Color and Symbolism in Art Histoy

Color and Symbolism in Art Histoy

Osher Online | Available (Membership Required)

U of A Fayetteville, AR 72701 United States
Online Through Zoom
Course Open to OLLI Members ONLY!
Monday, January 27, 2025-Monday, March 3, 2025
4:00 PM-5:30 PM on Mon
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$65.00

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Color and Symbolism in Art Histoy

Osher Online | Available (Membership Required)

Artists use color to create an array of symbolism, emotions, and sociopolitical meanings within the context of the time period in which they created their works of art. Additionally, within these works, artists utilized their knowledge of color to portray mood, light, depth, and point of view. Progressing through the colors of the rainbow each week, we will discuss a variety of paintings throughout art history to understand the artists’ intention and the stories behind the paintings within their respective color spheres. We will also discuss the histories of color, their meanings in various societies and cultural contexts, and the materials and processes used to make colors.


 Class schedule: Live lecture will take place on Fridays via ZOOM 

  • Monday, January 27,  Live lecture 1  
  • Monday, February 3,  Live lecture 2  
  • Monday, February 10,  Live lecture 3  
  • Monday, February 17,  Live lecture 4  
  • Monday, February 24,  Live lecture 5 
  • Monday, March 3,   Live lecture 6 

  

  • As this class is delivered by the National Resource Center for OLLIs (NRC) at Northwestern University, you will receive a welcome email from osheronline@northwestern.edu.  The email will include your credentials (username & password) as well as a hyperlink to the Osher Online Website through which you will access your course website.

    Color and Symbolism

Schrader, Eleanor
Eleanor Schrader

Eleanor Schrader is an award-winning educator, lecturer, and author. She lectures and leads tours worldwide on art and architectural history. She has been named a distinguished instructor at UCLA Extension, where she
teaches history of architecture, interior design, furniture, and decorative arts. Schrader is a Professor Emerita of art and architectural history at Santa Monica College. She has completed graduate work in fine and decorative
arts at Sotheby's Institute in London and New York. She has served as a design review commissioner for the City of Beverly Hills and currently serves on the board of directors of the John Lautner Foundation.