WINTER PARK, FL—The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art begins its free Wednesday Lectures in March. Topics focus on subjects related to the Museum’s collection and exhibitions.
On March 26, Ethan Robey, Senior Lecturer for the Department of History at the University of California, Irvine, will present “Elegant Containers: Commercial Displays at Nineteenth-Century World’s Fairs.” This presentation will explore the display strategies of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and the preceding half-century of world’s fairs, examining their effect on consumer relations with commercial goods and the broader influence on American culture in the late 19th century.
On April 2, Roberta A. Mayer, Professor Emerita of Art History at Bucks County Community College, will present “Louis Comfort Tiffany and Algeria.” During this talk Mayer will navigate the Tiffany family’s 1876 travels around French Algeria in North Africa through his paintings and photographs from the Tiffany Studios Study Photograph Collection at the Morse Museum.
The Morse Museum’s Wednesday lectures are free to the public and held in the Jeannette G. and Hugh F. McKean Pavilion, 161 West Canton Avenue (just behind the Museum). Doors open at 2 p.m. and the program begins at 2:30 p.m. A reception with light refreshments immediately follows the presentation. Space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Details of the lectures are as follows:
Wednesday, March 26, 2:30 p.m.
“Elegant Containers: Commercial Displays at Nineteenth-Century World’s Fairs”
Ethan Robey
Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, University of California, Irvine
Wednesday, April 2, 2:30 p.m.
“Louis Comfort Tiffany and Algeria”
Roberta A. Mayer
Professor Emerita, Art History, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Pennsylvania
Through April, the Morse Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday; and l p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Regular admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $1 for students, and free for children under 12. Admission is free from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays, November through April. For more information, please visit morsemuseum.org.