W55E Australian Art 1770-1960: Some Topics (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)
Zoom | Available (Membership Required)
We will look at the Australian continent’s artistic history since its colonization by the British in 1788. Topics include expeditionary artists, Australian Impressionism, women artists 1880-1960, Australian and Californian aesthetic connections, Australian photography, and what Robert Hughes called “the last great art movement of the 20th century”: Aboriginal art.
Erika Esau was born and raised in California, but lived and worked in Australia and Europe as well. She received a PhD in art history from Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania. She taught modern art history at Lawrence University in Wisconsin and at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. She also worked at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as a librarian in the Rifkind Collection of German Expressionist Studies. She is the author of books and articles on Californian, Australian, and German art.
*This registration item is ZOOM ONLY; there is not an in-person section of this course. It is offered and run by The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Chico.*