At this time of year, I would typically be eyeballs deep in The Art Lovers’ Book Club hosted by the Winter Garden Art Association. Since this is no normal year and it is not safe enough for us to meet in person, I decided to move forward with The Wandering Art Historian Book Club on […]
Read more "The Wandering Art Historian Book Club"I had the most incredible experience speaking at a book club this past weekend! Using Tracy Chevalier’s intriguing historical fiction novel, The Girl with a Pearl Earring, we discussed Vermeer, the Golden Age of Dutch Baroque painting and Vermeer’s epic masterpiece of the same name. Our hostess for the event, Holly, thought of so many […]
Read more "Vermeer, the Dutch Baroque & “The Girl with a Pearl Earring”"Last fall I was asked if I would speak at a book club. The group was interested in choosing a book with some sort of artistic or art historical context and was looking for someone who could speak about the book in both literary and art historical terms. As a bibliophile (and Borders Books & […]
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The Wandering Art Historian 