Study Group Details
640: *CANCELLED* Poems about Paintings
Thursday9:45 - 11:15
Starting March 10
Online
We will view and discuss paintings by old masters and contemporary artists, and poems about those paintings, such as Breughel’s painting Icarus and Auden’s poem Le Musee des Beaux Arts. Our goal will be to enhance our understanding and appreciation of both arts. We will be joined by education staff of The Phillips Collection, who will discuss paintings in the collection and guide a free in-person tour, pandemic restrictions permitting. Although painters and poets will be introduced by the group leader, emphasis will be on discussion among the group. Participants will be invited to write (at least) one short poem or paragraph about a painting of their choice and present it to the study group.
This study group is a repeat with revisions
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: Online
Hours of Reading: 1 hr/week
Study Group Leader(s):
Donna Jonte
Donna Jonte is an art educator and Manager of Art and Wellness and Family Programs at the Phillips Collection.
Gerry HendershotGerry Hendershot is a retired PHD statistician turned poet, who has published ekphrastic poetry—poetry about paintings—in poetry journals and led discussion groups about painting and poetry in several local venues.