Cost and Registration Information

Early Registration Price (January 8 at 9 am** – January 25 at 4 pm): $80
Regular Registration Price (January 25 at 4 pm – first day of class): $88

** Registration opens online at 9 am. Phone registration will be accepted starting at 10 am.

Members, seniors, and students get a 10% discount.

This seminar is full. Please call (312) 255-3700 to be added to the wait list.

Seminar Description

Take an in-depth look at Edvard Munch’s 1893 painting The Scream in this half-day seminar. We will explore the work’s place in Western art history, Norwegian culture, trends in late 19th-century art, and Munch’s artistic production. We will also consider some of the work’s manifold interpretations and its iterations in popular culture.
One session. E - $80, L - $88

Margaret Farr is an art historian who has worked at the Art Institute of Chicago and has taught at numerous colleges and universities. A specialist in nineteenth-century art, her other interests include modern and contemporary art. She is currently an adjunct lecturer at the Art Institute.

Materials List

Required:

• There are no required materials for this class.

First Reading:

• There is no reading assignment for the first class.

This class is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about our registration procedures.