The Museum of Art at Brigham Young University presents The Weir Family, 1820-1920: Expanding the Traditions of American Art an exhibition on view through May 19, 2012 .
The Weir Family, 1820-1920: Expanding the Traditions of American Art, organized by the Brigham Young University Museum of Art, will be the first major exhibition to collectively examine paintings by Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889), John Ferguson Weir (1841-1926), and Julian Alden Weir (1851-1919). It will showcase important pieces from museum and private collections across the country, many of which have never been seen together. The exhibition will explore how the transatlantic encounters of the Weir family of artists helped to shape American art for nearly a century. – cfacweb.byu.edu