Drawing Like Degas

The Lightner Museum offers two Learning Labs where children can learn to "Draw Like Degas" on Sunday, April 14, 2019. The first session is for "Little Lightners" (ages 5 to 9, accompanied by an adult) from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. and the second, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., is designed for "Lightner Leaders" (ages 10 to 14).

Lightner Museum educators will discuss the portraits and self-portraits on display in the Museum's exhibit, "Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist." After discussion of the techniques of portraiture as well as some of Degas' favorite drawing media, the kids will have a chance to draw a self-portrait in chalk.

"Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist," a special exhibition that offers a rare look at over 100 original works on paper by Edgar Degas and his circle of friends, will be held at the Lightner Museum from April 12 through June 16, 2019.

This exhibit has been assembled from the private collection of curator Robert Flynn Johnson and is touring under the auspices of Landau Traveling Exhibitions with Denenberg Fine Arts. The collection includes more than 50 works by Degas himself, as well as a varied collection of prints, photographs, monotypes, and drawings created by Degas's friends, including works by Mary Cassatt, Alfred Stevens, Paul Cézanne, and Camille Pissarro.

A fully illustrated catalog written by Degas scholar and Curator of the Royal Academy of Art Ann Dumas will accompany the exhibit.

Admission: Tickets for this Learning Lab are $10.00 per person ($5.00 for St. Johns County residents). Visit here for more information and to purchase tickets.

When: Sunday, April 14, 2019. The session for "Little Lightners" (ages 5 to 9) will take place from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., and the "Lightner Leaders" (ages 10 to 14) session will be from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Where: The Lightner Museum is located at 75 King Street in the historic district of St. Augustine.