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The Beatrix Farrand Garden Association
presents its
Fourth Annual Bellefield
Design Lectures |
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April
26, 2009
Tulipomania: Banking
With Bulbs
During the Golden Age of Dutch Culture
A lecture presented
by Dr. Eric Haskell
in celebration of the Quadricentennial of Henry Hudson's journey
up the Hudson
on Sunday April 26th at 2:00 pm
followed by wine and hors d'oeuvres in the garden
$50 ($45 for members)
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will tell an astonishing story of horticultural whimsy gone awry,
as he chronicles the astronomical popularity of tulips in Holland
during the 1630s. A three-year period of trading tulips on the
Dutch stock exchange made single bulbs worth cartloads of riches
and provoked a market crash that pushed Holland to the brink
of insolvency. Haskell's engaging talk will explore this hard-to-imagine
intersection of botany and bankruptcy, as well as the role the
tulip played in the aesthetic, social, and cultural contexts
of Golden Age Holland. In light of the current economic turmoil,
this look back at an historical boom and bust could not be more
timely. The talk is heavily illustrated with period documents
as well as contemporary images of the Kirkenhoff Gardens in full
bloom. Copies of Mr. Haskell's books will be available to purchase
and after the lecture when he will be on hand for book signing.
This program was made possible by a grant from the Hudson River
Valley National Heritage Area funded through federal Quadricentennial
funds. |
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Dr Eric Haskell's illustrated talk will tell an astonishing
story of horticultural whimsy gone awry, as he chronicles the
astronomical popularity of tulips in Holland during the 1630s.
A three-year period of trading tulips on the Dutch stock exchange
made single bulbs worth cartloads of riches and provoked a market
crash that pushed Holland to the brink of insolvency. Haskell's
engaging talk will explore this hard-to-imagine intersection
of botany and bankruptcy, as well as the role the tulip played
in the aesthetic, social, and cultural contexts of Golden Age
Holland. In light of the current economic turmoil, this look
back at an historical boom and bust could not be more timely.
The talk is heavily illustrated with period documents as well
as contemporary images of the Kirkenhoff Gardens in full bloom.
Copies of Mr. Haskell's books will be available to purchase and
after the lecture when he will be on hand for book signing. This
program was made possible by a grant from the Hudson River Valley
National Heritage Area funded through federal Quadricentennial
funds.
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Dr. Eric T. Haskell is Professor of
French Studies and Humanities, Chair of the French Studies Department,
and Director of the Clark Humanities Museum at Scripps College,
in Claremont, California. Dr. Haskell is a sought after lecturer
and respected academic. His tulipomania talk was the result of
a Mellon Grant to study the French influence on William and Mary's
garden, Het Loo (the Dutch Versailles), which involved two trips
to Holland and collaboration on an exhibition in California about
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June
7, 2009
Gardens of the Arts and Crafts
Movement
A lecture presented by Judith
Tankard
On Sunday June 7th at 2:00pm
followed by tea and cake in the garden celebrating Farrand's
birthday
$25 ($20 for members)
Henry A.Wallace Visitor Center
at the
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt Historic Site and the
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
4090 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY
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Judith Tankard will give an illustrated
talk entitled Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement. In the
late 19th century, the Arts and Crafts Movement brought sweeping
changes to the world of art and design in Britain and America.
The movement's principles of simplicity, utility, and high standards
of craftsmanship were celebrated in many imaginative gardens
created during this era. Hedged enclosures, dazzling flower borders,
and distinctive ornamental features were some of their hallmarks.
