Join military historian Dan Hartman for tea, coffee, and history. This series explores history through informative lectures and discussions in an informal setting. Come to all discussions or choose the topics that most interest you. Pablo Ruiz Picasso was regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Tuesday, January 28 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Salvador Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his work. Dalí's expansive artistic repertoire included film, sculpture, and photography, at times in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media. Tuesday, February 18 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two years of his life. Tuesday, March 17 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Eugène Delacroix From the outset of his career Delacroix was considered the leader of the French Romantic school. As a painter and muralist, Delacroix's use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of color profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists, while his passion for the exotic inspired the artists of the Symbolist movement. Tuesday, April 21 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Please note class location: Minnetonka Community Education Center, 4584 Vinehill Rd., Deephaven
