Historic Deerfield to Present Free Summer Lecture Series - "Natural Selections: Flora and the Arts"
The newest exhibition at the Flynt Center of Early New England Life, "Natural Selections: Flora and the Arts," will be celebrated as the theme of this year's Historic Deerfield Summer Lecture Series. Three insightful lectures will explore the horticultural, decorative, and educational aspects of plants and flowers in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Thursday, July 7:
" 'Flowers on the Frontier,' The Bartram Family: Scientists, Gardeners, and Artists in 18th-century North America"
Joel T. Fry, Curator, Bartram's Garden, The John Bartram Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thursday, July 14:
"Woven Gardens: Floral Motifs and Decoration on Early New England Bed Coverings"
Pamela Weeks, Binney Family Curator at the New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts
Thursday, July 21:
"Floral Design and the Changing Landscape"
Erik Wochholz, Curator of Historic Landscapes at Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Date and Time
Thursday Jul 21, 2016
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.
Location
Deerfield Community Center, 16 Memorial Street, Deerfield
Fees/Admission
The lectures, are free and open to the public.
Website
Contact Information
(413) 775-7214
Printed courtesy of www.franklincc.org – Contact the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for more information.
PO Box 6, Deerfield, MA 01342-0006 – (413) 773-5463 – fccc@franklincc.org