Horticulturists also made an impact with a new philosophy of
planting design, such as Gertrude Jekyll's innovative flower
borders and William Robinson's naturalistic gardens. American
designers, notably Beatrix Farrand, who had visited Jekyll's
and Robinson's gardens as well as studied their books, quickly
embraced these new concepts of garden design. Dumbarton Oaks
and a number of Farrand's more intimate commissions admirably
demonstrate this fresh approach to garden design. This lecture
will show important examples of British Arts and Crafts gardens
and how they were translated in American gardens during the golden
era of estate building. Copies of Gardens of the Arts and Crafts
Movement will be available for purchase after the lecture. Also
available will be order forms for the fall release of her new
book entitled Beatrix Farrand: Private Gardens, Public Landscapes
(The Monacelli Press, 2009), which features the garden at Bellefield.
Ms. Tankard has offered to sign books and book plates for her
new book.
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Judith B. Tankard is a landscape historian,
author, and preservation consultant. She received an M.A. in
art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University,
and has taught at the Landscape Institute, Arnold Arboretum of
Harvard University, since 1987. In 2000 she was awarded a Gold
Medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for her role
in the advancement of historic New England gardens. She is the
author or co-author of seven other illustrated books on landscape
history, including A Legacy in Bloom: Celebrating a Century of
Gardens at the Cummer (2008) and Gardens of the Arts and Crafts
Movement: Imagination and Reality (2004). Her book A Place of
Beauty: The Artists and Gardens of the Cornish Colony (2000)
won a Quill and Trowel Award from the Garden Writers Association
in 2001. The Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman (1996) was a recipient
of the 1998 book award from the American Horticultural Society.
Other books include Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood (1996) and
Gertrude Jekyll: A Vision of Garden and Wood (1988) that accompanied
an exhibition. Her books have been supported by grants from the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Graham Foundation for Advanced
Studies in the Fine Arts, and the Hubbard Educational Foundation. |
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The Bellefield Design Lecture Series was created
by the Beatrix Farrand Garden Association (BFGA) in collaboration
with the National Park Service, and the Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and brings noted speakers on topics including
art, architecture, decorative arts, and gardens to the Hudson
Valley where centuries of exceptional design have been preserved
for public enjoyment. These lectures also raise funds for the
preservation and interpretation of the Beatrix Farrand Garden
at Bellefield. The cost of Mr. Haskell's lecture followed by
a wine and hors d'oeuvres reception will be $50 ($45 for BFGA
members) and Ms. Tankard's lecture followed by a tea party and
birthday cake celebrating Beatrix Farrand's birthday will be
$25 ($20 for BFGA members). Seating is limited so advance purchase
of tickets is strongly recommended. To purchase tickets in advance,
contact info@beatrixfarrandgarden.org. The event is handicap
accessible.
The Beatrix Farrand Garden Association (BFGA) has been charged
by the National Park Service (NPS) with the restoration, preservation
and interpretation of the garden at Bellefield, NPS headquarters
in Hyde Park, New York. This garden was designed in 1912 by Beatrix
Jones Farrand, one of the finest landscape designers in history.
Only a handful of Farrand's myriad gardens remain intact, so
this is yet another American treasure adorning our Hudson Valley
home. For more information about the Bellefield Design Lecture
or the BFGA please visit www.beatrixfarrandgarden.org or call
845-229-9115 ext. 26.
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To reserve tickets for either event, email: info@beatrixfarrandgarden.org
or call 845-229-9115 ext. 26
Bellefield Design Lectures
Beatrix Farrand Garden Association
National Park Service
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
in partnership with
Hyde Park Visual Environment Committee
Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historical Association
All proceeds support the continued preservation of the Beatrix
Farrand Garden at Bellefield and the interpretive
programs that educate the public about this influential American
designer and her garden in Hyde Park. For more
information about Bellefield, the Beatrix Farrand Garden Association,
or this event, visit
www.beatrixfarrandgarden.org
or call 845-229-9115, ext.26
Top Image: Detail from French hand-blocked scenic wallpaper
at Bellefield, Hindustan, by Zuber.
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Contact Us:
Beatrix Farrand Garden Association Inc.
P.O. Box 315
Hyde Park, New York 12538
e-mail
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