Events

Claflin Lecture Series: “The Very Worst Site for Pictures,” by Sarah Gould

Location:

Taylor Hall, Room 203

Sarah Gould of Université Paris, Panthéon-Sorbonne, will give a lecture entitled “The Very Worst Site for Pictures: Art and Contaminated Air in the Victorian Metropolis.”

The Agnes Rindge Claflin Lecture series is sponsored by the Vassar Art Department.

This event is free and open to the public.

A line drawing of a city skyline. The skyline emerges through intricate, swirling lines and hatching, depicting numerous rooftops and prominent architectural features. The central dome, dark and rounded, stands against a backdrop of lighter swirling shapes that suggest a dynamic atmosphere.
Arthur Rackham, Illustration from Charles Dickens’ The Christmas Carol (London: Heinemann, 1915).