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JPTC Fundraising Event: Curt DiCamillo
Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club Fundraiser with special speaker Curt DiCamillo
“The King, the Duke and the Rothschilds: Edwardian Country Houses in the Era of Downton Abbey”
January 28, 2014, 7 pm – 9 pm
Reception to follow lecture.
Please join us on Tuesday, January 28 for a delightful talk by Curt DiCamillo. Mr. DiCamillo’s lecture, “The King, the Duke and the Rothschilds: Edwardian Country Houses in the Era of Downton Abbey” will examine some of the greatest country houses of England that peaked during the Edwardian era. Named after King Edward VII, who reigned at the turn of the 20th century, the Edwardian era was the swan song of a centuries-old way of life.
From Highclere Castle (famous as the setting for Downton Abbey) to Blenheim Palace, the magnificent home of Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough, to the glorious Rothschild houses, there has never been anything quite like the splendor of the grand Edwardian country houses.
As attendees of last year’s “Highclere Castle: The Real Downton Abbey” talk will attest, Mr. DiCamillo’s lectures are not only fascinating, but are delivered in an entertaining and charmingly irreverent style.
Join us and help the Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club with preservation efforts of the Loring-Greenough House by purchasing tickets, $25/person, here or at the link below.
About Curt DiCamillo
For the past 12 years, distinguished architectural historian Curt DiCamillo has written and lectured in the U.S. and abroad. Currently Mr. DiCamillo leads selective tours of Britain and Europe, “The Best of Britain and Europe with Curt DiCamillo”. More information is available at his award-winning database, which also attempts to document every British and Irish country house ever built: http://www.dicamillocompanion.com.
Previously DiCamillo served as Executive Director of the National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA. He also worked for 13 years at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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