VERO BEACH — The 2010 Distinguished Professor Lecture Series at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, sponsored by The Frederick H. Leonhardt Foundation, is a unique partnership between the Museum and college and university alumni associations. The topics are rich and diverse, highlighting current research in the arts and humanities. The 2010 Public Programs book is available at the Museum’s front desk for more detailed descriptions of each of these lectures and presenters.
January 20 – Brown University, Richard Fishman, M.F.A., “The Power of Imagination and Collaboration: The Elm Tree Project;”
February 3 – Skidmore College, Erica Bastress-Dukehart, Ph.D., “Sextants, Sails, Maps, and Muskets: Marine Technology in the Age of Exploration;”
February 10 – University of Virginia, Peter Onuf, Ph.D., “Jefferson and Democracy: The Implausible Democrat;”
February 17 – Sweet Briar College, John F. Morrissey, Ph.D., “One Thousand Years of Whaling;”
February 24 – Smith College, John Davis, Ph.D., “The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright;”
March 3 – Florida State University, Adam Jolles, Ph.D., “Making It Big: Scale and Status in Contemporary Photography;”
March 10 – Middlebury College, Christopher K. Wilson, Ph.D., “Winslow Homer’s Ship-Building, Gloucester Harbor: Dreams and Reality.”
The cost for individual lecture tickets is $20 for the general public and $15 for Museum members and featured school alumni. Lectures begin at 2 p.m., followed by a tea reception at 3 p.m.
Information and registration: (772) 231-0707, ext. 136 or www.verobeachmuseum.org.