Edith Wharton and the Villas of Rome

Join us for an illustrated talk by landscape architect and historian CeCe Haydock, presenting images of eight Roman villas described by Wharton in her book. Learn about the influence of the villas on Wharton's own houses and her novels.

Edith Wharton’s (1862-1937) career as a leading American fiction writer is well-known. Her unusual ability both to write and to observe also puts her at the forefront of Italian garden critics; her book Italian Villas and their Gardens, first published in 1904, remains a scholarly resource on the subject to this day.

Constance (CeCe) Haydock graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Princeton University and received a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the SUNY School of Environmental Science and Forestry. She worked for the New York City Parks Department, and the firm Innocenti and Webel in Locust Valley, NY, before starting her own practice, Constance T. Haydock, Landscape Architect, PC.

In 2007, she was a visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome, where she researched Edith Wharton and Italian villas.

She is an adjunct professor at Long Island University and has lectured and written on historic Italian, French, and American gardens for universities and numerous garden and horticultural clubs. She is currently expanding her private practice to include landscape sustainability.

Illustrated talk, followed by reception

Complimentary tickets for students, faculty, and staff of Bard College are available. Please call Jennifer Hausler at 845.424.6500, ext. 212 (ID required). This program is presented by The Garden Conservancy.
 

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For more information, call 845-424-6500 x212, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema

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