Presented by Robert Scobey 

Join the Frist Art Museum for a figure-drawing workshop led by Robert Scobey. Work with charcoal and pencil to sketch a live, draped model with poses inspired by the sculptures of Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French on view in our Upper-Level Galleries.


About the Teaching Artist

Robert Scobey (BA Lipscomb University; MFA Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2009) is an interdisciplinary artist from Nashville. He currently teaches foundations at Watkins College of Art at Belmont University. His paintings were featured in New American Paintings no. 136.

All materials are provided. Ages 18+ only. All skill levels are welcome. 


Related exhibition

Monuments and Myths: The America of Sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French

Mar 1–May 27, 2024 | Upper-Level Galleries

Daniel Chester French (1850–1931) and Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) were the preeminent American sculptors of the Gilded Age. As friendly rivals, they transformed sculpture in the United States, producing dozens of the nation’s most recognizable public artworks—from Saint-Gaudens’s Diana atop New York City’s Madison Square Garden to French’s Seated Abraham Lincoln… Read More

DONATE. GIVE. SUPPORT.
Please consider supporting the Frist Art Museum with a donation. Your gift is essential to our mission of serving the community through the arts and art access in particular. We truly appreciate your generosity.
Support the Frist