Join Jeff Mishur of Art Excursions in an exploration of Andy Warhol's career and works.
In contrast to New York School artists like Pollock, Andy Warhol responded to American popular culture and produced work inspired by the slickness of commercial advertising. Art historian Jeff Mishur presents this survey of Warhol's career. In this slide lecture, learn how one of Manhattan's hottest graphic designers became America's first celebrity artist.
Jeff Mishur is Vice President and Co-owner of Art Excursions. He holds an M.A. and a B.A. in the History of Art from Northern Illinois University. Mishur is a member of the Illinois Humanities Council’s speakers bureau and has taught courses in the History of Art at the university level. He is a popular lecturer on topics related to the History of Art, Travel and Architecture. Jeff is also a successful guide who has designed and led tours of art, architecture and public sculpture in Chicago as well as in Boston, Los Angeles/Pasadena, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Santa Fe, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco.
Art Excursions provides private guiding in Chicago, lectures, and boutique art and culture tours in the United States.
This program is presented as part of the library’s One Book, Everyone Reads community reading program. Learn more about the series and this year’s selected book, Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson, here.
Make sure to join us for our signature author event, a conversation between Kevin Wilson and Alison Cuddy, on Thursday, May 11 at 7pm. Register here.
One Book, Everyone Reads is funded by the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library.
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