Discovering American Art: Palladio’s Legacy in William Buckland’s Creation

Why did William Buckland look to 16^th century Italy for inspiration as he drew up the plans for Hammond-Harwood House? Celebrating the 250^th anniversary of the house built in 1774, we seek to understand more about its creation. Learn about the wonders of Palladian architecture from a scholar of architectural history and about Buckland’s transformation from indentured carpenter to architect from a scholar of his work.

Two lectures followed by a reception.

Program

1:30- 2:30 Dr. Johanna Heinrichs- 

“Palladio in Annapolis: Two Houses, Two Architects, and a Book”

Dr. Heinrichs is Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Design, where she teaches architectural history and theory. She specializes in the architecture of Italy ca. 1400-1700, with a focus on Renaissance villa cultures and the work of the architect Andrea Palladio. Her book, Villa and Palace in the Venetian Renaissance, is forthcoming from Cambridge University Press. It offers the first critical analysis of the design and history of Palladio’s Villa Pisani at Montagnana (1553-54), one of Buckland’s sources for Hammond-Harwood House. She earned her PhD from Princeton University and her MPhil from the University of Cambridge.

2:45-3:45 Dr. Kate Steir– 

“William Buckland: From Joiner to Architect”

Dr. Steir is Senior Curator and Head of Collections at Gunston Hall. She has a PhD from Georgetown University in History and has been at Gunston Hall since 2021.Before coming to Gunston Hall, she held curatorial and educational roles at a variety of museums including the Boston Children’s Museum, the National Museum o f American History, and Tudor Place. Her dissertation entitled “Provisions of Power: Food and Scarcity in Jamaica 1730-1790” focused on the politics of food scarcity and it’s relationship to slavery in the context of the eighteenth-century Atlantic World.

3:45-4:45 Wine/cheese reception

Tickets: $45

Sponsor:

Easton, MD | Alera Group, Inc.