This one-day workshop investigates the fluid, expressive, and idiosyncratic lettering created by Art Nouveau artists and designers in the 1890s and early years of the 20th century.

Students will be introduced to the wide range of Art Nouveau lettering approaches and then focus on the work of the members of the Vienna Secession (Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, Alfred Roller, Joseph Maria Olbrich, and more) and their mentor Rudolf von Larisch. We will analyze and explore the methods and techniques these artists and designers used, focusing on making individual letters subservient to the overall design. Students will create a small poster.

Date: Saturday, April 4, 2020
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Price: $90 members/$110 non-members
Level: Beginner and all levels
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street (between 2nd/3rd Ave), Room 703A