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Tissot Talk and Tour


Special Event, January

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Takes delight in inviting you to an afternoon of Pleasure and Treasure, an expedition into Fashion History


Tuesday, January 7, 2020, Noon*

at the John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Theater

Legion of Honor

San Francisco


FASHION IN THE BELLE EPOQUE FROM TISSOT TO CALLOT … “WHO WORE IT BETTER?”

Please join us as distinguished New York University Professor and contributing fashion historian to The New Yorker magazine,

Dr. Jessamyn Hatcher

takes us on a fascinating journey spanning the Belle Epoque (1870’s – 1920’s); from the extraordinary fashion details in the paintings of James Tissot in the era’s beginning, through the impressive phenomenon of the pioneering French haute couture fashion designers, Callot Souers, in its concluding years.

Before and after the talk, docents specifically trained in attention to costume details will lead us on a private tour of “James Tissot’s Paintings, Fashion and Faith” Legion of Honor Exhibition.

This event is partially funded by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to benefit the Costume and Textile Arts and its Conservation Department.

  1. Talk and Docent Tour $85.

  2. Textile Art Council Members $75.

  3. Dresser’s Circle $155. Includes a 4:00 Champagne Reception with Dr. Hatcher at a Private Residence.

* Please note there are two different timing options for the tour and docent tour:

  1. Docent tour at noon, lecture at 1:00

  2. Lecture at 1:00, docent tour at 2:00

Please purchase all tickets by December 29.

Space is extremely limited, and preference as to time of your tour will be based upon order received.

Image Credits: Image Credit: Artwork by Leslie Katz. Left-side image: James Tissot, French, 1836–1902; Portrait of Mademoiselle L. L…, 1864; Oil on canvas, 48 7/8 × 39 1/8 in. (123.5 × 99 cm); Musée d’Orsay, Paris, Acquired at the Thiébault-Sisson Sale, 1907, RF 2698; Musée d’Orsay,© RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY. Image provided courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Right-hand side image: Portrait of Rita de Acosta Lydig by Giovanni Boldini; Oil on canvas; Signed and dated “Boldini 1911” (lower right).

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VISITOR INFORMATION

de Young aerial view

The Textile Arts Council is a curatorial support organization of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Textiles are displayed at the de Young Museum and at the Legion of Honor, which together form the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Legion of Honor museum

de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco CA 94118
Tue thru Sun, 9:30am — 5:15pm

Legion of Honor
100 34th Avenue
Lincoln Park
San Francisco CA 94121
Tue thru Sun, 9:30am — 5:15pm

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CONTACT US

The membership of the Textile Arts Council elects volunteers to serve on the Textile Arts Council Board to govern the organization.

For inquiries or information, please contact our TAC administrator at (415) 750-3627.

You may also reach us via email tac@famsf.org

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