Exhibition Lecture: Sir Peter Crane
Exhibition Lecture
Sir Peter Crane
President of Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Virginia
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
No charge Reservations are required
Join Sir Peter Crane for a lively discussion about Rory McEwen’s distinctive contemporary style and how it drew upon long traditions of plant illustration to create new works that influenced the trajectory of botanical art on both sides of the Atlantic. He will situate McEwen among the great botanical artists of all time using works from the Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Virginia and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Peter Crane is President of Oak Spring Garden Foundation, an estate of Rachel Lambert Mellon that includes an exquisite garden as well as an exceptional library focused on plants, gardens, and landscape design. He is known internationally for his work on the diversity of plant life — its origin, fossil history, conservation, and use.
Sir Peter Crane
President of Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Virginia
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
No charge Reservations are required
Join Sir Peter Crane for a lively discussion about Rory McEwen’s distinctive contemporary style and how it drew upon long traditions of plant illustration to create new works that influenced the trajectory of botanical art on both sides of the Atlantic. He will situate McEwen among the great botanical artists of all time using works from the Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Virginia and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Peter Crane is President of Oak Spring Garden Foundation, an estate of Rachel Lambert Mellon that includes an exquisite garden as well as an exceptional library focused on plants, gardens, and landscape design. He is known internationally for his work on the diversity of plant life — its origin, fossil history, conservation, and use.