The Annual Delaware Antiques Show

KEYNOTE LECTURE

Uprooted Elegance: The Surprising Journey of American Garden Ornament by Barbara Frelinghuysen Israel

Saturday, November 16 | 10:00 am

After nearly forty years as an antique garden ornament dealer, Barbara Israel has gathered plenty of stories. This lecture delves into the many gardens, experiences, and intriguing personalities she has encountered over the years, ranging from the sublime to the nefarious (and everything in between). Barbara Frelinghuysen Israel founded Barbara Israel Garden Antiques in 1985. Nearly forty years and hundreds of exquisite objects later, she is recognized as an authority on the subject, and her book Antique Garden Ornament: Two Centuries of American Taste is the definitive work in the field. Barbara has served as a consultant to The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institution for their collections of nineteenth-century cast iron. Barbara Israel Garden Antiques has been featured in The New York Times , House & Garden, Martha Stewart Living , and Flower magazine , among others.

Bryan Goldberg Photography

Book signing to follow lecture.

— 7 —

Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online