MEMPHIS, TN.- Alive with color, flickering light, and spontaneous movement, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings are arguably the most recognizable and popular visual art of our time. Because of their familiarity and immediate appeal, it is easy to forget how these canvases first shocked and then eventually transformed the art world. The exhibition is on view at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art from July 16th through October 9, 2011. Monet to Cézanne / Cassatt to Sargent: The Impressionist Revolution offers a rare chance to rediscover masterworks by celebrated members of the movement. The exhibition features over 85 paintings and works on paper. It traces Impressionism as it evolved through the nineteenth century and into the modern era, both in France and the United States. Radicals and revolutionaries, the Impressionists broke the rules of traditional painting. Around 1870, members of the movement such as C