Kelmscott Press at Newberry Library

Wow! The Newberry Library has in its collection some Kelmscott Press books: the Kelmscott Chaucer and the proofs to produce Burne-Jones’s illustrations. If you heard the February 1st WSAS lecture on The Kelmscott Press, you may want to watch the video, organized by the Caxton Club in celebration of International Kelmscott Press Day. Just click the link below.
https://youtu.be/OMHV2KPyaQQ

The Kelmscott Press at the Newberry Library • William Morris Society in the United States

Paul Cézanne Zoom Event

Take part in the Warrenville Public Library District’s Art Excursions. On Tuesday, August 9, the topic will be Paul Cézanne. This is a Zoom Event from 7:00pm - 8:00pm (Central).

You can register here.

As their website notes, “Paul Cézanne moved beyond Impressionism and inspired a generation of new modernists. Art historian Jeff Mishur will discuss Cézanne’s innovative approach to traditional subjects.

Thanks to Mary K. for sharing this event information with WSAS.

Seeing Inside a Mayan Pyramid

Photo from Fermilab website

If you are intrigued about Mayan Pyramids don’t miss the virtual lecture coming up this Friday, July 29 in the Fermilab Arts and Lectures Series. The lecture “Seeing Inside a Mayan Pyramid”, by Mark Adams, is virtual and begins at 7:30 pm (Central). Registration is required.

This event is free and you can click here for more information about the talk and registration.

Mark Adams is an emeritus professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, and part of the Fermilab Office of Education and Public Engagement.

Art Crimes Class at COD

Have you ever been intrigued by art crimes? Marti, from our WSAS group, says “When I saw this notice of an interesting art class in the COD Lifelong Learning brochure this week, I wanted to mention it to WSAS members. Ruth Nelson is an outstanding lecturer. My husband and I have enjoyed her recent online classes about the great cathedrals of Europe and art of the Vatican.

Information about the class is listed in the Spring 2022 COD Life Long Learning course catalog and below.

Art Crimes Class

Description: Art and cultural property crime—which includes theft, fraud, looting and trafficking across state and international lines—is a booming criminal enterprise. In Session 1, look at art theft from United States and European museums and Session II, war-time looting, Nazi-era art theft and restitution, as well as Iraqi looted and stolen artifacts.

Instructor: Ruth Nelson

Dates: Wednesday, April 27 to May 4, 7 to 9 p.m.

Code to Register: HUMNT-0001-067, $59; Lifelong Learner $39

This is an online class and you can register by calling 630-942-2208.

Immersive Van Gogh Article by Pamela McKuen

View of Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit from Loop North News

Thought I'd share a link to my story about the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit as published in Loop North News. Enjoy! https://www.loopnorth.com/news/vangogh0222.htm ~ Best, Pamela McKuen

Frida Interest

Frida Kahlo

Last week I attended a zoom meeting where Jeff Mishur spoke on Frida Kahlo, her life, loves and painting. He had great visuals. Hope we be able to share his talk with our Art Society. ~ Rocki

Victorian Women Muralists

Columbian Exhibition mural by Mary Cassett

A recent zoom lecture from the Morse Museum in Winter Park, Florida, on Victorian Women Muralists, showed the work of nine women painters including Mary Cassatt. She was one of several women who painted a mural, Modern Women, for the Women’s Building at the Columbian Exposition. The mural, 14 feet x 58 feet, was painted in a greenhouse she turned into a studio with an improvised movable scaffold (easier to maneuver wearing Victorian garb than on a ladder) and then installed it on site. Other women muralists painted the ceiling and walls of Edinburgh Catholic Apostolic Church, other churches, and a 37-foot x 57-foot library ceiling. Many of these artists were trained in interior decorating and illustrating narratives. ~ Dorothy Mikuska

Fermilab Virtual Arts Lectures

Fermilab in Batavia, IL

Has anyone zoomed the Virtual Gallery Talks with Fermilab? They sound intriguing. Here’s one coming up: When Art and Science Collide - March 9 at 7:30 pm with Lindsay Olson, Fermilab Artist in Residence 2014-15. Check out more on the Fermilab events page here. ~ Kim

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