The Phillips Collection suffered an enormous loss with the passing of former Phillips Collection Director Charles Moffett in December 2015. The Phillips honored Charlie with a lecture by Richard Brettell. Charlie, with a score of museum and academic art historians, worked to reassemble the exhibitions organized between 1874 and 1886 by the independent artists we now called Impressionists. A major exhibition of that subject curated by Moffett has had a lasting effect on scholarship about modern French painting. Brettell worked with Charlie on the 1877 exhibition. In recent years, Brettell has become increasingly interested in the 1882 exhibition. Using recent identifications and scholarship, he reconstructs this landmark exhibition and argues for its importance to the larger history of art.
Phillips Music: 75th Anniversary
(2015/16 Season)
Karel Appel: A Gesture of Color
(Jun 18–Sep 18, 2016)
Intersections: Double Monuments by Bettina Pousttchi
(Jun 9–Oct 2, 2016)
William Merritt Chase: A Modern Master
(Jun 4–Sep 11, 2016)
All Together in One Room: The Impressionist Exhibition of 1882, Richard Brettell at the Phillips
(Mar 17, 2016)
Intersections: Acts of Silence by Helen Frederick
(Feb 4–May 1, 2015)
Gauguin to Picasso: Masterworks from Switzerland, The Staechelin & Im Obersteg Collections
(Oct 10, 2015–Jan 10, 2016)
Intersections@5 Spotlight: Linn Meyers
(May 28–Oct 25, 2015)
Intersections@5 Spotlight: John F. Simon Jr.
Making a Mural: James Bullough on U Street
(Sep 25, 2015)
A Closer Look: Esther Bubley's American Moments
(Jun 6–Sep 13, 2015)
One-on-One: Carol Brown Goldberg / Henri Matisee
(Jun 6–Sep 6 2015)
