Art Talk: Klimt
December 12 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Klimt: Painter of Vienna’s Golden Age – Nazi-Looted Art
Presenter: Janet Mandel, Arts Educator
Registration required: PenningtonLibrary.org/Klimt
This talk will discuss the important relationship Gustav Klimt, art star of Vienna’s Golden Age, had with his many Jewish patrons. We will see some amazing paintings and learn the tragic stories of what happened to these works and to their enlightened, forward thinking collectors during the Nazi era and beyond.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Pennington Public Library and the Hopewell Valley Arts Council.
About our Presenter: Janet Mandel taught in New Jersey’s public schools for 32 years, the last eighteen of which were at Columbia High School in Maplewood, where she taught English, art history, and World Languages and Cultures. Now retired, Janet presents illustrated talks on a variety of art history topics at adult schools, libraries, museums, senior centers, community centers, and similar venues.