Sixteenth Annual Whitehall
Lecture Series - 2001
February 4, 11, 18, 25and March 4, 2001, 3:00 p.m.
The Whitehall Lecture Series brings together speakers
from prominent museums and universities around the country
to discuss topics related to America’s Gilded Age,
such as architecture, history, decorative arts, and historic
house museums. A reception following each lecture allows
lecture-goers to meet and talk with the speaker. Tickets
are $10 per lecture or $45 for the series. The series price
includes a bound copy of the Whitehall Lecture Series Essays.
For reservations please call the Museum at (561) 655-2833
or e-mail the Museum.
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February
4
Augustus
Saint-Gaudens: Sculptor in Pursuit of an Ideal
Gregory Schwarz, Chief of Interpretation and Visitor
Services, Saint-Gaudens
National Historic Site, Cornish, New Hampshire
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February 11
Lost
Chicago: Visit to a Great Lost City David Garrard
Lowe, President, Beaux Arts Alliance, New York, New
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February
18
Picturing the Middle East: Orientalist Facts and
Fantasies David Farmer, Director, Dahesh
Museum, New York, New York. This lecture is intended
to provide background on the Museum's current exhibit
A Distant Muse |
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February
25
Winslow
Homer and the Art of Adventure Sarah Burns, Professor
of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana |
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March
4
The Polite Tourist: A Short History of Country House
Visiting Adrian Tinniswood, Author and Lecturer, formerly
of The National Trust, England |
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View past and current seasons of the Museum's
Lecture Series:
2001
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