[MassHistPres] Traditional African American Gardens lecture

[Acerbo Bachmann, Kathryn]

> Gardens and Spirit: The Power of Landscape to Transform is a lecture
> series offered by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and
> Trinity Church in the City of Boston.  The first of this year's
> lectures will take place Tuesday, October 4, from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm at
> Trinity Church in Copley Square.  
> 
> Vaughn Sills, Associate Professor of Photography, Simmons College, and
> Lowry Pei, Professor of English at Simmons College, will speak on
> their new book, Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American
> Gardens (Trinity University Press), a collection of over 80
> documentary photographs of African American folk gardens - and their
> creators - in the Deep South These landscapes have a unique historical
> significance due to the design elements and spiritual meanings that
> have been traced to the yards and gardens of American slaves and
> further back to their prior African heritage.  In the spirit of
> "outsider" art traditions, blues musical roots, and other such folk
> manifestations, these gardens have a unique aesthetic and cultural
> significance. Tickets at The Shop at Trinity (Trinity Church, 206
> Clarendon St.), by phone 617.536.0944 or online at
> my.arboretum.harvard.edu. 
> 
> Kathryn Acerbo-Bachmann, Director of Art & Architecture Programs
> Trinity Church in the City of Boston
> 206 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116
> Telephone: 617-536-0944, Facsimile: 617-536-8916
> 
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