Art Study Center Seminar for Harvard Students: John Singer Sargent and Harvard, with Hannah Gadway ’25

This event requires registration; see further details below.

On the day that John Singer Sargent received an honorary doctorate from Harvard in 1916, a speaker remarked, “When we and all the things we see about us here are seen no more . . . men will still gaze upon [his canvases] with wonder.”

We invite Harvard students to join Ho Family Student Guide Hannah Gadway ’25 for this special seminar to gaze with wonder at Sargent’s paintings, sketchbooks, and other objects from the museums’ extensive Sargent collection and to learn about the artist’s deep relationship with Harvard and Greater Boston. Spotlighted works will include rarely exhibited studies for major paintings held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Widener Library; and Eliot House. Gadway has studied and admired the work at Eliot House over the last few years, as a resident there.

Free admission, but registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning on Tuesday, March 25 at 10am.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the program to allow sufficient time to sign in at the Art Study Center reception desk (Level 4), and be prepared to present your HUID. All coats and bags must be placed in a locker prior to entering the study room. Lockers are available on the Lower Level, Level 1, and Level 4.

The Harvard Art Museums offer free admission every day, Tuesday through Sunday. Please see the museum visit page to learn about our general policies for visiting the museums.

This program is supported by the Ho Family Student Guide Fund.

The Ho Family Student Guide Program at the Harvard Art Museums prepares students to develop original, research-based tours of the collections. Through their training, Student Guides gain knowledge of the collections and develop skills in critical thinking, visual analysis, public speaking, and leadership.

The Harvard Art Museums are committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for our programs, please contact us at am_register@harvard.edu at least 48 hours in advance. Please include the name and date of the program in the subject line of your email.