1949 Restored Marshall Collection. Courtesy Sanborn Studio

 

Lectures

Historic Autos Lectures
 

Each Saturday during May we will feature an afternoon lecture on historic autos. Plan to join us and then take a look at our display of gorgeous vintage automobiles of the kind that graced Winterthur from the early 1900s to the 1960s. Each week features a different thematic display Members free. Included with admission.

May 4, 1:00 pm
Rotunda
“Stanley Steamers and the Marshall Steam Museum Collection”
Susan Randolph, executive director, Marshall Steam Museum and Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve

May 18, 1:00 pm
Brown Horticulture Learning Center
“Automobile Advertising: Slogans and Images of the Post-War Era”
Greg Landrey, director of library, collections management, and academic programs, Winterthur

May 25, 1:00 pm
Brown Horticulture Learning Center
“Highlights of Cadillac and LaSalle automobiles, 1903–1972”
Greg Landrey, director of library, collections management, and academic programs, Winterthur

Staff Lecture Series

 

“Rags on Riches:  Collection Maintenance at Winterthur”

Thursday, May 9

12:15–1:15 pm, Rotunda

Ever wonder how we take care of such an enormous decorative arts collection? Ever curious about the behind-the-scenes work that takes place daily in H. F. du Pont's vast rooms in the house? Join Matt Mickletz, supervisor of preventive conservation, to learn how Winterthur's collection is kept so immaculate—not only by extensive dusting— but through close monitoring of the environment and pest activity. Members free. Included with admission.

Trade card, A.C. Yates & Co., Philadelphia,1882. Private Collection.

“The Little Founder Who Could: William Penn in Myth, Memory, and Material Culture”

Thursday,  June 6

12:15–1:15 pm, Rotunda

Winterthur’s collection holds urns, chairs, prints, toy tea sets, and boxes among other objects depicting or commemorating William Penn and the founding era of Pennsylvania. These material goods served important functions in creating Pennsylvania origin stories that are part true, part imagined. Catharine Dann Roeber, curatorial intern at Winterthur, will discuss the processes of relic making and uncover the role such objects have played in crafting a public history for Pennsylvania from the 17th century into today. Members free.  Included with admission.

Common Destinations Lecture Series

 

“The Mapmaker’s Deception: Samuel Lewis and the Art of Illusion”

Thursday, May 30

12:15–1:15 pm, Rotunda

Join Wendy Bellion, associate professor, department of art history, University of Delaware, for a lively discussion on Samuel Lewis and the art of illusion. Members free.  Included with admission.