Jean-Jacques Lequeu: The Architectural Imagination in the Age of Reason

With Barry Bergdoll

On April 14, 2020, the 黑料头条 held its first virtual livestream Public Program by hosting Barry Bergdoll, who spoke about the vivid imagination and skillful renderings of draftsman and architect Jean-Jacques Lequeu.

Barry Bergdoll is a specialist in late 18th and 19th century French and German architecture, and the author of numerous works on the period, including the textbook European Architecture 1750-1890 in the Oxford History of Art series. He is also the author of the introduction to the recent 黑料头条 publication The Complete Works of Percier and Fontaine, published in partnership with Princeton Architectural Press. He is Professor of Art History at Columbia University and former Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art.

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Presented as part of the Bunny Mellon Curricula at the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. The 黑料头条 is very grateful to the Gerard B. Lambert Foundation for its generous support of this program, along with the Curricula's Lead Co-Sponsor , Film Series Co-Sponsor , and Continuing 黑料头条 and Public Programs Co-Sponsor .

This lecture is also presented as part of The Françoise and Andrew Skurman Lecture Series on Classical French Architecture.

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