OLLI101533 - Landscapes and Portraiture: The Evolution of Modern Visual Imagery from the Civil War to Queen Elizabeth II
Course Description
LANDSCAPES AND PORTRAITURE: THE EVOLUTION OF MODERN VISUAL IMAGERY FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Instructor: James Pagliaro
Day of Week: Wednesday
Dates: Mar 20, Mar 27, Apr 3 (3 sessions)
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Online via Zoom
Art in the late 19thC is largely dominated by the works of the French Impressionist movement. At the same time, several 19thC American artists were creating groundbreaking visual images that shaped notions of naturalism, modern life and portraiture. Join us as we examine the works of 2 prominent American painters of the era, Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent. Homer’s work is rich in color and natural beauty, and Sargent’s portraits, shocking at the time, now stand as some of the best examples of the glories of the
Gilded Age. Shifting gears we will then move from
artist to subject matter, as we examine the use of the art of portraiture in shaping the evolving visual images of Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II over her 70 year reign, from the 1930’s works of the romantic, society photographer Cecil Beaton to modern, potent and engaging portraits of the Queen and her family by Annie Leibovitz.
Pre-Requisite: Just bring a love of the visual arts and your intellectual curiosity
Maximum Online: 500
Instructor Bio:
James Pagliaro has enjoyed a career as a noted and successful trial lawyer. At the same time, he has led a life rooted in understanding, sharing and teaching others about the arts. He has spent 20 years in Philadelphia as a Docent at the Philadelphia Museum of Art where he has chaired the Corporate Partners Board, and as a committee member of the PMA’s Curatorial Committees on European Painting, Sculpture and Decorative Arts. Since leaving the practice of law in 2018, James has attended Oxford
University where he has mastered in Art History. Recently, James has lectured at the Florida Gulf Coast University Academy on Art History topics. Above all, as a former trial lawyer, James is an accomplished storyteller, who weaves together the threads of history and art to engage and delight his audiences.
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