Downriver Council for the Arts Lecture Series Begins Tonight

Professor Michael Farrell, founder of the Honors Art History Program at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, will deliver a three-part lecture series on great American collectors of art and architecture--sponsored by the Downriver Council for the Arts.

Farrell will speak to audiences on three different dates beginning at 7 p.m. March 13 at the DCA, 81 Chestnut.

Each date will feature a different lecture:

• March 13-the tastes of the influential Astor family in art and architecture during the Gilded Age.
• April 10-the influence of the Vanderbilt family on that same time period.
• May 8-conclusion discussing Isabella Stewart Gardener’s establishment of the only private art collection in which the building, collection, and installations were created by one person.

The cost of attendance is $15 per person, $10 for DCA members or $5 for students with valid identification. Register with the DCA to attend the lecture series.

Professor Farrell has been a professor of art history and founder of the Honors Art History Program at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, since 1968. He has taught for Central Michigan University, the College for Creative Studies, and was adjunct curator at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Detroit Historical Museum. Professor Farrell’s entertaining and informative lecture style has made him a popular and much sought after speaker.

*The above information was provided by the Downriver Council for the Arts.