Hosted by the Rocky Mountain Chapter
Join scholar and landscape historian Judith B. Tankard as she expertly offers a captivating look into the gardens of the British arts and crafts movement. In this illustrated lecture, based on her newest book, Gardens of the Arts & Crafts Movement, Judith will share insights into the minds of creative landscape giants such as William Morris and Gertrude Jekyll, as well as lesser known designers such as Henry Avray Tipping, Thomas H. Mawson, and Sir Robert Lorimer. Using illustrations and photographs meticulously collected for her book, Judith will survey the inspirations, characteristics, and holistic development during this high water mark of English garden design, along with exploring the diversity of the designers who helped forge this inspirational period in landscape design.
Judith B. Tankard is a landscape historian, award-winning author, and preservation consultant. She is the author or co-author of ten books on landscape history and has received book awards from the Garden Writers Association, Historic New England, and the American Horticultural Society, and has served as a Fellow at The Garden Conservancy for many years. She taught at the Landscape Institute of Harvard University for more than twenty years. A popular lecturer in the United States and Britain, Judith is a frequent speaker at conferences devoted to the preservation of historic landscapes.