Lunch with the Libraries & Museums | Ballets Russes: The Designs of Léon Bakst and Materials from the Levy Collection

Description

After first meeting Léon Bakst (Russian, 1866-1924) in Paris around 1914, Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) began a years-long relationship with the Russian artist and theatrical designer, acting as both Bakst's manager in the U.S. and a collector of Bakst's art for herself. Today, her acquisitions make up Evergreen's rare collection, which includes everything from hand-painted set backdrops to a Bakst costume worn by Warder Garrett and, perhaps most significantly, the Bakst Theatre itself, which is the only extant theater designed by Bakst in the world and one of very few house interiors the artist designed.

For the first time in 10 years, Evergreen Museum & Library has designed a new installation around Bakst's artwork, incorporating rare objects from the Alice Warder Garrett papers and the Sheridan Libraries collections of sheet music. In this live webinar, the installation's curators, Sam Bessen (curator of sheet music and popular culture) and Michelle Fitzgerald (curator of collections for Homewood Museum and Evergreen Museum & Library), will share some of their favorite artworks that are included in the installation.

Please attend the event by using the livestream link.