THE
LEARNING CURVE Fall 2010
Art History, Archaeology, Astronomy, History, Literature, Philosophy, Music
Women in Art
The significant work of women in the field of visual art has historically been neglected, lost or unknown while the focus remained on the work of their male counterparts. Join art historian and Learning Curve favorite Barbara Churchill for a four session class to examine the work and influence of women from the classical era to the 20th century.
Week 1: An Introduction
Discover exciting women from the Classical Era to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance including female manuscript illustrators, painters, sculptors and weavers who successfully celebrated their lives and times through their art. We’ll consider the early beginnings in antiquity through St. Hildegard of Bingen in Germany, ending with the notable Italian women.
Week 2: A Dazzling Array of Women Painters
Learn about 17th and 18th century painters Juidith Leyster and Rachel Ruysch in Holland; Elizabeth Vigee le Brun in France; Clara Petters in Flanders and others who produced amazing work and held their own in this male-dominated field despite many obstacles.
Week 3: Women Sculptors Through the Ages
We’ll view and discuss the significant work of female sculptors through the centuries starting with the first female stone cutter at Strasbourg Cathedral
Week 4: Women of the early 20th Century
Our discussion will include Natalya Gontcharova in Russia; Frida Kahlo in Mexico and Americans Grace Hartigan, Elaine de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler and Joan Mitchell, plus other inspiring artists of this period.
When: Fridays, Oct 29 – Nov 19, 10:00-11:30am
Where: The Windmill Inn, 4250 N. Campbell Ave.
Cost: $95 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Barbara Churchill, M.A., completed her master’s degree in art history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her research skills have been an asset to the University of Arizona Museum of Art, and she has been a frequent lecturer at the Tucson Museum of Art, the Phoenix Art Museum, and the Foothills Community Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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