PROGRAM | Lecture
Anders Zorn visited Boston on each of his seven trips to the United States between 1893 and 1911. He was drawn to the city by Isabella Stewart Gardner, who was one of his most important American patrons and friends. In Boston, Zorn socialized and relaxed with Gardner and her circle. He also made portraits of them, which he exhibited with other works in the city’s finest art venues. This lecture discusses for the first time Zorn’s reception in the Hub, and Isabella Stewart Gardner’s role in promoting the artist.

TICKETING | Includes Museum admission
Adults / $15
Seniors / $12
Members / Free; must reserve in advance
College students / $5

Learn more about the exhibition Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America.

Image: Martha Dana (later Mrs. William Mercer), 1899, Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860-1920), Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Anne-Marie Eze is the Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Premier Exhibition Sponsor: Bank of America
Support for the exhibition catalogue and related research was provided by the Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation. Additional support provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Richard C. von Hess Foundation, and The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation. The Museum receives operating support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Media Sponsor: Boston Globe Media.