Comrades in Art: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo with George Scheper, PhD

Lifelong Learning Logo Course Title: Comrades in Art: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo

Instructor: George Scheper, PhD

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March 25, 2026 - April 29, 2026 (6 Sessions)

Wednesdays, 6:00PM ET - 8:00PM ET

Virtual via Zoom

Course Description: Explore the passion, politics, and artistry that defined Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Beginning with the turbulence of the Mexican Revolution, this course follows Rivera’s rise from Paris to Mexico’s grand murals and intertwines it with Kahlo’s vivid self-portraits and their fiery, complicated love story.

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ABOUT George L. Scheper, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Advanced Academic Programs, Johns Hopkins University

George L. Scheper (Ph.D., Princeton) is Senior Lecturer in Liberal Arts and former Director of the Odyssey Program (lifelong learning and educational enrichment for adults) at Johns Hopkins University. His interdisciplinary humanities teaching focuses on Pre-Columbian and Native American Studies, and on urban cultural histories, especially of NYC and of turn-of-the-century culture circa 1900. He has directed fifteen National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institutes for college and university faculty on Pre-Columbian and Native American topics, convened onsite in the U.S., Mexico, and Central and South America. His publications include many articles and reviews on cultural studies; a survey of British Literature text for a tele-course by Maryland Public Broadcasting; a bio-critical study of Oxford don and detective fiction writer J. I. M. Stewart.

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Event Date
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
6:00pm EDT

Ends:
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
8:00pm EDT

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Comrades in Art: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo with George Scheper, PhD

Explore more lifelong learning opportunities in our full SPRING 2026 Odyssey Catalog

Johns Hopkins Tuition Remission Policies

Johns Hopkins Hospitals and Medical Institutions: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/human-resources/benefits/tuition-assistance

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory: https://www.jhuapl.edu/careers/professional-development

Select the correct ticket pricing during registration. If we cannot confirm your university eligibility, you will be requested to pay the full registration price for each course. Complete eligibility details can be found here.

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100% refund: Prior to the start of the course and after the first class.

No refunds: After the first week of each course unless in exceptional cases.

For single-session courses:
100% refundable within two (2) business days of the event.

Please note, refunds apply only to the tuition portion of an Odyssey participant’s charges and are not applicable to any fees or gifts made to the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association. Registrants will be notified by email if a refund is approved within five (5) business days.

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Comrades in Art: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo with George Scheper, PhD

Explore more lifelong learning opportunities in our full SPRING 2026 Odyssey Catalog

Johns Hopkins Tuition Remission Policies

Johns Hopkins Hospitals and Medical Institutions: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/human-resources/benefits/tuition-assistance

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory: https://www.jhuapl.edu/careers/professional-development

Select the correct ticket pricing during registration. If we cannot confirm your university eligibility, you will be requested to pay the full registration price for each course. Complete eligibility details can be found here.

Withdrawals & Refunds:

100% refund: Prior to the start of the course and after the first class.

No refunds: After the first week of each course unless in exceptional cases.

For single-session courses:100% refundable within two (2) business days of the event.

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