Drawing From the Figure

Practice a variety of drawing techniques in this after-hours workshop led by artist and educator Chris Gartrell. Participants will be guided through sketching activities in the Frick’s galleries, drawing inspiration from figurative sculpture in the special exhibition Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450-1500: https://www.frick.org/exhibitions/siena, before creating studies from a clothed figure model in the Ian Wardropper Education Room. Explore the possibilities of line, gesture, tone, and space in a small group with hands-on instruction, and develop a personal drawing style using a range of provided materials, including pencil, Conté crayon, and toned papers.

Registration is $50 ($40 for Frick members: https://www.frick.org/support/membership). This class is open to registrants of all skill levels, and materials are provided. Space is limited to 15 registrants. If registration is full and you would like to join the waitlist, please email draw@frick.org.

Tickets are non-refundable. Registration includes complimentary museum admission starting one hour before the program. Only children ages 10 and older are admitted.

A repeat session of this program will be held on January 11 at 5:00pm.

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Chris Gartrell is an artist and educator based in Brooklyn, New York, with a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.F.A. from CUNY Hunter College. His studio practice is in drawing and painting, and he has worked in museum education at The Frick Collection, the Jewish Museum, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Louis Vuitton Principal Cultural Sponsor

Leadership support is provided by an anonymous donor in honor of Ian Wardropper and by Margot and Jeremiah M. Bogert, Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard, and The Christian Humann Foundation.

Major support is provided by Clémence and William von Mueffling, Fondazione Bracco, the Robert Lehman Foundation, the David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation, The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund for Exhibition Programming, and The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

Additional support is provided by Filippo Benappi; Andrew Butterfield and Claire Schiffman; The Helen Clay Frick Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Hubert L. Goldschmidt; Jon and Barbara Landau; Wendy Lewison; Carlo Orsi, Trinity Fine Art; Jane Richards; Sabina and Harlan Stone; the Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation; Bosilika An in honor of the Abbruzzese Family; Eric Blair-Joannou; Loren Davis; Bailey Foote; and Alexander Mason Hankin.