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At ‘Turner to Monet,’ crowds: 8,000 and counting
The Blanton’s exhibit ‘Turner to Monet’ is bringing in the crowds, the UT museum reports. Never mind the distractions of Longhorn football on other parts of the campus this fall! In the first two weeks of the show’s Oct. 2 opening, some 8,000 people have turned out for the gem-like exhibit and its attendant opening programs.
Not a blockbuster, thankfully, the ‘Turner to Monet’ exhibit instead offers a boutique view of 19th-century painting. Culled from the vaunted Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, and beautifully installed at the Blanton, the 40 paintings offers a tight overview of the main currents of 19th-century European and American painting.
Austin arts supporters worked hard to bring the exhibit here. Longtime arts philanthropists Joe and Teresa Long gave $100,000 and issued a 1-to-2 match challenge. Not only did Austin ante up the $200,000 to meet the Long’s challenge, an additional $198,106 was raised for a total of $498,000.
Read more about the exhibit here.
Image: Delacroix, “Christ on the Sea of Galilee,” 1854. Courtesy of Walters Art Museum.
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