Wednesday,  8 February at 7 PM
The Art & Life of John Singleton Copley
America's first native born genius, Copley painted both the heroes and villains of the American Revolution before becoming an ex-patroit and fleeing to England. The works produced in Boston remain the best he ever did.

Wednesday,  14 March at 7 PM
The Art & Life of Albert Bierstadt
Although born and trained in Germany, Bierstadt fulfilled America's dream of seeing the American west portrayed in paint. The American idea of the "Golden West" owes much of the artistry to this unique man. 

Wednesday,  18 April at 7 PM
The Art & Life of Winslow Homer
A terribly introspective artist, Homer was able to instill a depth of feeling and intellectual meaning into his works of art that perhaps make him the most "American" painter of the Nineteenth century.  

Wednesday, 16 May at 7 PM
The Art & Life of Thomas Eakins
His love of the nude figure, the human body in general, set Eakins apart from almost every other American artist of his generation. The would also lead to disaster in the future.   

About Michael Farrell:
Professor Farrell has been a professor of art history and founder of the Honors Art History Program at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, since 1968. He has taught for Central Michigan University, the College for Creative Studies, and was adjunct curator at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Detroit Historical Museum. Professor Farrell's entertaining and informative lecture style has made him a popular and much sought after speaker.

Main Floor

$15 per person
$10 DCA members
$5 full time students with valid ID