War and Peace | “Turner’s Modern World”

The themes of war and peace are present in many works in “Turner’s Modern World.”

“This juxtaposition, I think, is enormously poetic, and it gives us a sense of how Turner was willing not only to take risks artistically but was also inclined to try to sway the sentiment of his viewers to make them feel as he did.” – George T. M. Shackelford
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In this series, George T. M. Shackelford, Deputy Director and Curator of European Art, discusses J. M. W. Turner’s work and the themes in “Turner’s Modern World.”

Tickets and info for “Turner’s Modern World”: https://kimbellart.org/exhibition/turners-modern-world