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From Paris Yesterday to New York Today (in 20 Hours)
Thursdays, September 4, 2008 – January 29, 2009
6 pm – 9 pm
Explore art from the 1850s to today in this twenty lecture series presented by Mariann Smith, Curator of Education and Nancy Spector, Associate Curator of Education in conjunction with the Education department’s docent training program.
September 4, 2008
A Hop, Skip, and Jump through Art History
Lecturer: Curator of Education Mariann Smith
Modern and contemporary art builds on, rebels against, challenges, and complements the art of the past. Catch up to the modern and contemporary in this whirlwind summary of art from the ancient world through the mid-nineteenth century.
September 11, 2008
Let’s Get Real!
Lecturer: Curator of Education Mariann Smith
Gustave Courbet’s famous line, “I can’t paint an angel because I’ve never seen one,” ushered in a whole new way of thinking about art and the world.
September 18, 2008
Light, Color, and Rebellion in the 1860s: The Impressionists
Lecturer: Curator of Education Mariann Smith
Although Claude Monet’s work is all over calendars, mouse pads, and posters today, back when he founded Impressionism, people weren’t impressed.
September 25, 2008
Structure, Science, Sensibility, and the Brothels of Paris
Lecturer: Curator of Education Mariann Smith
The mountains of the south, the sensuality of the South Seas, the science of color, and the nightlife of Paris were favorite themes for Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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