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Winter/Spring 2008 Exhibition and
Programming Highlights
HOMEWOOD MUSEUM
The Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, Md. 21218
410-516-5589,
homewoodmuseum@jhu.edu,
www.museums.jhu.edu
Guided tours on the half-hour 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tue.-Fri, and
12-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun. (last tour at 3:30)
$6 adults; $5 seniors; $3 students and children 6 and over;
FREE for members
A National Historic Landmark built in 1801 by Charles
Carroll Jr. and one of the nation's best surviving examples
of Federal period architecture, Homewood Museum is renowned
for its elegant proportions, extravagant details and superb
collection of American decorative arts, including Carroll
family furnishings.
Annual Winter Focus Show
"WELCOME LITTLE STRANGER: PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, AND FAMILY
IN EARLY MARYLAND"
Through Sunday, Mar. 30, 2008 at Homewood Museum
FREE with museum admission; on view as part of regular
museum tours
The early 19th century was a pivotal time in maternal care
as female midwives gave way to male midwives and obstetrics
emerged as a major medical specialty. Cribs, cradles, silver
baby bottle nipples, forceps, early medical books, and other
period items on display offer a look at practices,
traditions and politics concerning childbirth and
childrearing in early Maryland, particularly those of
Baltimore families like the Carrolls of Homewood. Organized
by Johns Hopkins undergraduate students.
* Accompanying Programming: Including a three-part speaker
series and a day of family-oriented programs. Details are
listed below.
Black History Month Lecture
"TALES OF ENSLAVEMENT: NEW RESEARCH FROM CLIVEDEN AND THE
CHEW FAMILY PAPERS"
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 4 p.m.
Location: Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street
$6 public; FREE members and students. Reservations
requested: 410-516-5589
Papers from the basement, attic and closets of Cliveden
— the Benjamin Chew family mansion in Philadelphia
— are providing new details about the history of
slavery in the Mid-Atlantic region. In this illustrated
lecture, Philip Seitz, curator of history at Cliveden of the
National Trust, will recount several slave stories as
conveyed in the Chew papers, including that of a Homewood
maidservant named Charity, who was brought to Cliveden in
1814 by Harriet Chew when she separated from Charles Carroll
Jr. The Chew and Carroll papers contain a string of letters
that debate who had custody of Charity, and reveal attempts to
move her back to Maryland to avoid Pennsylvania's abolition
laws.
Program
"WELCOME LITTLE STRANGER SPEAKER SERIES"
Wednesdays, Feb. 27, Mar. 5, Mar. 12
Series: $15 public. Individual talks: $6 public. FREE
members and students (includes museum admission and a cream
tea). Reservations requested: 410-516-5589
A three-part speaker series presented in association with
the special focus show, Welcome Little Stranger: Pregnancy,
Childbirth, and Family in Early Maryland. A cream tea will
be served in the wine cellar from 3-4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 4 p.m.: MARY E. FISSELLPeabody at Homewood Concert Series
"Neither Aristotle nor a Masterpiece: Sexual Knowledge in Early America"
Mary E. Fissell, professor of the history of medicine at Johns Hopkins, will present a discussion of Aristotle's Masterpiece, the first, and for a long time the only, American sex manual, hardly changed since it was first published in England in 1684. Erroneously attributed to Aristotle and usually sold under the counter, this small book was widely used by both men and women, suggesting how ordinary people's understandings of their bodies might have been deeply influenced by cheap print.Wednesday, March 5, 4 p.m.: CHERIE WEINERT
"The Mistress of Riversdale"
Cherie Weinert of Theatre Hopkins will perform a one- woman dramatization of the life of wealthy Belgian ‚migr‚ Rosalie Stier Calvert, wife of George Calvert, at their plantation near Washington during the first two decades of the 19th century. The text is drawn directly from extraordinary letters Rosalie, mother of nine children, sent to her family in Antwerp over her 20 years at Riversdale.Wednesday, March 12, 4 p.m.: SALLY D. MASON
"Three Generations of Carroll Family Women"
Sally D. Mason, assistant to the director of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and Carroll Family Papers editor, will trace the childbirth experiences shared by three generations of Carroll women: Elizabeth Brooke Carroll (1709-61), wife to Charles Carroll of Annapolis; Elizabeth's niece, Rachel Brooke Darnall (1731-81); and Rachel's daughter, Mary "Molly" Darnall Carroll (1749-82), wife to Charles Carroll of Carrollton and mother of Charles Jr. of Homewood.
The PEABODY CONSORT
Friday, March 7, 5:45 p.m.
Tickets: $15 public, $12 members. Reservations requested: 410-516-5589
The annual Peabody at Homewood performance series showcases the work of some of the Peabody Institute's most promising musicians performed amidst the splendid architecture and furnishings of Homewood. The 2008 series highlights music of the Italian Renaissance, in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Italian architect Andrea Palladio. Members of the Peabody Consort include Andrew Arceci, bass viol; John Armato, lute; Mark Cudek, director, percussion; Jacob Lodico, recorders; and Elizabeth Hungerford, soprano. A meet-the-artists reception follows the performance.
