Description
In the 1920s, contemporary themes and a highly stylized approach to design better suited to the machine age began replacing the monumental allegorical figures and academic style typical of American murals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This class examines American murals of the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s, including both non-government-funded murals and those produced under New Deal programs designed to assist struggling artists during the Great Depression.
Kathleen Murphy Skolnik teaches art and architectural history at Roosevelt University. She is the co-author of The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière and a contributor to Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America, and she has lectured and written extensively on Art Deco-related topics.
Materials List
Required
- Digital Course Packet
First Reading
- For the first session, please read Catherine Coleman Brawer and Kathleen Murphy Skolnik, “Hildreth Meière and the American Mural Tradition,” in The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière, pp. 23-29. New York: Monfried Editions, 2014.
Cost and Registration
3 sessions, $200 ($180 for Newberry members, seniors, and students). Learn about becoming a member.
To register multiple people for this class, please go through the course calendar in Learning Stream, our registration platform. When you select the course and register, you’ll be prompted to add another registrant.
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