The Impressionists

You are invited to spend an evening with some of the greatest painters of the Impressionist movement. Each of our evenings will be dedicated to the work of one of these three Impressionist painters: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, and Berthe Morisot. Renoir and his friend Monet created Impressionism. Degas refined it and created a vision of movement and action in his fabulous paintings of dancers and actors. Berthe Morisot was one of the most important organizers of the first Impressionist exhibition, and in her unforgettable paintings of domestic life, families, children, dogs and cats, she created a unique version of the Impressionist revolution in oil painting. These evenings will take place in the relaxed, informal setting of our Cupertino learning center and will be led by Prof. William Fredlund, Ph.D., who has taught at Stanford, UCSC- Extension, and the University of Florence, and who is one of Silicon Valley's most popular lecturers.

JUNE 24, 25 or 26: An Evening with Renoir

JULY 16 or 17: An Evening with Degas

JULY 30 or 31: An Evening with Morisot


Lectures begin at 7:00 PM.

Individual lecture tickets: $25.

To register, call the Institute:
(408) 864-4060
M-F 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

LECTURER:  William Fredlund, Ph.D.

WILLIAM FREDLUND obtained his BA and his MA from UCLA where he specialized in European history and Art history. After independent study in Europe, Dr. Fredlund came to Stanford University to pursue graduate study in history and humanities where he specialized in Renaissance Italy and completed a Ph.D. in both history and humanities. Dr. Fredlund studied in Italy on a Fulbright Fellowship where he began work on his book about Renaissance Italy. While living in Italy, he lectured extensively in Florence for American university programs such as those of UCLA and University of Michigan, as well as for University of Florence. In the United States, Dr. Fredlund has taught for UCLA, Stanford, and UCSC-Extension. Dr. Fredlund is currently writing a book entitled 1494:The Year the French Discovered Italy in which he explores the extraordinary changes that occurred in Italy during the crisis of 1494.