Hidden Histories - Recordings

✨ Watch at your own pace or with friends! Recordings will be uploaded weekly, starting March 14, 2025, allowing you to stream at your convenience. You'll receive four 90-minute sessions—a total of 6 hours of exciting material—to enjoy at your own pace.

Explore the untold stories of queer and trans artists from 1830 onward, examining how gender and sexuality have shaped both art and society. From 19th-century painters like Thomas Eakins and John Singer Sargent, who navigated coded visual languages, to 20th-century artists such as Charles Demuth, Marsden Hartley, and Florine Stettheimer, this course delves into how queer and trans identities have influenced artistic movements—often in ways that mainstream history has overlooked.

Taught by art historian and queer art specialist Justin Polera, this course offers a fresh and insightful perspective on art history, revealing what has long been hidden in plain sight. With deep expertise in queer art and culture and extensive…