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We're partnering with Sean Crum from Lorain County Community College's Center for Lifelong Learning to bring a series of art history lectures to Ritter Public Library!
The Music of Art: Parallels and Analogies of Music and Visual Art
Monday, August 1st
11 AM
The world of music and visual art run in parallel lines. Many of the principles that govern music can be found in the visual arts. This lecture will explore these shared principles through the art of Manet, Matisse, Picasso, Kandinsky, Whistler, and others. Make a note of coming to this lecture so you can see the harmony portrayed in the work of these masters.
Art Deco: The Glamour of the Roaring 20's
Monday, August 15th
11 AM
Art Deco is a style of visual art that became popular in the 1920's and 1930's and influenced everything from architecture to jewelry, furniture, and fashion design. It represented luxury, glamour, and exuberance in highly refined crafted objects and buildings.
Picture This: History of Photography
Monday, September 12th
11 AM
Is photography an art form? This lecture answers that question in the affirmative. Since it's infancy, photographs have captured our world like no other artistic medium. It has been used to document historic events, to express humanitarian views, and to create new original art forms. From daguerreotypes to digital and from Mathew Brady to Ansel Adams, this lecture focuses on it all.
The Cleveland Museum of Art: Its History and Its Most Famous Masterpieces
Monday, September 26th
11 AM
The Cleveland Museum of Art is one of the finest museums of art in the nation as well as the world. Cleveland has one of the greatest collections of eastern art and their medieval holdings are admired the world over. This program will look at their most prominent works.
Mandalas: Diagramming the Cosmos
Monday, October 3rd
11 AM
Mandalas are cosmic diagrams that have been around since ancient times. They have been discovered engraved on rocks and mountain sides usually circular in shape. These early ones were attempts by early humans to express their view of the world beyond. The most familiar Mandalas are associated with the eastern religions of Buddhism and Hinduism where they act as aids in meditation and prayer. This class will study some fascinating Mandalas from these cultures and examine them with other cultures expressions of the cosmos that are strangely familiar.
Sean Crum has been a professional artist and musician for nearly 40 years. He has a Bachelor of Art degree from Cleveland State University and a Master of Art degree from Case Western Reserve University. He has received 34 art and educational awards, been featured in 12 One-Man shows, participated in nearly 40 group shows, and has been accepted in over 50 juried shows. His work is in numerous collections including The Pentagon Gallery, WVIZ TV Broadcasting Co., The North Ridgeville Arts Council, the collection of Patricia Heaton, and the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Sean has conducted tours at the Cleveland Museum of Art and has done workshops and demonstrations for several organizations. Sean taught art, art history, and yearbook at North Ridgeville High School for 35 years and is now recently retired from public schools.