Tuesday, October 8 at 12pm in the Council Chambers

Enjoy a sneak peek of the newest exhibit at the Legion of Honor -- James Tissot: Fashion and Faith. Docent Maureen O'Brien will share paintings, additional works on papers,and cloisonné enamels by Tissot and the highlights of this international retrospective of the artist. See how Tissot's most ebullient society paintings reveal rich and complex commentary on topics such as nineteenth-century society, religion, fashion, and politics, rendering him an artist worthy of reexamination in the twenty-first century.