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Summer in Paris – Tuesdays, 7:00PM
Summer Class (9 weeks): July 1 to August 26, 2025
This summer we invite you to come join us in the incredibly exciting artistic world of 19th century Paris. In the aftermath of the defeat of Napoleon, Paris breathed a sigh of relief and exploded into a creative rush that put the French capital at the center of the artistic world for the whole century. Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Symbolism, Naturalism, and many more isms emerged out of this creative milieu as the old was jettisoned and anything new was embraced and tested and eventually thrown away for something even newer. We will delve into this fascinating history as seen through the lives of 9 artists whose work exemplifies the era. (Use this page to purchase the entire 9-week class (the individual artists are also sold separately).
William H. Fredlund, the Director of the Institute, obtained his B.A. and M.A. from UCLA, where he specialized in European history and art history. He studied in Italy on a Fulbright Fellowship and completed a double Ph.D. in history and humanities at Stanford, specializing in Renaissance Italy. Dr. Fredlund has taught for UCLA, the University of Florence, Stanford, and UCSC Extension.
