American Art: The Colonial Era to the Civil War
ARTS1-CE9972
/ $430
SPRING 2012
Continuing Education:
Arts Programs
This survey of art, which begins in the early decades of our nation's history, celebrates the opening of the newly renovated American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. View and discuss paintings, sculpture, architecture, and design objects from the museum's superlative collection in class sessions supplemented by slide lectures. Emphasis is on the forging of an American identity. Works studied include portraits by Copley and Stuart; mid-century genre paintings by Mount and Bingham; the Hudson River School landscapes of Cole and Durand; and architectural examples from the early decades of American history.
Museum visits included.
Related Subject Areas:
Art History
Section 1
Thursday 1:00pm-3:00pm
March 22 - May 10
8 Sessions
Instructor:
Emily Folpe
Location: Midtown Center
