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January10,2020OLLINews
FebruaryShortsLotteryReminder
Asareminder,theFebruaryShortslotterywilltakeplaceonThursday,January16.Ifyouhaven'talreadydoneso,pleasemakesuretoregisterbymidnightthenightbefore.Pleaseseetheinformationbelowforhowtoregister.
2020FebruaryShorts&SpringSemester
RegistrationfortheFebruaryShortsandtheSpringsemesterisopen.Youcanregisteronlinebyclickingoneofthelinksbelow,bymailinginapaperregistrationformfromthecatalog,orbycallingtheOLLIofficeat202-895-4860.ViewtheFebruaryShortshere.ViewtheSpringsemesterhere.FebruaryShortswillbeheldfromFebruary3-7,andtheSpringsemesterwillbeginMarch2.
Remember:OLLIdoesnotprocessregistrationasfirst-come,first-served.Allregistrationsgointoarandom,computerizedlottery.TheFebruaryShortslotteryisonJanuary16andtheSpringsemesterlotteryisonFebruary11.Forthebestchanceofgettingintothecoursesyouwant,pleasemakesuretoregisterbeforethedayofthelottery.
AdditionalStudyGroupAddedtoSpring
ThebelowstudygrouphasbeenaddedtotheSpringsemester:389MarketTheory:PastandPresentFridays:11:45AM-1:15PM8weeks,StartingMarch6Inthisstudygroup,memberswillreviewclassicaltomoderntechnicaltheoriesandpracticesforcharacterizingBullandBearmarketprofilesinordertobetimely(whentobuyandsell)withyourinvestments.MemberswillexplorepracticalmarketindicatorsforBullandBearmarketswithnominalaccesstoachartingservicewebsitetotimetheirfavoritestocks.OLLIdoesnotendorseparticularproductsorfinancialadvicefromStudyGroupLeaders.ThisstudygroupisarepeatClassFormat:DiscussionHoursofReading:NorequiredreadingStudyGroupLeader(s):WilliamMetler
WithaPhDinsystemsengineering,BillMetlerspent40yearsinresearchanddevelopmentforAT&TBellLaboratories,AerospaceCorporation,andthePentagon,specializingincomputerizedsystemmodelingfornewmethodsinproblemsolvingfromdeepseatodeepspacewithemphasisonsystemperformance.Duringthistime,hebecamefascinatedwiththeoriesforstock-marketmodelingandtimingoftrades(buy&sell)formulti-yearbigswings.ClickhereorcalltheOLLIofficeat202-895-4860register.
CatalogCorrectionSpringstudygroup#475TheStoriesBehindtheVaccineswasmissingsomeofitsschedulinginformationintheprintcatalog.Pleaseseebelowforthenumberofsessionsandtime:475TheStoriesBehindtheVaccinesEightTuesdays(1:45PM-3:15PM)StartsonMarch3Clickheretoviewmoreinformationaboutthiscourse.
NextWeek'sLectures
Thereisstillspaceremaininginnextweek'sTuesdayandThursdaylectures.Pleaseseebelowforinformationabouteachlectureandtoregister:
KennethD.AckermanTrotskyinNewYork,1917Tuesday,January14—10:00-11:00AM4801MassachusettsAve.NW,RoomA(1stfloor)Onehundredandthreeyearsagothismonth,anunknownradicalwhohadbeenthrownoutof
Russia,Austria,andFranceturnedupininrefugee-friendlyAmerica.Lessthanayearlater,LeonTrotskywastheco-leaderoftheBolshevikRevolution.KenAckermanhastracedthe10weeksthatLevDavidovichTrotskyspentintheBronx.Trotsky,sonofaRussianfarmer,arrivedinthecityanunknownrevolutionarybarelyspeakingafewphrasesofEnglish.HedoveintoAmericansocialistpolitics,gaveoverthirtyspeechesagainstAmericanentryintotheFirstWorldWar,andbarelyescapedBritishIntelligencetryingtoreachPetrogradandjointhe1917upheavals.Helefthismarkonalltheplaceshewent.KenAckerman,author,historian,andWashingtonlawyer,hasauthoredfivemajorbooksonAmericana,includinghismostrecent,TrotskyinNewYork1917:ARadicalontheEveofRevolution.Whennotwriting,KenpracticeslawinWashingtonatOlssonFrankWeedaTermanMatzPC,specializinginagricultureriskmanagement.RegisteronEventbrite:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/olli-at-au-trotsky-in-new-york-1917-tickets-88495714063
WilliamKlossArtinAmerica—HistoricalPerspectivesThursday,January16—10:00-11:00AM4801MassachusettsAve.NW,RoomA(1stfloor)WilliamKlossisanindependentarthistorianandscholarwholecturesandwritesaboutawiderangeofEuropeanandAmericanart.HehasenjoyedalongassociationwiththeSmithsonianInstitution,presentingmorethan150coursesintheUSandabroadonsubjectsrangingfromancientGreekarttoImpressionismtotheworksofWinslowHomer.ProfessorKlossservesontheCommitteeforthePreservationoftheWhiteHouseandistheauthorofseveralbooks.Mostrecently,he
