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UD OLLI Summer Selections: June 22 – July 23, 2026
Five weeks of fun topics, short courses and field trips — registration details coming soon
A – Art History and Appreciation
Wilmington (Arsht Hall) | June 30, 2026-July 7, 2026
Tuesday: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM
Once essential to promoting travel and transportation, posters have outlived their original purpose becoming lasting historical artifacts. In vivid colors and creative design, they reveal how transportation evolved; how art, fashion, society, politics, and technology influenced the way the world was marketed to travelers. This course explores the remarkable journey of travel posters from everyday advertising to museum-worthy art and profiles some of the genre’s most talented and prolific artists.
This offering meets for a total of 2 session(s).
INSTRUCTOR: Thomas Powderly
POWDERLY, THOMAS — Native New Yorker, degrees from Niagara University and The New School for Social Research. A long career in the travel industry, circumnavigator, travel centurion, and theatre lover on both sides of the Atlantic. Created and taught over a dozen courses at OLLI. Member of the Curriculum Committee. (A224, D298, G540)
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Delaware
OLLI is an academic cooperative for adults 50 and over to enjoy classes, teach, exchange ideas and socialize together, with no exams or educational requirements for participation. OLLI welcomes you.
Kent/Sussex | Wilmington