Art, Craft and Reform: The Eliot School, Manual Arts Training and the Arts and Crafts Movement
When:
Sunday, Feb 05, 2017 2:00p -
4:00p
Sunday, Feb 05, 2017 2:00p -
4:00p
Where:
The Footlight Club
7A Eliot Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
www.jphs.org
Join the Jamaica Plain Historical Society and the Eliot School to learn more about the fascinating history of JP's oldest institution from Nonie Gadsden, the Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts.
The rapid rise of industrialization and immigration during the 19th century greatly affected American society, especially in major cities such as Boston. Faced with the prospect of an unskilled or semi-skilled work force, many reform leaders sought out ways to provide the craft training that could benefit the well-being of the individual and society at large. In the 1870s, after 200 years of academic instruction, the Trustees of the Eliot School decided to explore more experimental modes of education to meet the new needs of its community. The School provided manual arts training for students of many backgrounds—from young boys and girls, to upper and middle class hobbyists, to immigrants seeking vocational education. Gadsden will place the efforts of the Eliot School in a larger context, exploring how the School related to rise of manual arts training and the advent of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
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