coauthoredtheUnitedStatesSenateCatalogueofFineArt.HealsohaswrittenarticlespublishedinWinterthurPortfolio,andthemagazinesAntiques,AmericanArtsQuarterly,andAntiques&FineArt.RegisteronEventbrite:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/olli-at-au-art-in-americahistorical-perspectives-tickets-86514355767
TheRewardsofBeinganSGRIt’stemptationtimeagain.ThenewOLLIFebruaryShortsandSpringCatalogisonthewaytoourmailboxesandthequestionishowmanystudygroupscanonehandle.Butasyoufilloutyourregistrationform,orregisteronline,IurgeyoutocheckofftheboxvolunteeringtobeaStudyGroupRepresentative(SGR)forthatgroup.IhavedonesoforallofmystudygroupsforthealmostnineyearsIhavebeenanOLLImemberanditisanexperiencethathasenrichedthoseyearsbecauseithashelpedmetoeasilyknowmyfellowstudygroupmembersasIhavetheiremailandtelephonecontactsandreasonstocontactthem.ShortlyaftertheLotteryforeachsession,SGRCoordinatorscontactthosewhohavevolunteeredtoconfirmthembeingSGR.Iftherearenovolunteers,wecallpeopleontheattendancelisttoaskifthey’dbewilling.SGRdutiesarelightandrarelytakemorethanafewminutesforeachstudygroupsession.Beforethesemesterstarts,SGRsreceivethecontactinformationfortheclassandarewelcometosendoutane-mailintroducingthemselves(youdon’thavetotypeinallthoseemailaddresses,astheofficesendsalinktoe-mailtheentireclass).Ateachclasssession,theSGRmakesanynecessaryannouncementsandpassesouttheattendancesheet(orhaspeoplecheckofftheirnameastheyarrive).Attheendoftheclass,theSGRcountsthenumberofattendeesforthatsessionandwritesitatthebottomofthatday’scolumn.Ifsomeonehasmissedthefirsttwosessions,youhavethechancetocontactthemtoseeifthey’llbeattending,andthusestablishmorepersonalcontact(theofficeremindsyouwhenit’stimetodothis).It’seasyandnatural.Shortlybeforetheendofthesemester,theofficewillputthankyoucardsintotheclassfoldersforclassmemberstosign.Optionaldonationsarealsocollectedasagiftsinceourstudygroupleadersarevolunteers.ClickhereforthefulllistofSGRduties,whichissenttoSGRsshortlybeforeeachsessionstarts.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorwouldliketodiscussthismorewithme,pleasecontactmeat:[email protected].
–JacquiGallagher
JamesJoyceBirthdayCelebration
OnFriday,January31,wewillcelebrateacclaimedauthorJamesJoyce'sbirthday.ReadingswillbeconductedoftheeighthandninthchaptersofUlysses.AllOLLImembersarewelcomeatthisfreeevent,butregistrationisrequired.RegistrationcanbecompletedthroughtheEventspageoftheOLLIwebsite,foundhere.Wearealsoseekingreadersfortheparty,soifyouareinterested,[email protected].
UpcomingEventsatAmericanUniversity
ForanyAU-specificevent,pleasecontactthesponsoringdepartmentdirectly.
WINTEREXHIBITIONS&EVENTSATTHEAUMUSEUM-KATZENARTSCENTEROpenTuesday-Sunday,11:00AM-4:00PMFreeandfullyaccessibleHeroes&Losers:TheEdificationofLuisLorenzanaJanuary25-March15,2020LuisLorenzana(b.1979)isaself-taughtFilipinoartistwhosebackgroundinpoliticshasinfusedhisworkwithacynicismthatbelieshislongingforakinder,moreequitableworld.Theexhibitionthustouchesonthethemesofadesperatekindofselflessheroism—andtheall-toofamiliarfailureofademocraticpoliticalsystem.TheseareworksthatwillhaverelevancetothecurrentAmericanlandscape;indeed,toanywhereintheworld.CommunicatingVessels:EdBisese,ElyseHarrison,WaynePaigePresentedbytheAlperInitiativeforWashingtonArtJanuary25-March15,2020Thetitleofthisexhibitionisborrowedfromthatofabookwrittenin1932bySurrealistpoetAndréBreton(1896-1966),whointurnhadborroweditfromascientificexperimentofthesamename.Theexperimentshowsthatintwovesselsjoinedbyatube,agasorliquidpassingfromonetotheotherrisestothesamelevel,whatevertheshapeofthevessel.ForBreton,thephrasereferstotheartist,whetherliteraryorvisual,whoseworkresultsfromcommunicationbetweentheinnerlifeofthemind,emotionsanddreams,andthewakingperceptionoftheexteriorworld.Thethreeartistsinthisexhibitionallworkfromthispremise,althoughwithindividualstylesandimagery.WhiletheirworkshowscontinuitywithSurrealistideasofthe1930sand40s,italsorelatestotheChicagoImagistsofthe1960sand70s,reflectingtheprevalenceofsurrealistimageryincontemporaryvisualart.LandscapeinanErodedField:CarolBarsha,HeatherTheresaClark,ArtemisHerberJanuary25-March15,2020LandscapeinanErodedFieldbringstogetherthreewomenartistswhoseworkreflectstheevolutionofthepictoriallandscapetraditionintheAnthropoceneera.CarolBarsha’sclosely-observednaturestudiesandflowerylandscapesarepairedwithArtemisHerber’smythically-themed,architectonicreliefs.Theseimmersivepaintingssurroundasite-specificinstallationandsoundscapedesignedbyHeatherTheresaClark,utilizingherenvironmentalplanningbackground.Depictingnatureandtheenvironmentisoneofthemostancientandelementalexpressionsofart.FromcavepaintingtoDutchstilllifestosocialpracticeincorporatinglifeforms,artistshavealwaysbeenattentiveandresponsivetotheworldaroundthem.Thisexhibitionspanslandscapepaintingthattakesnosocialorpoliticalstancetomulti-mediapaintingandsculpturethatputsclimatechangeatthecenterofitsmeaning.VolkmarWentzelPresentedbytheAUMuseumProjectSpaceJanuary25-May24,2020VolkmarKurtWentzel(b.Dresden,1915-2006)arrivedinWashington,DCintheearly1930s.WhentheGreatDepressionledtoprohibitivehousingcostsinDC,hemovedtoAurora,WestVirginia,tojoinacommunitywithRobertGatesandseveralotherartistswhohadbecomeclosefriends.In
1937,backinWashington,architectErikMenkeintroducedVolkmartoabooktitledParisDeNuit(1933)byBrassaï,aFrenchphotographer.Volkmarwasenchanted.Hepurchasedanewcameraandbeganphotographingtheseries“WashingtonbyNight.”FirstLadyEleanorRoosevelt,outforastrolloneevening,encounteredVolkmarandpurchasedseveralofhisWashingtonpictures.VolkmarcompletedhisWashingtonphotographsandbroughtthemtoNationalGeographic.Hewashiredimmediately.Theeventledtohis48-yearphotographiccareerasaNationalGeographicphotographer.RobertFranklinGates:PaintWhatYouSeeJanuary25-May24,2020RobertFranklinGates:PaintWhatYouSeeshowcasesanadventurousartistwhogreatlyinfluencedthecourseofWashingtonartfromhisarrivalfromDetroitin1930,attheageof24,untilhisdeathin1982asanAUProfessorEmeritus.Hewasamuralist,painter,printmaker,draftsman,andprofessoratthePhillipsGallerySchoolandthenAmericanUniversityforoverfortyyears.Hiswatercolorsearnedhimearlyacclaim,signaledbytheirinclusioninthefirstveryexhibitionheldattheNationalGalleryofArtuponitsopeningin1941.Gates’paintingscanbefoundinThePhillipsCollection,theBaltimoreMuseumofArt,DumbartonOaks,theSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum,andtheCorcoranLegacyCollectionandtheWatkinsMemorialCollectionattheAmericanUniversityMuseum.GoodForm,Decorum,andintheManner:PortraitsfromtheCollectionsofWashingtonPrintClubMembersCuratedbyTimDoudJanuary25-March15,2020Portraitsareusuallyunderstoodinoneoftwoways:asthedepictionofthefaceofaperson,orarepresentationofsomeone'simpressionofaperson.Thisexhibitioncomprisesmanyworksthatcouldbethoughtofasconventionalportraitsofindividualsinawiderangeofmedia,includingwoodblockandwoodengravings,intaglioprints,mezzotints,monoprints,photography,collage,andanassemblagemadewithfoundobjects.Theshowalsopushestheboundariesofportraiturebyincludingworksthatcapturethelikenessesofanimals,places,memories,andevents.GoodForm,Decorum,andintheMannercanalsobeconsideredasnapshotoftheWashingtonPrintClubtodaybycelebratingtheprizedpiecesitsmembershavechosentohighlight.Mycuratorialinterestalsoliesintheresultingoverlaps,intersections,gaps,anddialoguesbetweencollectors'collections.GalleryTalk:RobertFranklinGatesJanuary25,5-6PMAUMuseumDirector&CuratorJackRasmussenwillpresentalectureonPaintWhatYouSee,featuringpaintingsandwatercolorsbylongtimeAUArtDepartmentProfessorRobertFranklinGates.Freeandopentoall,pleaseRSVPtotinyurl.com/aumuseumkatzen.WinterOpeningReceptionJanuary25,6-9PMMixandminglewithartists,curators,andfellowpatronsandviewsixnewexhibitionsatourWinteropeningreception.Freeandopentoall,noRSVPrequired.
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