Special Exhibition
"HARMONY TO THE EYES: CHARTING PALLADIO'S ARCHITECTURE
FROM ROME TO BALTIMORE"
Friday, March 14 - Sunday, June 15, 2008
Public Opening Reception: Wednesday, Mar. 26, 6 p.m.
R.S.V.P. 410-516-7943
Location: The George Peabody Library, 17 E. Mount Vernon
Place, 410-659-8179
FREE. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 9 a.m.-3
p.m. Sat.; 12-5 p.m. Sun.
An interpretive exhibition featuring copies of all of
Palladio's published works, mounted in celebration of
the architect's 500th birthday. On display are
architectural treatises that both inspired Palladio and
were inspired by him, as well as contemporary maps and
modern computer imaging of monuments described in his
guidebooks to Rome. Palladio's influence in Baltimore
will be illuminated by paintings, prints, and models of
local Palladian buildings. The exhibition is co-
sponsored by Homewood Museum and the Sheridan Libraries
at The Johns Hopkins University, and is a component of
Baltimore's city-wide Festival of Maps celebration,
March 16 - June 8, 2008. For festival information, visit
www.baltimorefestivalofmaps.com.
Program
"FAMILY DAY AT HOMEWOOD"
Friday, March 21, 12:30 and 2 p.m.
FREE with museum admission
Reservations requested: 410-516-5589
Hear classic children's stories, play traditional games,
make hand-cut silhouette portraits, and enjoy tea and
cookies. For children ages 5-13 and their parents or
grandparents, presented in association with the Welcome
Little Stranger focus show.
Peabody at Homewood Concert Series
The RECORDER CONSORT
Friday, April 4, 5:45 p.m.
Tickets: $15 public, $12 members. Reservations
requested: 410-516-5589
The annual Peabody at Homewood performance series
showcases the work of some of the Peabody Institute's
most promising musicians performed amidst the splendid
architecture and furnishings of Homewood. The 2008
series highlights music of the Italian Renaissance, in
celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of
Italian architect Andrea Palladio. Members of
the Recorder Consort include Andrew Broadwater, Jacob
Lodico, Bryce Peltier, and Helen-Jean Talbott. A
meet-the-artists reception follows the performance.
Annual Baltimore's Great Architecture symposium
"ANDREA PALLADIO FROM BALTIMORE TO ROME"
Friday, April 11, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Graham Auditorium, The Walters Art Museum, 600
N. Charles Street
A reception follows at Homewood Museum
$50 public; $35 members and students.
For symposium program and registration, visit
www.museums.jhu.edu/symposium
The lasting influence of Italian Renaissance architect
Andrea Palladio on building design will be the topic of
Homewood's eighth annual Baltimore's Great Architecture
symposium, co-sponsored by the Sheridan Libraries and
the Center for Palladian Studies in America. The
symposium is presented in association with the
exhibition, Harmony to the Eyes: Charting Palladio's
Architecture from Rome to Baltimore, celebrating the
great architect's birth in 1508, organized by Homewood
Museum and the Sheridan Libraries and on view March 14
through June 15, 2008 at the George Peabody Library.
Confirmed symposium speakers include Guido Beltramini,
John Buchtel, Tracy E. Cooper, Vaughan Hart, Peter
Hicks, Calder Loth, and Edward C. Papenfuse.
Peabody at Homewood Concert Series
jacqueline Pollauf, HARP
Friday, May. 2, 5:45 p.m.
Tickets: $15 public, $12 members. Reservations
requested: 410-516-5589
The annual Peabody at Homewood performance series
showcases the work of some of the Peabody Institute's
most promising musicians performed amidst the splendid
architecture and furnishings of Homewood. The 2008
series highlights music of the Italian Renaissance, in
celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of
Italian architect Andrea Palladio. Jacqueline Pollauf
has been praised as playing with "glittering beauty" and
"a steady and most satisfying elegance." She has
appeared as the featured soloist with orchestras
including the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, the Newark
Symphony Orchestra and the Firelands Symphony Orchestra.
She is the principal harpist with the Philadelphia
Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and won the harp division of
Baltimore Music Club Competition in 2006.
EVERGREEN MUSEUM & LIBRARY
The Johns Hopkins University, 4545 N. Charles Street,
Baltimore, Md. 21210
410-516-0341,
evergreenmuseum@jhu.edu,
www.museums.jhu.edu
Guided tours on the hour 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tue.-Fri, and
noon-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun. (last tour at 3)
Housed in a former Gilded Age mansion surrounded by
Italian-style gardens, Evergreen Museum & Library is at
once an intimate collection of fine and decorative arts,
rare books and manuscripts assembled by two generations
of the philanthropic Garrett family, and a vibrant,
inspirational venue for contemporary artists.
Museum Tour
"EVER BALTIMORE"
Special tour available by appointment only.
For information and to schedule, call 410-516-0341
Built in 1858 on rural Charles Street Avenue in North
Baltimore and later home to Baltimore's Garrett family
from 1878-1952, Evergreen has witnessed a century and a
half of history. "Ever Baltimore," a special history-
focused museum tour, highlights events of the 19th and
20th centuries — the Civil War, industrial America
and the rise of railroads, the women's suffrage
movement, the World Wars, art patronage in the Gilded
Age — through the lives and collections of this
opulent mansion's former residents.
