A Social History of Gardens in Western Art from the Late Middle Ages to Versailles
Wednesday, October 11
We invite you to take part in the first lecture in our fall 2023 Art History series centered around nature through different times and places with our guest lecturer Dr. Robert Baldwin, Associate Professor of Art History, Connecticut College.
Time: 5:30 to 7 PM
Cost: Members $20 / Non $25
Full series (three lectures) – Members $50 / Non $65
To register, call 860.443.2545 ext. 2128 or email Eileen Donovan.
Upcoming Topics
Nov. 8: From the Courtly Love Garden to Inner Flower: Gardens and Flowers in Art from 1700-1940
Dec. 13: Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence and the Sublime in an Age of Earth Art
The cloister garden, Wenlock Priory. Photo by Tony Grist.
About the Speaker
Robert Baldwin, professor of Art History at Connecticut College since 1985, studies the social history of Western art from the 14th to the 19th centuries with a special interest in nature, gender, and class.