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Thursday, October 27, 2011
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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http://www.wagnerfreeinstitute.org/syllabi%202011-12/UnderGlass.htm
'Under Glass: A Victorian Obsession' an illustrated presentation by John Whitenight. This is part of the Weeknights at the Wagner series. In nearly every Victorian parlor, beside the overstuffed furniture and heavy draperies, stood the Parlor shade, a glass jar protecting treasured objects—natural history specimens, waxworks, automatons, and tableaux made of human hair, feather, and shells. John Whitenight, artist, educator and antique collector, has pursued his obsession with Victorian parlor domes for more than 30 years. His private collection consists of more than 175 domes and he has become an expert on the domes and the art forms they contain.
