Designed to introduce the major trends in American painting from 1910 to 1940, this course discusses the impact of European modernism on the American art scene in the early years of the twentieth century, and explores the efforts made by many artists in the U.S. to be both American and modern. Lectures also examine the impact of major social forces—the Great War, increasing urbanization and industry, the Jazz Age, the Great Depression—on art-making in America.

Rebecca Albiani
All levels of students
July 28–31, 10:15 am–12:45 pm

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In conjunction with the upcoming Frye exhibition Open Roads and Bedside Tables: American Modernism in the Frye Collection (September 26, 2009–January 10, 2010), two summer courses explore themes and ideas found in American painting and literature during the early- to mid-twentieth century. Participants forge connections between the visual and the literary arts in these courses taught by art historian Rebecca Albiani and literary scholar Cody Walker.
See related course: American Literature 1910–1940

Rebecca Albiani

Albiani, a Seattle-based art historian, is a Ph.D. candidate in Renaissance art history, and received an M.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. from University of California Berkeley, where she majored in art history and spent her junior year in Venice. As a student, she was a graduate lecturing fellow at Washington's National Gallery and a Fulbright Scholar in Venice. Since 1997 she has taught the Frye art history lecture series.
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