Who Was Captain Seymour?

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Inside the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

Who Was Captain Seymour?

August 7, 2015

For each work in the Colección Cisneros there are countless stories waiting to be unearthed. Follow art detective Javier Rivero as he tackles the mystery behind 4 enigmatic watercolors from the 19th Century.

Past Exhibitions

Boundless Reality

Exhibition held at Hunter College and the Americas Society in New York City, October 30, 2015–January 23, 2016. More

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Eight Months on the Orinoco

In under three minutes, Rafael Romero outlines the lengthy 1886 voyage along the Orinoco River undertaken by explorer Jean Chaffanjon and artist Auguste Morisot. Morisot’s documentary sketches and photos create a retrospective travelogue. Watch Video

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Bellermann's 19th Century Eye on Venezuela

Nineteenth-century German artist Ferdinand Bellermann encountered a sublime landscape and ruined his shoes in Venezuela, as we know from the copious notes he took and the many pictures he made during his journeys. Watch Video