Painting Edo virtual event with Arnold Arboretum

“Painting Edo” at the Arnold Arboretum is a collaboration between the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and the Harvard Art Museums, inspired by the exhibition "Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection." Observing artworks from the exhibition alongside the living collections of the Arnold Arboretum, we invite you to marvel at the remarkable accuracy with which artists of the Edo period (1615–1868) in Japan rendered their botanical subjects.

In this online talk, Rachel Saunders, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Curator of Asian Art, and William (Ned) Friedman, Director of the Arnold Arboretum, will discuss the striking Magnolia sieboldii, also known as Siebold’s magnolia or the Oyama magnolia. After a close look at a very rare painted specimen in the Feinberg Collection with Rachel, Ned will bring us into the Arboretum’s landscape to learn about the live specimen’s unique biology and gorgeous bloom.

This virtual program will take place live in Zoom. Free admission, but registration is required. Register for a Zoom link and password.

Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link and password. You will also receive a reminder email the day of the program.

The rain date for this program is Friday, June 5, 2020, 2-2:30pm (EDT). In the event of inclement weather, we will contact you via email.