“The latest fashion…is absolutely necessary for painting.  It’s what matters most.”

— Édouard Manet, 1881

To mark the 150th anniversary of the First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris and the first public display of Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet - from which the art movement gets its name - Hearthstone has unveiled its own new exhibit entitled Cloth and Canvas.

Cloth and Canvas features pieces from Hearthstone’s remarkable clothing collection and pairs them with museum-quality reproductions of famous works of Impressionist art to highlight Hearthstone as a superb clothing museum while also reveling in how a few flecks of paint can become a dress, a hat, a glove.

Importantly, Impressionism did not find commercial success until the new money of the America began to recognize and buy the works for their beauty and importance.

This special tour, led by Hearthstone’s Executive Director George Schroeder, delves into this world of art and fashion.  The exhibit also offers the perfect setting to explore Hearthstone’s possible connection to bringing Impressionism to Chicago, and by extension, to the world.