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2008 LECTURE SERIES
In the Classic Style
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Thursday, October 23, 10:30 a.m.
ARCHITECTURE
Buildings in Miniature:
The Creation, Collecting and Display of
Architectural Models in Europe
 Tim Knox, Director of Sir John Soane’s Museum, London
Architectural models have long been used to help resolve structural problems, and also for presentation purposes, as three-dimensional records, and for decorative ornamentation. Referencing the remarkable collection of miniature buildings accumulated by the Regency architect Sir John Soane, Knox will describe
the range of these fascinating collectible objects.
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Thursday, October 23, 2:30 p.m.
FURNISHINGS
Sites and Shopping:
From Vesuvius to Vases on The Grand Tour
 Peter Lang, Senior Vice President and Director of the English Furniture Department, Sotheby’s, New York
Lang will recount the transit and treasures of 17th- and 18th-century Grand Tourist shopping excursions, as travelers to archaeological sites such as Pompeii and iconic cities such as Rome brought home mementos that exemplified and encouraged classical taste.
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Friday, October 24, 10:30 a.m.
GARDENS
From Marchioness to Master Gardener:
A Personal History of Gardening with Lady Salisbury
 The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury,
Garden Designer and Author, London
Celebrating the publication of her new book, A Gardener’s Life (Frances Lincoln, 2008), Lady Salisbury will share her experiences in creating historically inspired gardens, showing projects ranging from her famous residence, Hatfield House, to Highgrove for the Prince of Wales.
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Friday, October 24, 2:30 p.m.
INTERIORS
All Roads Lead to Roehm:
The Timeless Appeal of Blue and White
 Carolyne Roehm, Author and Interior,
Product,
and Floral Designer, Connecticut
At this exclusive West Coast launch of her new book, A Passion for Blue and White (Random House, 2008), multi-talented designer Carolyne Roehm will illustrate her creative treatment of blue and white in interiors, china, linens, and flowers, referencing historic uses of this classic color combination.
Book-signing to follow.
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Saturday, October 25, 10:30 a.m.
LIFESTYLE
Lifestyles of the Rich and Roman:
Luxury Arts in the Villas of Pompeii and Environs
 Kenneth Lapatin, Associate Curator of Antiquities,
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Evoking the opulent environment enjoyed by the Roman elite who frequented Pompeii and nearby seaside resorts, Lapatin will show sumptuous works of art featured in a major traveling exhibition and catalogue to which he contributed, Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples (National Gallery of Art with Thames and Hudson, 2008).
Book-signing to follow.
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