Date: 2010-03-31
“A Visit with Isabella Stewart Gardner: America’s First Patroness of the Arts.”
7:00pm. Portrayed by actress Jessa Piaia.Character reenactor Jessa Piaia will present a dramatic portrayal of Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924). The drama is set in 1909, six years after the opening of Fenway Court, which Mrs. Gardner designed and built for her extensive art collection and willed to the City of Boston. A recognized leader of Boston’s emerging salon scene, Mrs. Gardner, with characteristic verve and candor, relates episodes about her luminous circle of family and friends, relives journeys to exotic lands, and shares other potentially scandalous encounters. Piaia uses drama to reveal the accomplishments, struggles, and contributions of women to American history. Clad in period attire, she is acclaimed for “recreating history in the fullest sense.” Refreshments provided by Trader Joe’s! Framingham Public Library, Costin Room, 49 Lexington Street.
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