I believe the man who will go down to posterity is the man who paints his own time and the scenes of everyday life around him declared childe hassam in 1892 it was as a pioneer of american impressionism and perhaps its most prolific and successful practitioner that hassam 1859 1935 realized this credo. Childe hassam an american impressionist is the last exhibition of childe hassam in a century that has witnessed a magnificent revaluation of americas contribution to the history of art we hope that this exhibition will confirm for the public what collectors and museums have recognized that despite its inheritance form european innovators american impressionism in general and hassams in particular is original in character technically superb and comparable to the best french . Wikipedia article references frederick childe hassam october 17 1859 august 27 1935 was an american impressionist painter noted for his urban and coastal scenes along with mary cassatt and john henry twachtman hassam was instrumental in promulgating impressionism to american collectors dealers and museums