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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 03-31-2023 to 03-31-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Mont Allen, Ph. D.Term: OELocation: ZoomIn the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, well-to-do ancient Romans were buried in lavish stone coffins (sarcophagi), often decorated with exquisitely sculpted scenes showing stories from Greek mythology. Here we encounter a riotous profusion of joyful imagery, from frisky Satyrs and Maenads enjoying the gifts of Dionysus, and Sea Nymphs frolicking in the waves, to... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-04-2023 to 04-04-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 12:00 PM-01:15 PM Central TimeInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: OELocation: ZoomBlack American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was a trailblazing artist of religious subjects at the turn of the last century. After training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under the tutelage of Thomas Eakins, Tanner traveled to France in 1891 and, finding French society more race blind than the United States, he stayed. His chosen... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-06-2023 to 04-06-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 01:00 PM-03:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: John GuentherTerm: OELocation: ZoomThe Chaifetz Arena, considered one of the top venues in college basketball, is the home of Saint Louis University men’s and women’s basketball. It accommodates a wide range of events including SLU's commencement and convocation ceremonies, concerts and other performing arts and community events. John C. Guenther, FAIA, LEED AP, was the design architect... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-19-2023 to 04-19-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 03:00 PM-04:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Julia Fister, MA, Studio ACE Executive DirectorTerm: OELocation: ZoomPablo Picasso was a prolific Spanish artist who had enormous influence on 20th century art including being a co-creator of Cubism. He worked as painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, ceramicist and designer and in an unprecedented variety of styles. This lecture will take a look at his amazing career and influence in the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 04-26-2023 to 04-26-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Central TimeInstructor: Betsy Solomon, MA Art HistoryTerm: OELocation: ZoomThree British art students – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt – launched the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. Shaped by the Industrial Revolution, the 19th century taste for Italian “primitives,” and an avoidance of the academic tradition; the PRB was very much a product of their time. Inspired by scripture,... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 05-10-2023 to 05-24-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 09:00 AM-10:30 AM Central TimeInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: OELocation: ZoomHow did women artists deal with modernism, for which women were central subjects? What kinds of alternatives to the dominant narrative does the study of women's work allow? This four-session class will focus on works of women primarily in France, Russia, and the United... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-11-2023 to 05-11-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Carol Diaz-GranadosTerm: OELocation: ZoomThere is no known population in world cultures that does not in one way or another modify their bodies. Modification can be by painting, piercing, binding, scarring, tattooing, as well as many other procedures. People have altered their skin, hair, faces, bodies, etc. going back as far as 6,000 years and before. This course will start at "the beginning" and... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 05-30-2023 to 06-06-2023Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: Carol Diaz-GranadosTerm: OELocation: ZoomThis course begins with a basic discussion on the place of art in American Indian cultures. We will span several of the major culture areas in North America. From there, we proceed to look at specific images of many artifacts that contain symbols and complex imagery. A study of American Indian ethnography and oral traditions has opened up new understanding... read more
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Sessions: 8Class Date(s): 06-01-2023 to 07-20-2023Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Central TimeInstructor: John RenardTerm: OELocation: ZoomWe will explore the vast treasures of the Arts of the Book: from Calligraphy to beautify the Sacred Text to the rich history of visualized works of history, epic and mystical poetry - four sessions. Then four sessions on the many styles of religious architecture from mosques to madrasas and mausolea, from Spain through the Middle East to... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 06-07-2023 to 06-21-2023Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 09:00 AM-10:30 AM Central TimeInstructor: Grace Seiberling, Art HistorianTerm: OELocation: ZoomThis three-session class will look at ways in which pictures of and for children, as well as literature for and about them participated in communicating changing ideas about children's nature and their roles in America from Colonial times to the early twentieth century. Huck's Raft by Steven Mintz will be a point of... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-16-2023 to 06-16-2023Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 01:00 PM-02:00 PM Central TimeInstructor: Elizabeth EikmannTerm: OELocation: ZoomIn the history of photography two things are often missing: St. Louis and women. Not only was nineteenth century St. Louis a bustling photography destination, but it was also home to hundreds of female photographers! This presentation explores the early history of women’s photography and highlights the lives and professional careers of several St. Louis... read more