J. M. W. Turner, Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On) (detail), 1840. Oil on canvas. Henry Lillie Pierce Fund.
J. M. W. Turner, Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On) (detail), 1840. Oil on canvas. Henry Lillie Pierce Fund.
“Turner’s Modern World” Virtual Celebration
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing detailed instructions about how to join the event. If you have any questions about registration, please contact museumcouncil@mfa.org.
Join exhibition curators Frederick Ilchman, Mrs. Russell W. Baker Curator of Paintings; and Julia Welch, assistant curator, Paintings, Art of Europe, to celebrate the MFA’s first exhibition dedicated to the paintings and watercolors of J. M. W. Turner: a visionary painter who reconsidered how art should represent the rapidly changing world of the 19th century.
Virtual event hosted on Zoom.
Closed captioning
This event is exclusively for members of the Museum Council.