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Summer 2021
Albrecht Dürer and the Northern Renaissance
Mondays, July 12 – August 2, 6 – 8:10 pm ET
A careful analysis of Dürer’s prints, paintings, and drawings will shed light on the important role he played in the culture of early modern Europe.
Instructor: Erin Downey
Summer 2021
Discover the Barnes (6.21)
Wednesdays, June 9 – June 30, 2 – 4:10pm ET
An introduction to the remarkable history and extraordinary collections of the Barnes Foundation.
Instructors: Kaelin Jewell, Senior Instructor; Martha Lucy, Deputy Director for Research, Interpretation and Education; William Perthes, Bernard C. Watson Director of Adult Education; Michael Williamson, Art Team Associate
Summer 2021
Impressionism and Japonisme (6.21)
Mondays, June 7 – June 28, 1 – 3:10pm ET
See the extraordinary impact Japanese art and design had on French visual culture—impressionist painting in particular.
Instructor: Matthew Palczynski
Summer 2021
Light in the Dark Ages (7.21)
Tuesdays, July 13 –August 3, 1 – 3:10pm ET
A closer look at art during the Dark Ages shows a visual culture bursting at the seams with complex ideas achieved through light and color.
Instructor: Kaelin Jewell, Senior Instructor, Barnes Foundation
Summer 2021
Picturing New York
Wednesdays, July 7 – July 28, 1 – 3:10pm ET
Explore the visual representation of New York through history and examine the factors that shaped the city’s unique visual culture.
Instructor: R. Tripp Evans, Professor of Art History, Wheaton College
Summer 2021
Profiles and Paradigms: Jews and Modern Art
Thursdays, July 8 – July 29, 6 – 8:10 pm ET
Explore the work of four 20th-century artists with connections to the Jewish community—Vuillard, Soutine, Stettheimer, and Segal—and their place within modernism.
Instructor: Stephen Brown
Summer 2021
Ride or Die: The Black Cowboy and Urban Rider in Contemporary Art
Wednesdays, June 9 – June 30, 6 – 8:10pm ET
Rediscover the timeless archetypes of the Cowboy and the Equestrian through the lens of the African diaspora and contemporary art.
Instructor: Li Sumpter, PhD, Founder and Director, Myth Media Studios
Summer 2021
Rooted in the Earth: The American Landscape Tradition
Wednesdays, July 7 – July 28, 6 – 8:10pm ET
This course examines the genre of landscape art—from Thomas Cole to Cauleen Smith—to reveal how American ideologies, aspirations, and fears are found rooted in the earth.
Instructor: TK Smith
Summer 2021
Soutine in the Barnes Collection
Thursdays, June 3– June 24, 2 – 4:10pm ET
Examine the work of Lithuanian modernist Chaïm Soutine while considering his influence on the abstract expressionist movement.
Instructor: Leslie Bowen
Summer 2021
The Art of Ancient Nubia: Egypt’s Rival on the Nile (8.21)
Thursdays, August 5 – August 26, 1 – 3:10pm ET
From stone pyramids to winged giraffes, get to know the fabulous and fantastical art of ancient Nubia.
Instructor: Carl Walsh
Summer 2021
When the Camera Was New: 19th-Century Photography
Tuesdays, June 8 – June 29, 2 – 4:10 pm ET
Focus on the technological innovations of some of the first photographers and delve into early debates around the purpose and potential of the new medium.
Instructors: Ellen McBreen, Associate Professor of the History of Art, Wheaton College
