Glass House Presents at New Canaan Library features author of The Phillip Johnson Glass House

Glass House Presents at New Canaan Library: Maureen Cassidy-Geiger, author of  The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden

New Canaan Library is pleased to welcome author Maureen Cassidy-Geiger, speaking as part of the collaborative series Glass House Presents at New Canaan Library: an occasional series of talks and events about architecture, design, and Modernism in New Canaan and beyond, organized by The Glass House and New Canaan Library. The event begins with a reception at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2016, followed by Ms. Cassidy-Geiger's talk at 6:30 p.m. in the Library's Adrian Lamb Room. Please register to attend, online at newcanaanlibrary.org.

 Writer and former Glass House educator Maureen Cassidy-Geiger will offer a lively conversation on the history behind the landscape of The Glass House. In her book, The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden, Cassidy-Geiger analyzes the evolution of this architectural gem built on 49 acres with eleven Johnsonian follies dating from 1949 to 1995. With over half a century of their gardening and landscaping partnership, Philip Johnson and David Whitney produced a sublime and scenic setting for The Glass House and the site’s other structures.

The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden, will be on sale at the event, courtesy of The Glass House, and at the Glass House Design Store (199 Elm Street, New Canaan, and online at designstore.theglasshouse.org).

 Maureen Cassidy-Geiger is an internationally recognized curator, scholar and educator with special expertise in European decorative arts, patterns of collecting and display and the history of architecture, gardens and photography. She is also a freelance contributor to Departures, Elle Décor, The Magazine Antiques and Bentley Magazine. She has been studying the Philip Johnson Glass House landscape since 2010.

The Glass House, built between 1949 and 1995 by architect Philip Johnson, is a National Trust Historic Site located in New Canaan, Connecticut. The pastoral 49-acre landscape comprises fourteen structures, including the Glass House (1949), and features a permanent collection of 20th-century painting and sculpture, along with public programs and temporary exhibitions. Tours of the site are available May 1 through November 30 and advance reservations are recommended. For more information, please visit theglasshouse.org

 New Canaan Library's Mission is to enrich the town’s intellectual and cultural life by providing free and convenient access to information, fostering lifelong learning, and encouraging the exchange of ideas.