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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Cafes and Cabarets: The Spectacular Art of Toulouse-Lautrec
Speaker Deidré Guevara
Coordinator Steve Clarey

Deidré Guevara, MA

This preview lecture will focus on the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) exhibition entitled Cafes and Cabarets: The Spectacular Art of ToulouseLautrec. Known for his beguiling portraits of Paris nightlife and the unvarnished local characters of Montmartre, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born into an aristocratic family in the south of France in 1864. Growing up as a child with a disability that caused his legs to stop developing, Toulouse-Lautrec turned to drawing rather than the sports his family pursued. His short but celebrated career immortalized the cabaret culture of Belle Époque Paris and revolutionized the art of the poster.



Speaker Bio

Deidré Guevara, MA, has over 20 years of experience working in art institutions internationally. Prior to joining SDMA, she was Deputy Director of the Board of Trustees of the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico and Co-curator & Partner of Frida and Me, a children’s exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. A published author, Ms. Guevara has a Masters in Arts & Humanities and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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