The luminous landscapes of John Frederick Kensett. Contentment Island, CT

Renowned artiste David Dunlop takes audiences on a tour mixed with art, history and travel to look at those masterpiece paintings and the inspirations behind them. This episode will outline the evolution of Kensett from a Hudson River Artist-Explorer to an American Luminist. We will visit Contentment Island in Connecticut, where he lived and painted after the end of the Civil War and sought to reveal the serene quality of light and weather.