25 Friday Oct 2019
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On Thursday, December 5 (6:30 PM) I’m leading a class at the Brooklyn Brainery called “Scentennial: Two Iconic Perfumes of 1919.” We’ll mark the year’s end by immersing ourselves in two fragrances released a century ago — and, as usual, I’ll be incorporating art and cultural history through a visual presentation.
For information and registration, please visit the Brainery website. I hope to see some of you there!
07 Monday Oct 2019
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Description of my presentation on the NJCH website
I mentioned this in an earlier post, but now it’s gone “live” — my presentation on “Five Iconic Fragrances of the 20th Century” was accepted into the New Jersey Council for the Humanities’ Public Scholars Project for 2020 and I’ll be offering it at various venues around New Jersey (my home state!).
If you’re based in New Jersey and you know of a local organization that would be available to host me, here’s what you can do…
05 Thursday Sep 2019
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A new fragrance-related project to announce!
I recently learned that I’ve been accepted into the New Jersey Council for the Humanities Public Scholars Project, part of the Council’s “Humanities to Go” initiative.
02 Monday Sep 2019
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A new project for the fall!
I’ll be offering an art-and-scent tour in my “official” role at the Brooklyn Museum. Since this is a gallery event, attendance is limited. Please visit the BKM website for registration and more information!
Image: Christopher Grant La Farge (American, 1862-1938). Small Card Decorated with Iris, ca. 1880. Watercolor and metallic ink on very thin card stock, 3 1/16 x 4 1/4 in. (7.8 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Christiana C. Burnett, 2001.47.6
01 Thursday Aug 2019
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I’ve just added a brand-new class to my list! It focuses on two perfumes that were released a century ago: Guerlain Mitsouko and Caron Tabac Blond. As usual, this will be a cross-media “show and smell.” It’s taking place at the Brooklyn Brainery on Thursday, September 5, 2019.
You can find more information on the Brooklyn Brainery website.
02 Tuesday Jul 2019
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I’m teaching my one-night “Perfume 101: Fragrance Appreciation” class at the Brooklyn Brainery on Thursday, July 11, 2019. This class is an introduction to the past and present of perfumery, including some classic scents that we’ll sniff together. If you know someone who has a beginner’s interest in this subject, feel free to pass this information along!
Image: Rimmel Perfumery’s “perfumed almanac” of 1861
24 Thursday Jan 2019
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I’m working on approximately eleventy-six different things right now, but this is one of the most exciting. I’ll be giving a presentation about Frida Kahlo’s favorite fragrances (really! scents she actually owned and wore, as evidenced by the perfume bottles in her house!) followed by a tour of the exhibition Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving at the Brooklyn Museum on April 4, 2019.
If you’d like to learn more about this event, please visit the Museum’s event page, here. (It’s a ticketed event.)
Many thanks to the coworkers who have helped to make this idea a reality!
UPDATE: This event filled up quickly! I’m hoping to be able to offer a second date. If so, I’ll announce it here.
UP-UPDATE: The second date, on April 18, filled up VERY quickly. It’s exciting to know that people are so interested in Kahlo *and* fragrance…!
Image: Nickolas Muray, Frida Kahlo with Olmec Figurine, 1939.
16 Wednesday Jan 2019
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I’ll be offering my multi-sensory lecture on “Sensuous Scents” at the Brooklyn Brainery on Tuesday, February 5th.
You can find more details and registration information on the Brainery website!
23 Sunday Dec 2018
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On Thursday, January 19, I’ll be giving a brief talk on the history and artistry of Guerlain Shalimar at the Brooklyn Public Library. You can find more info here!
There are so, so many great ads for Shalimar, but this one (from 1961) seems appropriate for today.
