2026–2027
Fall Series: Plunderer
Learn about Nazi art thief Bruno Lohse (1911‒2007) from Jonathan Petropoulos, PhD., in this two-part PBS documentary. Petropoulos interviewed Lohse during the last decade of his life and was given Lohse’s private papers upon his death in 2007.
Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief, part one (55 minutes)
October 9, 2026
Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief, part two (55 minutes)
October 16, 2026
Book Related to Fall Series
- Goring’s Man in Paris: The Story of a Nazi Plunderer and His World by Jonathan Petropoulos
Winter Series: Muses of Movement
Iconic dancers and entertainers Loïe Fuller (1862‒1928) and Josephine Baker (1906‒75) reflected and influenced the time in which they performed. Fuller, an icon of Art Nouveau, is the subject of Obsessed with Light. Baker, an unlikely spy during WWII, is the subject of Secrets of History: Josephine Baker.
Obsessed with Light (45 minutes)
February 5, 2027
Continuation of Obsessed with Light (45 minutes)
February 12, 2027
Secrets of History: Josephine Baker (55 minutes)
February 19, 2027
Continuation of Secrets of History: Josephine Baker (55 minutes)
February 26, 2027
Books Related to Winter Series
- Electric Salome: Loïe Fuller’s Performance of Modernism by Rhonda K. Garelick
- Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy by Damien Lewis
Spring Series: Film Noir
Although most frequently associated with Hollywood films in the 1940s and 50s, the roots of film noir began in Germany in the 1920s. The first week looks at these origins. Week two focuses on film noir’s artistic peak in Hollywood and Europe with movies that portray a dark, deeply flawed, and bleak world. The final week explores film noir as a tripartite composition of genre, style, and language.
Film Noir: Origins of Noir (44 minutes)
April 2, 2027
Film Noir: Classic Noir (46 minutes)
April 16, 2027
Film Noir: Styles of Noir (46 minutes)
April 23, 2027
Book Related to Spring Series
- Double Indemnity by James M. Cain
