3704 - Celebrated Women Artists in 18th-19th Century France (Jane Herzig)
Course Description
Instructor: Jane Herzig
During this three-session course you will meet exceptional women artists who were able to navigate extreme political instability, while redefining art.
Session One - An Uneven Playing Field with Barriers, Potholes and Moving Goal Posts.
During this session we discover how a much-loved painting in a major museum, once thought to be the work of a famous 19th century male artist, was painted by a previously unknown woman. How the painting was re-attributed is a visual adventure. Also, during this session, we will become familiar with the barriers that women in France had to hurdle to become recognized artists.
Session Two - Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749-1803)
Labille-Guiard was an eminent portrait painter who lived in Paris before, during and after the French Revolution. How she survived is a tribute to her ability to network and negotiate a ruthless era.
Session three- Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842)
Contemporary of Labille-Guiard and portraitist of Marie Antoinette, Vigée Le Brun had to flee France during the French Revolution. During her 12 years of exile she maintained a successful career, while traveling across Europe, painting aristocracy and royalty.
Bio: Attended Smith College - 3 years, Art History Major
Hunter College - BA - Art 1965
MS - SCSU - 1970
MA-Ed - Hartford Art School - 1981
Created - Art HERstory with Jane Keller Herzig - 11 session course on women artists, whose work today is being honored - starting with Sofonisba Anguissola
Presented course through the Institute of New Dimensions (IND) - College Level Courses fro Bergen county (NJ) Seniors