Practicing wellness while staying home? Love the luxury of learning about Joslyn’s collections from the comfort of your couch? Be kind to your mind and join us for a new online learning experience, Joslyn Short Courses, presented Tuesdays, May through June, 5-6 pm. Cocktails optional!
Structured as weekly online seminars, our curator-led courses take place
in a virtual learning environment. Class sizes are kept small (capped
at 20 people) to maximize interaction with the curator, and participants
should feel comfortable using the Zoom platform. Each short course is three
weeks in duration, and each class will last approximately one hour.
These courses are designed for anyone who would like to learn more about
art and develop skills for closer looking. No prior knowledge of art
history is required.
Tuesdays, May 5 – 19, 5-6 pm
Instructor: Taylor J. Acosta, PhD, Associate Curator of European Art
Pictured: Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), The Meadow, 1879, oil on canvas, 32 x 39 1/4 in. Gift of Mr. William Averell Harriman, 1944.79, Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019.
About the Course
An introduction to European painting and sculpture from the French Revolution to the dawn of the twentieth century, this course will consider the ways in which art reflected the many social, economic, and cultural changes of this rich historical period. Lectures will explore a range of themes including art and politics, the academic tradition, the shift from history painting to scenes of everyday life, Orientalism, the rise of landscape painting, and the origins of modernism and the avant-garde. Emphasis will be on major figures including David, Ingres, Delacroix, Turner, Courbet, Bouguereau, Gérôme, Manet, Monet, and Degas, and on works from Joslyn Art Museum’s permanent collection.
About the Curator
Taylor J. Acosta is the Associate Curator of European Art at Joslyn Art Museum. Taylor joined the curatorial staff in 2019 and is responsible for the Museum’s collection of European art from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century. She is currently preparing the first comprehensive catalogue of the Museum’s European collection in over three decades. A specialist in nineteenth-century French painting, she has lectured and published on academic art, Realism, and Jules Breton. Taylor studied art history at Dartmouth College, the University of Glasgow, and the University of Minnesota, where she received her PhD in 2018.
Registration
Space is limited and advance registration is required. Enrollment fee includes sales tax: $50 per 3-week
course; Joslyn Members enjoy a 15% discount. Registration fee is non-refundable.
SORRY, THIS CLASS IS FULL.
Technical Requirements
Participants will need a computer or tablet with a webcam, microphone, and speakers. Connection is via Zoom, a web-based cloud platform, and participants will receive instructions and an invitation to log-in prior to the start of each 3-week course. A test connection prior to each scheduled lesson is encouraged.
For more information please contact Susie
Severson, Director of Adult Programs at sseverson@joslyn.org.
Interested in other Joslyn Short Courses this spring?
Reaction and Resistance in Postwar Art, May 26 - June 9, 5-6 pm
Native American Modernism, June 16 - 30, 5-6 pm