Historical September 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Classes for adults, 18 years or older, are scheduled to meet from September 27 through November 22, 1986, at the St. Louis Art Museum.
Tuition for adult classes is $32, $24 for Museum Friends (unless noted otherwise).
To register, call 721-0067, extension 65.
There will be no classes October 4 in honor of the Jewish New Year holiday. Drawing Basics Learn the principals of drawing and design in this eight-week studio course. Instructor: Bill Kreplin Dates: Saturdays, September 27— November 22, 10-12 The Figure This drawing class follows the changing style and attitudes toward the figure in art history. Instructor: Ken Worley Dates: Saturdays, September 27 — November 22, 10-12 Portraiture Using the Museum’s collection and models, students will study the changing ideals and intent in portraiture. ‘ Instructor: Charles Blood Dates: Tuesdays, September 30 — November 18, 6:30-8:30 painting An eight-week studio class focusing on the use of primary colors and techniques used in working with alkyd and acrylic paints. Instructor: Mark Karayiannis Dates: Tuesdays, September 30 — November 18; 6:30-8:30 Pyramids to Pop: Art History Survey, Part I An eight-week lecture course covering major developments and masterworks of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and early Medieval Europe. Lecturer: Joni Kinsey Tuition: $45 ($36 for Friends) Dates: Tuesdays, September 30 — November 18, 6:30-8:30 Lunch Hour Lecture Series: Literary and Religious Sources of Art References to literature and religion abound in art. Through this series of lunchtime lectures, we will decipher those images no longer part of our cultural vocabulary.
All lunches are specialties of the Cafe Beaux Arts. Price includes a deluxe sandwich, coffee and dessert. • Lecturer: Joyce Schiller Dates: Tuesdays, October 7, 14, 21 and November 4, 11, 18; 12:10-12:50 Tuition: $12.50 (with lunch $42.50), Museum Friends $10.00 (with lunch $40.00)
American Indian Art – A six-week study of the art and culture of the American Indian with special emphasis on the tribes of the Northwest Coast. Lecturer: Carole Lasky Tuition: $32 ($24 for Museum Friends) Dates: Saturdays, October 11— November 15, 10-12 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Movies as Social Criticism The Museum and the University of MissouriSt. Louis are cooperating to offer this eightweek series of contemporary American films.
Each class session includes a lecture, a film screening and a discussion.
The films — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The Wild Bunch; Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Blade Runner; Kiss Me Deadly, Chinatown, Eraserhead, and Videodrome — use conventional film genres with menacing or futuristic twists to challenge conventional mores: Call UMSL at 553-5961 for registration information.
Registration must be made by September 15. Instructors: Paul Roth and Gary Burns Dates: Wednesdays, September 24 — November 1; 6:30 lecture; 7:30 film Tuition: $45, $37 for Museum friends. $6.50 individual session
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1986.
Read this article in the original newspaper issue.
Archival transcription note: Movie series described as eight Wednesdays September 24–November 1; ending date is a Saturday and conflicts with eight-week description. Printed date retained.
Original source: SD_Times1986_09.pdf, printed page(s) 5; PDF page(s) 5.
