theatre · Film

Exhibition On Screen: James McNeill Whistler

On tour at 3 venues in 3 towns · 5 performances from Tue 15 Sept to Sun 18 Oct.

In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler. Considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art, he was a contemporary of the Impressionists, much admired by Van Gogh and Manet. Boldly experimental and famously witty, Whistler disrupted the strict conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of a new cult of beauty, creating “art for art’s sake” and earning himself a place in the history of great art. He found a parallel between painting and music, and entitled many of his paintings ""arrangements"", ""harmonies"" and ""noctur