Official opening of the exhibition of work by John Singer Sargent and the Broadway Colony. 
The Trinity House Exhibition of the Work of John Singer Sargent and Members of the Broadway Colony of Artists

Celebrating the arrival in Broadway, in 1885, of American artist John Singer Sargent, the exhibition of paintings, sculpture and letters to be held at Trinity House Gallery includes a dozen or more works by Sargent, generously loaned from public and private collections including, courtesy of Tate Britain, preparatory drawings of Polly and Dolly Barnard. These drawings were used by Sargent in his iconic work ‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’, painted in Broadway gardens over the summers of 1885 and 1886, exhibited at the Royal Academy, purchased for the Nation by the Chantry Bequest, and now in Tate Britain.
Sargent was the guest of another artist from the United States, Francis Millet, not only an artist but a journalist, war correspondent and diplomat, who rented a house in the village in that landmark year. Other artist friends to visit included Edwin Austin Abbey, cartoonist Phil May, Sir Lawrence and Lady Alma Tadema, George Henry Boughton, illustrator Fred Barnard, and artist and garden designer Alfred Parsons.

At the time of publication new works are still being sourced, but significant examples of the work of these artists are will be on show, forming a unique and world-first exhibition of the group.

The exhibition includes two preparatory sketches of Polly and Dolly Barnard (the two girls in Sargent's iconic painting 'Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose) kindly loaned by Tate Brtain, together with other work by members of the Broadway Colony.

The event is restricted to Patrons and Sponsors.
Venue: Trinity House
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Image 'Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose' c. Tate, London 2009