Childe Hassam (1859–1935) was not merely a painter of places — he was a painter of moments. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and raised amid the cultural currents of New England, Hassam would go on to become the most devoted and prolific voice of American Impressionism, translating the rush of modern life into canvases that shimmered with color and feeling. His artistic awakening came during three formative years in Paris, where he absorbed the radical ideas of the French I