30 Thursday Apr 2020
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Hello! Apologies for the last-minute notice: I almost forgot to post about this online talk I’m giving tonight (April 30) through the Brooklyn Brainery. This is an experiment for me so we’ll see how it goes!
If you’re interested, you can find more details and a registration link here, on the Brainery site. There’s a small registration fee, and registrants will receive an email with the Zoom videoconferencing link.
Fingers crossed that all runs smoothly!
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!
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
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!
25 Thursday Oct 2018
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On Thursday, November 29, I’ll be teaching a class called “Show and Smell: Five Moments of Art and Fragrance” through the Brooklyn Brainery.
For more information, please see the Brainery website!
Image: Chen Jiayan (Chinese, 1539-1623 or later). Detail of One Hundred Flowers, dated 1629. Color on silk, 10 x 10 3/8in. (25.4 x 26.4cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the C. C. Wang Family Collection, 1997.185.18 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
13 Monday Aug 2018
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Later this month I’ll be teaching a one-night art history class with the Brooklyn Brainery. I thought I’d share the details here, even though it’s not perfume-related!
The class is called “Wish You Were Here: Travel in American Art” and it will be held at the Brooklyn Museum on Thursday, August 23 at 6:30 pm. You can find more details and a registration link at the Brainery website.
Image: Christopher Grant La Farge (American, 1862-1938). Small Card Decorated with Mount Fuji and Flowers, 1880. Watercolor and metallic paints on one-ply card stock, 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Christiana C. Burnett, 2001.47.5
05 Thursday Oct 2017
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Update, October 17: Hello! I’ve had to reschedule this class, due to my recent leg injury. I’ll post the new date as soon as it’s confirmed. Sorry, and thanks!
On November 2, I’ll be teaching a one-night class about some lesser-known women artists who were active in New York from the 1920s through the 1940s (and beyond) — O’Keeffe’s contemporaries, if you will.
You can find full information at the Brooklyn Brainery’s website, here!
Image: Peggy Bacon, Frenzied Effort, 1925. Drypoint. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harriet Brisbane Dick Fund, 26.10.7.
10 Monday Apr 2017
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Lusha Nelson for VOGUE, December 1934
On May 18, 2017, I’ll be teaching a one-night class called “Iconic Perfume Bottles” at the Brooklyn Brainery. We’ll be looking at classic perfume bottle designs through the lenses of perfumery, design history, and cultural context.
You can learn more about the class (and register!) here.
