery room
4. Pan of exhibit gallery room
5. Pan up painting, "Symphony in White, No.1: The White Girl," by James McNeill Whistler
6. Mid of painting, "At the Florist," Childe Hassam
7. Pull out of "At the Florist," Childe Hassam
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barbara Weinberg, Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at Metropolitan Museum of Art:
"Paris was the international centre for art making in the late 19th century and Americans went there and learned their trade, so we have works that reveal a whole variety of influences, you'll see for example, John Singer Sargent's "Madame X," that shows him learning all of the lessons from modern painters in Paris and translating them into a portrait of a leading Paris society figure."
9. Mid of painting, "Madame X," John Singer Sargent
10. Tilt up "Madame X," John Singer Sargent
11. Mid of painting "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit," by John Singer Sargent
12. Pan of "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit," by John Singer Sargent
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barbara Weinberg, Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at Metropolitan Museum of Art:
"You'll see for example, John Singer Sargent's extraordinary portrait of "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit," four little girls in a very beautiful, elegant Parisian apartment, just caught in a very natural moment, not really posing for the artist, but captured as if in a single instant."
14. Mid of painting, "Little Girl in a Blue Armchair," by Mary Cassatt
15. Pan from dog to little girl in "Little Girl in a Blue Armchair," by Mary Cassatt
16. Wide of gallery room
17. Mid of painting, "Reading Le Figaro (Portrait of a Lady)," by Mary Cassatt
18. Pan up "Reading Le Figaro (Portrait of a Lady)," by Mary Cassatt
19. Mid of exhibit visitors sitting on bench in front of paintings
20. Mid of visitors in front of paintings by Thomas Eakins
21. Zoom into painting, "The Writing Master," by Thomas Eakins
22. Wide pan of gallery
AMERICAN'S IN PARIS EXHIBITION
Paris has long been the city of romance and intrigue. In the late 1800's it was also the art capital of the world, where hundreds of American painters went to produce some of the world's greatest works of art.
Opening on October 24th at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Americans in Paris, 1860-1900," showcases a collection of over 100 oil paintings by 37 American artists who were in some way influenced by the Parisian culture of the 19th century.
American artists like John Singer Sargent or Mary Cassatt, were drawn to Paris in the late 1800's to be inspired by their surroundings and to establish their reputations as internationally renowned painters.
They immersed themselves in the vibrant culture of the French capital while they attended prestigious art institutions and studied the masterpieces at the Louvre. When the American artists returned home to the United States, they took with them the higher professional standards they became accustomed to while abroad.
Barbara Weinberg, Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Met, says Paris provided these American artists with a whole host of influences, which directly contributed to their work.
Weinberg also described another of Sargent's paintings as demonstrating his complete grasp on the Parisian way of life.
The exhibition of "Americans in Paris" will be on display until January 28, 2007.
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