12/12/16 JASA Lecture and Holiday Party
Monday, December 12th, 2016 6:00 pm
LECTURE AND ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY: Henry Adams will present John LaFarge and Japan: How the Quest for Nirvana Gave Birth to Modern Art
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John La Farge: a detail of the William Watts Sherman Window, 1879, stained glass, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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Marymount School
1026 Fifth Avenue
between 83rd and 84th Streets, NYC
Case Western Reserve art historian andcollateral descendant of Henry Adams will speak about John La Farge (1835-1910) and Japan. LaFarge made a career-emboldening trip to Japan in 1886, although he had been collecting ukiyo-e since an earlier trip to Paris.
The Holiday Party will take place following the lecture.
Reservations are required.
If you would like to attend, please register by clicking the register now button below and fill out the registration form.
If you have any questions please contact Christy Laidlaw, Membership Coordinator, via phone (917) 658-3955 or email at:
japaneseartsoc@yahoo.com