All levels welcome! Decoding the Mona Lisa For all of you who've wondered how the Mona Lisa portrait became the world's most famous artwork... Dee's talk tells the incredible story behind the creation of the painting and how its far-reaching innovations reflect Leonardo's unique genius.  You'll also learn about the bizarre circumstances that led to […]

All levels welcome! French artist Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) didn't just paint pictures -- he picked fights with tradition and changed the course of art. Dee's lecture explores how Courbet, taunted as "the artist-apostle of ugliness," became the leader of the Realist art movement in the 1850s. You'll meet Courbet the provocateur: outspoken, arrogant, and fond […]

All levels welcome! James McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903) was more than the painter of a famous mother. In Victorian London, he scandalized critics, championed "art for art's sake," and crafted some of the most radical and exquisite paintings of the nineteenth century.  Dee's lecture offers an engaging overview of his art, his tumultuous career, and […]