55th Season of the Evergreen Concert Series
ASTRAL WINDS
Friday, March 21, 8 p.m. (Carriage House)
Tickets: $20 public, $15 members; available at www.missiontix.com
or 410-516-0341
Winners of Astral Artistic Services' 2006 National
Auditions, Astral Winds (Jasmine Choi, flute; Katherine
Needleman, oboe; Jos‚ Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Larisa
Gelman, bassoon; Paul LaFollette, horn) bring together
five woodwind artists with rich backgrounds as soloists,
chamber musicians, orchestral players and teachers to
perform the standard wind quintet repertoire and less
traditional pieces. The program includes Ravel's Le
Tombeau de Couperin, Higdon's Autumn Music, Arnold's
Three Shanties, Op. 4, and Nielsen's Quintet for Winds,
Op. 43. A meet-the-artists reception follows the
performance.
Book Talk & Signing
"EVERGREEN DESIGN LECTURES 2008"
Wednesdays, March 26, Apr. 23, May 28, 6:30-8 p.m.
Series: $60 public; $48 members and students.
Individual talks: $25 public; $20 members and students.
Includes a lightly catered reception. Reservations requested:
410-516-0341
Wednesday, March 26: LIZ O'BRIEN55th Season of the Evergreen Concert Series
"Ultramodern Samuel Marx: Architect, Designer, Art Collector"
Although Samuel Abraham Marx was born at the end of the 19th century, he had the eye of a modernist — as an architect, furniture designer, connoisseur, and collector. His vision was neither ostentatious nor grandiose, but subtle and quietly magnificent. Art expert and dealer Liz O'Brien will discuss many of Marx's undiscovered projects, as well as his range of furniture designs. After the lecture, she will sign copies of her book, Ultramodern Samuel Marx: Architect, Designer, Art Collector (Pointed Leaf).Wednesday, April 23: JAMES GARRISON
"Mastering Tradition: The Residential Architecture of John Russell Pope"
Although known for public projects that include the Baltimore Museum of Art, John Russell Pope also designed more than 100 houses. Architect James Garrison will discuss Pope's residences in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and show how these projects relate to his better- known public works. After the lecture, he will sign copies of his book, Mastering Tradition: The Residential Architecture of John Russell Pope (Acanthus).
Wednesday, May 28: JAMES ARCHER ABBOTT
"Fit for a King: The Furniture and Design of Maison Jansen"
Maison Jansen was the most celebrated decorating house of the 20th century, with projects around the world including rooms for the duke and duchess of Windsor, the shah and shahbanou of Iran, and President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, for whom Jansen renovated and redecorated the White House. Evergreen Museum & Library curator James Archer Abbott will present highlights from his books, Jansen and Jansen Furniture (Acanthus), followed by a book signing.
GLEB IVANOV, Piano
Friday, April 11, 8 p.m. (Carriage House)
Tickets: $20 public, $15 members; available at www.missiontix.com or 410-516-0341
Russian pianist Gleb Ivanov is "eerily like the ghost of Horowitz. ... His talent is larger than life," wrote The Washington Times. In the past few years, this incredible young pianist has made debuts in major venues in New York, Washington and Paris, as well as Boston, to rave reviews praising his virtuosity and musicality. A meet- the-artist reception follows the performance.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Special Exhibition
SCULPTURE AT EVERGREEN 2008
Sunday, May 4-Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008
Public Opening Reception: Sunday, May 4, 2-5 p.m.
FREE
A biennial outdoor exhibition of 10 new site-specific
sculptures that are both inspired by and created
specifically for Evergreen Museum & Library. Situated on
26 acres, Evergreen's tranquil but urban setting allows
viewers to wander the estate at their own pace to seek
out the new sculptures and in doing so learn more about
the estate's landscape, architecture, history, and
collections. The exhibition is guest curated by Andrea
Pollan, director of Curator's Office in Washington,
D.C., and features work by Brian Balderston (New York),
Sharon Englestein (Sioux City, Iowa), Jeannine
Harkleroad (Chesapeake, Va.), Rebecca Herman & Mark
Shoffner (Jackson Heights, N.Y.), Adam Frelin (Troy,
N.Y.), J Hill (Houston), Michele Kong (Baltimore), Tan
Wee Lit (Oak Park, Ill.), Hyungsub Shin (New York), and
Mike Womack (New York).
Program
"A SUMMER EVENING AT EVERGREEN"
Thursday, June 26, 5-7 p.m. open house, 7:30 p.m.
performance
FREE, $5 suggested donation
At Evergreen's eighth annual "Summer Evening at
Evergreen," visitors are invited to explore the museum
and special outdoor exhibition Sculpture at Evergreen
after-hours. The evening concludes with a public dress
rehearsal of the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival's The
Taming of the Shrew in the meadow. Visitors are invited
to picnic on the grounds while enjoying the
performance.
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