Class: Kerrin Meis - American Impressionism

2 Tuesdays: Jan. 24 & 31, 2017 • 1:00 - 3:00 pm • $75

Study the birth of the movement in the United States with special emphasis on William Merritt Chase who, in 1886, was the first major American artist to create Impressionist canvases. He was followed by Willard Metcalf, Theodore Robinson, John Henry Twachtman, Edmund Tarbell, Frank W Benson, Cecilia Beaux , Frederick Frieseke, Childe Hassam and others all of whom demonstrated a unique personal style while embracing light, color , vigorous brushwork and real-life subjects.  

Kerrin Meis taught art history at SFSU for ten years, and she currently teaches for the OLLI programs at Dominican University and UC Berkeley. She leads study tours in Europe. Her Book Passage classes have been big favorites for years.

 
 

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