Puget Sound, Washington Region
"Viewing Austen Through Vermeer's Camera Obscura"
June 8, 2008
On June 8, 2008, JASNA President Marsha Huff will deliver a lecture, "Viewing Austen through Vermeer's Camera Obscura," at 2 p.m. in the University of Washington's Henry Art Gallery in Seattle. Ms. Huff will pair Vermeer paintings with scenes from Austen's novels and analyze how the two artists construct their portraits of female domesticity and convey the inner life of their subjects.
Jan Vermeer: Woman with a
Water Jug (1660-1662)
All are invited to hear this talk about one of the world's most popular authors and an equally popular painter. The lecture itself is free. When you come to the Henry Art Gallery, just say that you are attending the Jane Austen lecture so that any entrance fees to the museum are waived. We will meet in the auditorium of the Gallery, which is located at 15th Avenue NE and NE 41st Street in Seattle.
The lecture will be followed by a tea and cake reception in the Baci Café at the Gallery. The cost of the reception is $5.00 per person.
For more information about the event, please contact Jim Nagle at 206-623-3427 or nagle@oles.com.
President Huff's appearance is made possible through funding provided by the Jane Austen Society of North America.