OLLI Plus at SF State: "Say 'Cheese' - or is it 'Fromage'? France and Photography"

Not only was the first photographic image created by a Frenchman (Niépce), and then improved upon by another (Daguerre), France has given us a host of remarkable photographers. We’ll talk about Nadar, the brilliant portraitist who did the first aerial photo, the first underground photo, and the first bit of photojournalism. (He may even have been a spy!). We’ll look at Brassaï, the émigré who came to be known as the eye of Paris, and also at the man who gave us the “decisive moment,” arguably the greatest photographer ever, Henri Cartier-Bresson.

About Our Speaker

Charlie Goldberg is a former emergency physician who now works as a docent at both the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD). He has taught several OLLI courses at Sonoma State, has one coming up at OLLI-Cal State East Bay, as well as a continuing education course at the Instituto Allende in Mexico. For Charlie, a good day is a day talking about art.

About OLLI Plus at San Francisco State University

OLLI Plus is a premiere Interest Group at OLLI SF State; a membership in OLLI SF State is required to join. OLLI Plus offers on-campus lectures twice a month from September through July, each meeting is followed by social time with coffee and cookies. The cost is $35 for the series of approximately 20 hourlong talks. A half year (March - July) costs $20 for 10 talks. Read more about OLLI Plus. Learn about membership at OLLI SF State.