Class: Kerrin Meis - The Cult of Beauty: The British Aesthetic Movement

Four Wednesdays: Mar. 7-28
Exhibit Opening at the Legion of Honor on February 18
In their operetta Patience, Gilbert and Sullivan skewered the Aesthetic movement, the anti-industrial stance adopted by a talented and opinionated group of artists, poets and architects that had an enormous impact on painting, architecture, interior design and dress. Closely related to the Arts and Crafts movement, Aestheticism attempted to redefine the relationship between “Fine Arts” and design. The exhibit, originated by the Victoria and Albert Museum, celebrates the creations of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, James McNeill Whistler, Burne-Jones, Godwin, William Morris and a host of others. Let’s educate ourselves about the philosophy, interaction and production of these creative geniuses in preparation for this gorgeous show.