This illustrated talk takes us into some o f the grandest rooms ever created in this country&hellip\;a world away and yet so close! Fancy tea in a Chinese teahouse? Not a problem for Mrs. Alv a Vanderbilt. Need a spot for 200 dinner guests? Easy\, if your home is Th e Breakers. Join us on an armchair tour of a few of the finest houses in A merica.
\nMary C. Woodward has spent more than 40 years in the museu m and historic home business\, having earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Art History. She has worked at large\, comprehensive collections such as t he Cleveland Museum of Art and tiny properties like the 17th century log c abin that was the birthplace of President James K. Polk. Each opportunity has been an interesting and memorable experience.
\nSince moving to Massachusetts in 2010\, Mary has worked at The Old Manse in Concord\, MA\, the Concord Museum and now Historic New England\, previously as Lead Guid e at the Gropius House in Lincoln and currently as Lead Guide at the Winsl ow Crocker House in Yarmouth Port. For six years\, she established and man aged the Gallery at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts\, an exhibition spa ce for local artists. In the last few years\, she&rsquo\;s enjoyed taking art history talks on the road to various libraries and retirement communit ies. When she&rsquo\;s not at work\, she&rsquo\;s in her yard\, pretending to garden. \;
\nArmchair Travels is generously funded with a g ift from the Rutherford Family Trust.
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