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Tropical Flair
Modern art and the "exotic"

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Join an intimate community for five lively discussions on Modern artists who captured tropical paradise in their work. We'll study diverse artists of different gender, race and ethnicity, and from both sides of the Atlantic, to uncover varied styles, perspectives and motivations to depict the "exotic." Together, we'll discover what their work reveals about colonial culture, and we'll explore how the tropics inspired new approaches in paint.

Topics of Discussion: 

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  • Tarsila do Amaral, a female pioneer of Latin American modernism

  • Henri Rousseau and the European vision of the tropics

  • Wilfredo Lam and the Cuban Modernist aesthetic

  • Gauguin's Tahitian women vs. Amrita Sher Gil, "Self portrait as Tahitian"

  • Loïs Mailou Jones, an African American in Haiti

  • And more!
     

When? 

Mondays @1 pm

Jan 17-Feb 14 (Jan 17, 24, 31, Feb 7, 14)

Wednesdays @9 am

Jan 19-Feb 16 (Jan 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16)

Saturdays @11 am

Jan 15-Feb 23 (Jan 15, 22, 29, Jan 5, 12)

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Where? On Zoom from your home or office. Sessions are led by Lauren Jimerson, PhD.

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  • Webinars are sold in packs of 5.

  • Each webinar is limited in size to enable lively and engaging discussions.

  • Held on the same day and time each week, each session is 90 minutes. ​

  • All that's required is a curious mind. ​

  • Jan 19, 2022, 9:00 AM EST – Jan 20, 2022, 10:30 AM EST
    Webinar
    Join an intimate community for five lively discussions on Modern artists who captured tropical paradise in their work. We'll study artists, male and female of different race and ethnicity, and from both sides of the Atlantic, to uncover varied approaches to the "exotic."
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  • Jan 17, 2022, 1:00 PM EST – Jan 18, 2022, 2:30 PM EST
    Webinar
    Join an intimate community for five lively discussions on Modern artists who captured tropical paradise in their work. We'll study artists, male and female of different race and ethnicity, and from both sides of the Atlantic, to uncover varied approaches to the "exotic."
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  • Jan 15, 2022, 11:00 AM EST – Jan 16, 2022, 12:30 PM EST
    Webinar
    Join an intimate community for five lively discussions on Modern artists who captured tropical paradise in their work. We'll study artists, male and female of different race and ethnicity, and from both sides of the Atlantic, to uncover varied approaches to the "exotic."
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