IN PERSON: As part of the 250th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Nasher Museum of Art will exhibit three early copies of the historic document. We will study these rare documents and look at art made in the United States, considering what U.S. art says about who we aspire to be within the ongoing story of the country. Although we will start in Nasher's classroom for some of our class periods, we will spend most of our time in the galleries, sitting comfortably on stools. We will discuss American art made by diverse people for a variety of reasons, exploring it from many perspectives: the artists, the materials, the contexts, and the messages. | Facilitated discussion.
Max enrollment: 15.
Location: Nasher Museum of Art, 2001 Campus Drive, Durham NC 27705
Ruth Caccavale moved back to NC in 2011 and has taught many art history courses for OLLI. She also works in education at the Nasher. For 10 years prior to this, Ruth taught art history at Rutgers University in NJ. She has worked in a number of museums including the Cloisters and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Ruth earned an undergraduate degree from Duke where she majored in Art History and Psychology. She received her Master's in Art History with a Museum Studies certificate from Rutgers.