Mondays October 12 - November 16, 2026

1-3 pm

Coral Room @ Elks Lodge, Pasadena

Lecturer: Annalee Andres

Cost: $180

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In this six-week session, Annalee Andres explores the motif of the garden in modern art. We begin in with an historical overview of the garden in our first lecture, and then proceed to a discussion of nineteenth-century France, examining the garden as a refuge in an increasingly industrialized world. The course considers the work of Claude Monet tracing how the garden became central to his developing Impressionist style. As his art evolved, so did his understanding of the garden, leading us to study Monet’s home at Giverny. We then follow his influence through later generations, looking at the role of the garden in the work of twentieth-century artists such as Guy Rose, Pierre Bonnard, Sam Francis, and Ellsworth Kelly. We will then turn our attention to the gardens of contemporary art spaces, including Robert Irwin’s garden at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, and the Piet Oudolf inspired “Meadow Gardens” of Glenstone in Maryland, and Calder Gardens in Philadelphia. Finally, we look at the evolution of the garden here in California, the impact of Sunset Magazine, indoor/outdoor living, the movement toward drought tolerant and native plants, and a discussion with local landscape designer Fi Campbell of Fi Campbell Designs. ​

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If this is your first class with Art in Context please send me an email so I can send you a receipt,  course updates, and a syllabus annaleeandres@gmail.com  Thank you!

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