Famous Furniture Makers & Their Fabulous Creations (OOL)

Famous Furniture Makers & Their Fabulous Creations (OOL)

Osher Online | Available (Membership Required)

U of A Fayetteville, AR 72701 United States
Online Through Zoom
Open to OLLI Members Only
Tuesday, January 19, 2027-Tuesday, February 23, 2027
2:00 PM-3:30 PM on Tue
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$55.00
12/31/2026

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Famous Furniture Makers & Their Fabulous Creations (OOL)

Osher Online | Available (Membership Required)

Throughout history, furniture makers and decorative artists often have been viewed as secondary to painters and sculptors, yet furniture and decorative objects are important works of art in their own right. This course will trace furniture styles in Europe and America from ancient times to the end of the 18th century, focusing on marquetry, gilding, lacquering, upholstery, mechanization, and other techniques, while considering the artists, patrons, materials, and methods behind these creations.

Class schedule: Live lectures will take place at 2:00 pm on Tuesdays, 1/19/27 through 2/23/27 via ZOOM 

Each live session is 90 minutes

Tuesday, January 19

Tuesday, January 26

Tuesday, February 2
Tuesday, February 9

Tuesday, February 16

Tuesday, February 23

  • 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.

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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.