Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism
Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism explores the intersections of art, gastronomy, and national identity in late 19th-century France. Beginning with the 1870 Prussian siege of Paris and the resultant food crisis and continuing through the 1890s, Farm to Table showcases the work of artists such as Rosa Bonheur, Gustave Courbet, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, and Camille Pissarro, who captured the nation鈥檚 unique relationship with food, from production to preparation and consumption.
Featuring approximately 50 paintings and sculptures, the exhibition鈥檚 portrayals of farmers in fields and gardens, bustling urban markets, and chefs and diners in the age of grand banquets and a burgeoning caf茅 scene underscores connections between urban and rural life while capturing changing notions of gender, labor, and class.
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Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism explores the intersections of art, gastronomy, and national identity in late 19th-century France. Beginning with the 1870 Prussian siege of Paris and the resultant food crisis and continuing through the 1890s, Farm to Table showcases the work of artists such as Rosa Bonheur, Gustave Courbet, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, and Camille Pissarro, who captured the nation鈥檚 unique relationship with food, from production to preparation and consumption.
Featuring approximately 50 paintings and sculptures, the exhibition鈥檚 portrayals of farmers in fields and gardens, bustling urban markets, and chefs and diners in the age of grand banquets and a burgeoning caf茅 scene underscores connections between urban and rural life while capturing changing notions of gender, labor, and class.
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The Frist Art Museum presents Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism and Tennessee Harvest: 1870s鈥�1920s, two companion exhibitions that explore the intersections of art, gastronomy, and identity.
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