Art History and Architecture   

• Churches, Saints, and Art

• Participants will consider how the art in churches and the very design of churches work together to convey meaning. Since the saints have figured so importantly in the art we find in churches, we’ll give saints special consideration in this course. We’ll concentrate mainly – but not exclusively – on Medieval and Renaissance churches. These include well-known churches, such as the Sistine Chapel and Chartres Cathedral and hidden gems, such as St. Maria’s Church, a small Medieval church in a Swedish village.

   

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• Instructor: H. David Brumble          Fee: $0.00

• Dates: 10/20/2022 - 11/17/2022     Days: Th     Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM     Sessions: 5

• This course will be held over Zoom

• This class will meet on Oct 20, 27; Nov 3, 10, and 17.

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• Frida and Diego: The Lives and Times of Kahlo and Rivera

• Unibrow, Flaming Communists, Rockefeller mural, Horrific accident, Leon Trotsky and 1910 Mexican Revolution—Kahlo and Rivera lived during and made exciting history. As artists, they shaped our understanding of Mexican native cultures, while, as activists, they interfaced with many leading historical figures. This course will examine their lives, their loves (which were many!), their political ideologies, and their love for Mexico. Our emphasis will be on historical aspects more than on their art, although we will use their art to propel and illuminate the course presentations.

   

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• Instructor: Jose Juves          Fee: $0.00

• Dates: 10/18/2022 - 11/8/2022     Days: Tu     Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM     Sessions: 4

• This course will be held over Zoom

• This class will meet on Oct 18, 25; Nov 1, and 8.

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• History of Photography: The Landscape

• This class examines the genre of landscape photography as it has evolved from the earliest years of the medium to the 21st century. We’ll look at how the earliest media of photography were used by Europeans and Americans to solidify their perspective on the world through the 19th century. The middle part of our class finds guideposts in Deborah Bright’s landmark essay “The Machine in the Garden Revisited: American Environmentalism and Photographic Ethics.” We’ll see how popular forms of image distribution and fine art photography played interlocking roles in influencing what views came to mind when people thought of “the environment.” We’ll close with a selection of contemporary photographers whose work addresses advanced technology and the climate crisis.

   

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• Instructor: Christine Lorenz          Fee: $0.00

• Dates: 10/20/2022 - 11/17/2022     Days: Th     Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM     Sessions: 5

• This course will be held over Zoom

• This class will meet on Oct 20, 27; Nov 3, 10, and 17.

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• Rise of the Skyscraper in Pittsburgh: An Architectural History

• This course will start with an examination of the factors that led to the appearance of tall buildings in American cities. Among those factors were the use of new materials such as iron and steel, new technologies such as the passenger elevator, and, finally, the economic pressures which made tall buildings practical. The remaining sessions will cover skyscraper development in chronological order: the late-19th and early-20th century, the period between the two world wars, mid-20th century, and recent trends.

   

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• Instructor: Robert Jucha          Fee: $0.00

• Dates: 10/17/2022 - 11/14/2022     Days: M     Times: 1:15 PM - 2:50 PM     Sessions: 5

• This course will be held IN-PERSON

• This class will meet on Oct 17, 24, 31; Nov 7, and 14.

Members: To view ADD TO CART below a course, Registration must be open. You must be signed in to your account. Your membership must be active and paid up -OR- you have added a membership to your cart. If you are new to OLLI: you must create an account and be signed into it - AND- have a membership in your shopping cart in order to view "ADD TO CART" buttons below courses. How do you know if you are signed in? You will see "Welcome, YourFirstName" in the upper left side of the page, under the OLLI at Pitt logo.