Sargent and the Sea
inspiration gallery
“Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.”
--John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent was inspired by the sea as well as many other things he saw in the world. What inspires contemporary artists to create? We asked artists who express themselves through a variety of media and creative activities to address the idea of artistic inspiration. Please click the name of the person below whom you would like to hear and follow the instructions to listen.
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Sarah Cash
Richard Ormond
Paul Greenhalgh
Tim Gunn
Wolfgang Oehme and Carol Oppenheimer
William Christenberry
Jim Reed
Liz Lerman
Steve Antosca
Randolph Williams
Bill Newman
Sarah Cash
Bechhoefer Curator of American Art,
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Sarah Cash organized the Sargent and the Sea exhibition for the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Listen as Sarah Cash sheds light on John Singer Sargent’s maritime works.
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Richard Ormond, Project Director, John Singer Sargent Catalogue RaisonnÉ, Grandnephew of John Singer Sargent.
Richard Ormond is project director of the John Singer Sargent Catalogue Raisonné and is also grandnephew of John Singer Sargent.
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Paul Greenhalgh, President and Director, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran College Art + Design
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Tim Gunn, Fashion Consultant, Host of Bravo’s Project Runway
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Wolfgang Oehme and Carol Oppenheimer Landscape Architects
WOCO Gardens Renowned landscape designers discuss the natural inspirations for their dynamic gardens.
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William Christenberry Painter, Photographer, sculptor, and faculty member at the Corcoran College of Art+ Design
William Christenberry reflects on the connection between his own work and that of John Singer Sargent’s work in this exhibition.
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Jim Reed Extreme weather photographer
Jim Reed, veteran full-time storm chaser, shares how tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, electrical storms, and floods inspire his unique photographs.
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Liz Lerman Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
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Liz Lerman is a choreographer, performer, writer, educator, and speaker. Described by the Washington Post as “the source of an epochal revolution in the scope and purposes of dance art,” her dance/theater works have been seen throughout the United States and abroad. Her aesthetic approach spans the range from abstract to personal to political, while her working process emphasizes research, translation between artistic media, and intensive collaboration with dancers and communities. She founded Liz Lerman Dance Exchange in 1976 and has cultivated the company’s unique multi-generational ensemble, with dancers ranging in ages spanning six decades, into a leading force in contemporary dance. Liz has been the recipient of numerous honors, including the American Choreographer Award, the American Jewish Congress “Golda” Award, an honorary doctorate from Williams College, and Washingtonian Magazine’s 1988 Washingtonian of the Year. In 2002 her work was recognized with a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship, and she was recently honored at the Jewish Cultural Achievement Awards and inducted into the University of Maryland’s Alumni Hall of Fame.
Steven Antosca Composer, artistic director, VERGE ensemble
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Randolph Williams Artist, graduate of the Corcoran College of Art + Design
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William Newman Corcoran College of Art + Design faculty
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Exhibition Credit
Sargent and the Sea is organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and made possible by the generous support of the Terra Foundation for American Art, Christie's, The Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, Inc., and Altria Group, Inc. Additional support for the exhibition is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius and and The Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation.
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