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Collectors Circle—Casting a Long Shadow: Frederick Oakes Sylvester & His Circle
In this preview of Casting a Long Shadow: Frederick Oakes Sylvester & His Circle, Julie Dunn-Morton presents the inaugural exhibition in the Mercantile Library‘s new Wallace H. Smith Gallery of Art at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Dunn-Morton is the Mercantile Library Endowed Curator of Fine Art Collections and a research professor.
The reception begins at 5:30 in the auditorium lobby. The presentation begins at 6:30 in the Education Center. To register, email collectors.circle@slam.org.
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American, 1869–1915; The Bridge, 1903; oil on canvas; 38 1/4 x 48 inches, framed: 54 1/4 x 64 1/4 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Robert R. Corbett 8:1981
About the program
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (1869–1915) came to St. Louis in 1892 as an art teacher, influencing a generation of St. Louis artists and becoming a leading figure in the regional art world. The exhibition presents works by Sylvester and 40 other Missouri artists, examining the cultural experiences and influences they shared as members of such organizations as the St. Louis Artists’ Guild, the Society of Western Artists, and others. An installation of 19 copies of Sylvester’s book The Great River: Poems and Pictures, each featuring an original watercolor landscape, will explore his background in American arts and crafts.