01 May 2008

William Morris Society Visit to the Delaware Art Museum

WILLIAM MORRIS SOCIETY EVENT
Join us at the Delaware Art Museum for an afternoon of art and fellowship. Our visit begins at noon with a special group tour of the reinstallation of the largest Pre-Raphaelite collection outside of England. On view are more than 100 paintings, works on paper, books, photographs, and decorative objects. Lunch follows at 1 p. m. in the museum's cafe. Then stay for a lecture (2 p. m.), "Flora Symbolica: Floral Symbolism in the Pre-Raphaelites" by Debra N. Mancoff, noted art historian and the author of Flora Symbolica.
Museum admission and the $15 lecture fee are waived for members of the William Morris Society (you are responsible for paying for lunch).
Saturday, 17 May 2008
12 noon
Delaware Art Museum
2301 Kentmere Parkway
Wilmington, DE
To reserve a place or for more information contact: Mark Samuels Lasner, (302) 831-3250.

1 comment:

Margaret said...

The lecture on floral symbolism sounds fascinating! What a neat event (I wish I lived nearby!).