An illustrated consideration of the life and times of Pompeo Coppini, the celebrated classicist who came to Texas in 1901 and completed monumental scale sculpture projects for campuses and important public places through the 1930s.

To attend online, register and receive the Zoom meeting link by email ahead of the lecture.

About the Speaker

Karen Pope
Karen Pope, Ph.D. in the History of Art (University of Texas, 1981), is a specialist in the modern art of Europe and America. She retired in May 2015 from a full-time position on the Baylor University faculty, teaching art history courses in 19th-century European and American Art, the priority of the Allbritton Art Institute. In addition to three decades of academic teaching, docent training, and informal lecture series, Karen has offered since 1995 by popular demand lecture programs, art museum daytrips, and art history-rich study tours in the US and Europe through Art inSight Adventures in Art History. Her goal is to expand her companions’ understanding of art history, regardless of their backgrounds. Karen lives in Austin, where she is involved in the operations of the historic Neill-Cochran House Museum.

Time: Doors at 2:00pm; Lecture at 2:30PM

Click here to register