OLLI101745 - Art History Potpourri
Course Description
Art History Potpourri
Instructor: James Pagliaro
Days of the Week: Thursday
Date: June 4, 11, 18 & 25 (4 sessions)
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid at Ambler
Join us as we explore a potpourri of art history topics, beginning with a celebration of our nation’s 250th birthday and a survey of the five great American artists who shaped our view of the nation’s founding. We will follow with a presentation on the 100th anniversary of Surrealism, exploring the movement that forever changed the art world. In Week 3, we will shift gears and take a deep dive into the art and architecture of Sicily. In our final session, we will explore the remarkable collection at the Medici’s Pitti Palace in Florence.
Maximum: 25/100
Instructor Bio:
James Pagliaro enjoyed a distinguished career as a trial lawyer while
also dedicating his life to understanding, sharing and teaching others about the
Arts.
For 25 years, he has served as a docent at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where he chaired the Corporate Partners Board and currently serves as a member of the
museum’s curatorial committees on European painting, sculpture and decorative arts. Since leaving the practice of law in 2018, Pagliaro has studied art history at the University of Oxford.
A former trial lawyer, he is an accomplished storyteller, weaving together the threads of history, culture and art to engage and inspire audiences.