Ocean County Library Stafford Branch to Present ‘Claude Monet: Grand Old Man of Impressionism’

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP – Determined to reproduce on canvas nature as he perceived it, Claude Monet revolutionized art and founded an entire genre. Find out how it all came about during a Pine Shores Art History Lecture, “Claude Monet: Grand Old Man of Impressionism,” at the Ocean County Library Stafford Branch, 7 PM Tuesday, March 19.

Stockton University Professor Kate Ogden will offer a Powerpoint presentation detailing the artist’s life and times, from his beginnings as a poor young painter to his final years in France as the world-renowned leader of the Impressionist movement.

The program is presented by the Pine Shores Art Association of Stafford and Tuckerton. Professor Ogden has conducted informational programs for PSAA since 1992, a year after arriving at Stockton, specializing in 19th- and 20th-century American and European art and the history of photography.

She is the author of numerous published essays about art and cultural history and also of the book Yosemite, which chronicles the majestic region’s cultural past.

Registrants who arrive prior to the 90-minute program can enjoy light refreshments from 6:30 PM until 7 PM.

Please register at http://tinyurl.com/OclStaffordMonet for this free program. For more information, stop by the OCL Stafford Branch, 129 North Main Street, Manahawkin, visit www.theoceancountylibrary.org/events, or call (609) 597-3381.

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