IN-PERSON PROGRAM

Bakst Theatre & Japanese Prints at Evergreen

Evergreen Museum and Library

Evergreen Museum & Library is housed in a Gilded Age mansion surrounded by 26 acres of gardens and woods. The museum is home to a renowned collection of fine and decorative arts, rare books, and manuscripts assembled by two generations of Baltimore’s civic-minded Garrett family (1878-1952). ASG members will tour the museum, stopping through the theatre painted by famous Russian artist Léon Bakst and visiting the exhibition With Profit and Pleasure: The Legacy of Japanese Prints. Colorful, fantastical, and charismatic, Japanese prints of the nineteenth century captured the imaginations of many Western tourists like Evergreen’s John Work Garrett, who would have encountered the print genre, ukiyo-e, during his 1899 visit to Japan. Ukiyo-e literally translates to “floating world pictures” and is comprised of art and prints that focus on the beauty and pleasure found in urban centers and, later, the natural world. These prints were part of a popular artistic industry that appealed to Japanese artisans, merchants, and privileged audiences.

Members-only, registration required (limited to 40 people). Fee $10.