Historic Gardens of Greenwich and their Creators — A Symposium.

Greenwich Historical Society,
Vanderbilt Education Center
39 Strickland Road, Cos Cob, CT
Thursday, May 7, 2015, 7:30 – 9:30 PM

Offered by Palladium Musicum, Inc. as its contribution to the 375th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of Greenwich and sponsored by the Greenwich Historical Society, the symposium is focused on two pioneering women landscape architects, Ellen Biddle Shipman (1869-1950) and Marian Coffin (1876-1957), active in designing the historic gardens of many great estates in Greenwich. Their contributions in shaping the formation of the field of landscape architecture in this country will be examined by two eminent experts in the field: Judith B. Tankard, landscape historian and lecturer, Landscape Institute at Harvard University and Mac Griswold, journalist, cultural landscape historian and author. The lecture begins at 7:30 pm with refreshments, a reception and book signing at the conclusion of the symposium.

Ticket Price to Attend Event:
$55 General Admission (includes symposium and reception)