Film

Winslow Homer: The Nature of the Artist (1986) and William Merritt Chase at Shinnecock (1987)

In Winslow Homer: The Nature of the Artist (Steve York, director), discover the range of Homer's art (29 min.). In William Merritt Chase at Shinnecock (Joseph J. Reis, director), learn about an outdoor school of art established on Long Island in the 1890s (26 min.).

Both films presented in conjunction with the opening of the New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts.

Assistive listening devices are available from the ushers.   Assistive listening devices are available from the ushers.

Free with Museum admission

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Accommodations for Visitors with Hearing Loss

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The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium and the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education are equipped with infrared sound enhancement systems (with headsets and neck loops). To obtain a headset or neck loop please ask an usher. Headsets and neck loops are available free of charge with identification. Real-time captioning is also available upon request.