Balthus — The Mediterranean Cat, 1949This Friday, teaching artist Josh Millis will begin his 10 session drawing class for adults 55+ at Jefferson Market Library. (This class is full, but check out the Creative Aging classes being held at other branches.)

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Below is a list of artists whose work Josh will be showing to the program's participants over the course of the sessions. Take a look at some of the artists that the class will be using as inspiration, and please join us on May 17th for a culminating gallery show!

Balthus
Paula Rego
Alice Neel
Barkley Hendricks
Kehinde Wiley
Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo
Picasso
Elizabeth Peyton
Edgar Degas
John Singer Sargent
Lucian Freud
Francis Bacon
David Hockney
Philip Pearlstein
Reflection (Self-Portrait) - Lucian FreudMax Beckmann
George Grosz
Francis Picabia
Neo Rauch
Michael Borremans
Yue Minjun
Egon Schiele
Edward Hopper
Kerry James Marshall
Odd Nerdrum
Jockum Nordstrom
Jonas Wood
John Currin

This Lifetime Arts Program is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Westchester Library System, AARP Foundation, American Library Association, New York State Council of the Arts, and the Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation