Before the screening of Don Juan (1926), Anthony L'Abbate, preservation officer, will give a talk tracing motion picture sound, from the 1890s through 1930. Free admission to the talk; regular Dryden pricing for the film.
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.