OKCMOA HOSTS 
DR. ROSS KING TO
SPEAK ON 
MONET'S WATER LILIES
AT 6 PM WED. JAN. 31

Dr. Ross King to speak on Monet's Water Lilies at OKCMOA

Latest in James C. Meade Friends' Lecture series will be held Jan. 31

Dr. Ross King, author and lecturer,  will present "Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies" at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. The talk, part of the James C. Meade Friends' Lecture series, will center on King's new book "Mad Enchantment." A book signing will precede and follow the lecture.

 

"Claude Monet is one of the world's most admired and well-known artists," said Tracy Truels, director of learning and engagement. "Dr. King's talk will illuminate what are perhaps his best known works, the water lilies series. This lecture is a must-see for anyone who enjoys impressionist art."

 

Dr. King added, "Seeing Monet's water lilies paintings, included in museum collections around the world, transports viewers into a peaceful world of harmonious nature. Monet himself intended them to provide 'an asylum of peaceful meditation.' Yet these beautiful canvases belie the intense frustration Monet experienced at the difficulties of capturing the fugitive effects of light, shade, depth and color. Their calmness and beauty also conceal the terrible personal torments-the loss of loved ones, the horrors of World War I, the infirmities of age-that he suffered in the last dozen years of his life."

"Mad Enchantment," King's new book, tells the full story behind the creation of the water lilies series, painted when Monet was in his 70s and in ill health. The incredible story of how this series came to be will be detailed in King's lecture. "Mad Enchantment" will be available for purchase in the Museum Store and King will be signing copies from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. and immediately following the lecture.

King is an award-winning art historian who has published books on French, Italian, and Canadian art and history. His works include "Brunelleschi's Dome," "Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling" and "Leonardo and the Last Supper."

The James C. Meade Friends' Lecture Series supports the Museum's mission of enriching lives through the visual arts. Named for Lifetime Trustee and Friends supporter James C. Meade, the series features internationally recognized speakers, including curators, critics, collectors and cultural figures who engage and educate audiences with current perspectives in the visual arts. 

The lecture is free for Museum members and $5 non-members. Seating is limited; tickets are required for the lecture and will be available at the door. The lecture will be held in the Samuel Roberts Noble Theater at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.