Saturday, November 8, 5pm

Once Upon a Pedestal: Figural Sculpture–Then, Now, Next

Chad Fisher, Charlotte Colby Danly Sculpture Chair, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts

Meeting House, First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, 2 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, CT

FREE but reservations required. Please sign up here.

Join Fisher for an exploration of the rich history of the figural sculpture beginning with the Egyptians and highlighting the French academic traditions with artists such as Duret, Rodin, and Carpeaux. His talk will explore the role of American sculptors including Charles Grafly, John Rogers, Paul Manship, and Lyme’s own Bessie Potter Vonnoh. As both a sculptor and sculpture instructor, Fisher shares his holistic approach to both the creation and exhibition of sculpture and its potential impact in both private and public spaces.

Thorne Lecture is an endowed lecture series that allows the Museum to invite distinguished speakers and thinkers to share their work with the FloGris family. It is named in memory of Samuel Thorne, who served as the Museum’s President in the 1950s. Mr. Thorne’s widow and son established this signature program in 1995.

Join us this year to learn about figurative sculpture and the study of movement with Chad Fisher of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts. Chad’s work is on view in the exhibition Inside Out: Contexts for American Art at the Florence Griswold Museum, September 27–January 4.