TALK | NEILL SLAUGHTER ON JOAQUÍN SOROLLA, JOHN SINGER SARGENT AND ANDERS ZORN

In conjunction with Joaquín Sorolla and Esteban Vicente: In the Light of the Garden, Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator Alicia G. Longwell is joined by artist and lecturer Neill Slaughter, as he delves deeper into the connections of John Singer Sargent, Joaquín Sorolla, and Anders Zorn. Slaughter, artist and professor emeritus at Long Island University, earned an MFA from Indiana University in Drawing and Painting, and taught at the university level for 38 years. Slaughter has spent a considerable amount of time traveling throughout the world to teach, conduct research and create art. His extensive travels have influenced what he paints, which often reflect the social conditions of his surroundings.


Slaughter offers a well-versed perspective on artists such as John Singer Sargent, Joaquín Sorolla, and Anders Zorn. Among other awards and honors, Slaughter has received a Ford Foundation Fellowship, a Scottish Arts Council Grant, an LMU Research Grant to Africa and a Fulbright Fellowship to India. In 2003 he was presented the David Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching granted by Long Island University and in 2008 he mounted a thirty-year retrospective, which included a full color catalogue.

In the Light of the Garden is presented in collaboration with the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Esteban Vicente in Segovia, Ana Doldán de Cáceres,Director and Museo Sorolla, Madrid. The presentation at the Parrish Art Museum, is organized by Alicia G. Longwell, Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator, Art and Education, and is supported by the Harriet and Esteban Vicente Foundation.