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Art History
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—MARY L., SELF EXPLORATION THROUGH LITERATURE
ART HISTORY
COSTUMES IN FILM
Lena Borovci | Costume Designer, lenaborovci.com Through their creations, costume designers have left lasting impressions on cinema audiences from the early days of Hollywood. Marilyn Monroe made history with her performance in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) on account of the famous pink dress with a big bow in the back designed by William Travilla. Hubert de Givenchy immortalized the “Little Black Dress” with a single opening scene showing Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961). Meanwhile, Dorothy’s ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland are amongst the most valuable items of The Wizard of Oz (1939) memorabilia! In this class, we will take a close look at some of the most memorable moments of costumes in film, and the role of the designer to bring characters to life through costumes, focusing on classic moments from film favorites and the untold stories of the creative talent working behind the scenes to dress the stars.
COURSE CODE: COFM Sec. 01: Wednesday, 6-7:30pm. May 18 | $48
25 DUTCH AND FLEMISH ARTISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Susan Glassman | Ph.D., English, University of Rhode Island Join us for an in-depth exploration of 25 Dutch and Flemish artists you should know, from Jan van Eyck in the fifteenth-century through René Magritte in the twentieth-century. Additional artists included in the course are Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, van Gogh, Mondrian, and many other important Dutch and Flemish painters. We will also discuss major movements of art and the artists’ relationships with the historical and social background of their time. At each session, we will view works by three or four artists and learn interesting facts about their lives, the characteristics of their art, and their contributions to art history.
COURSE CODE: DFAR Sec. 01: 7 Fridays, 2-3:30pm. Begins Apr. 8 | $265
VISUAL POLITICS OF THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL
Kate Petterson | Museum Educator Considered America’s first art movement, the 19th-century Hudson River School is defined by sweeping landscape paintings. How do these images capture the power and social relationships of the time? We will explore themes of expansionism, manifest destiny, and removal of indigenous people from ancestral lands to better understand the visual politics at play. This class also examines the creation of national parks and the legacy of these artworks in the 20th and 21st centuries.
COURSE CODE: HUDS Sec. 01: 4 Thursdays, 7-8:30pm. Begins Apr. 7 | $130
SOME ARTISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW FROM ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS IN THE 17TH CENTURY
Amy Golahny | Professor of Art History Emerita, Lycoming College This course explores Italian and Dutch artists whose paintings are represented in museums in the United States. The artists will include Guercino, Caravaggio, Hendrick Goltzius, Pieter Lastman, Hendrick ter Brugghen, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Aert de Gelder and others. Famous and successful in their lifetime, their names may be less familiar but their paintings are fascinating. Where possible, examples of their work in nearby museums will be discussed in depth.
COURSE CODE: ITNE Sec. 01: 4 Tuesdays, 3-5pm. Begins Apr. 5 | $145
