Event
Family Romance: John Singer Sargent & the Wertheimers
Jean Strouse, Biographer
In conversation with Natalie Dykstra, Hope College
This is a hybrid event. The in-person reception will begin at 4:15 pm.
The New England Biography Series is proud to present a conversation with the renowned biographer Jean Strouse about her newly published group portrait of painter John Singer Sargent and the twelve subjects of his largest commission, the Wertheimers of London. Brisk, deft, and as stylish as any Sargent likeness, Family Romance offers what her previous books on Alice James and J.P. Morgan so effectively provide—an intimate account of individual lives that also evokes a panoramic social milieu. In these pages, a restless age comes to vivid life. Join Jean Strouse in conversation with Natalie Dykstra about Sargent and his subjects and about the art of biography.
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Hybrid Event
The in-person reception starts at 4:15 PM and the program will begin at 5:00 PM.
Masks are optional for this event.
The virtual program begins at 5:00 PM and will be hosted on the video conference platform, Zoom. Registrants will receive a confirmation message with attendance information.
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