Kathy Connor, curator of the George Eastman Legacy Collection, will discuss the animals in Eastman’s life. Among the cows, horses, and chickens he kept on his urban estate, his faithful dog Herro, and the wildlife at his hunting lodge in North Carolina, Eastman surrounded himself with animals, domesticated and wild. No reservations required. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; please use café entrance.
Over a professional life spanning seven decades, Edward Steichen (1879–1973) established himself as one of the most important figures in the history of photography. What is less known is that for much of that time, Steichen devoted himself to the nurturing of plants and gardens, an activity that sustained him and through which he developed ardently held beliefs regarding the relationship of art, nature, and creativity.