Join us for a private docent-led tour, before the museum opens to the public, on August 6th.
We will have lunch at True Food restaurant up the street afterwards.
If the event is full please join our waitlist. We will purchase additional tickets when we reach five (5) on the list.
Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature is an exhibition exploring the trailblazing career and legacy of Scottish artist Rory McEwen, whose work is considered one of the major turning points in the development of contemporary botanical art.
Presenting over one hundred works, including sculpture and manuscripts, the exhibition reveals how McEwen forged his own personal interpretation of 20th century modernism,
portraying flowers, leaves, and vegetables as individual subjects worthy of their own portraits. McEwen’s vibrant paintings balance the scientific detail of traditional botanical art with a modernist perspective influenced by other visual artists of his time. A student of the Old
Masters as well as his contemporaries, McEwen developed a distinctive style over the course of his career, painting on vellum and using large empty backgrounds on which his plant portraits seem to float.
Rory Mcewen Overview
Location: Driehaus Museum, 50 E Erie Street - Please arrive by 9:45 a.m.
Cost: $28.50 (There are no cancellations for this event)
Optional: Please let Carol know if you plan to join us for lunch at True Foods across the street so we can make an accurate reservation. Attendees pay for their own lunch charges after this event.
Event contact: Carol M.