Margot Ellis: Lecture, Book Signing, and Drawing Exhibit

Author and architecture scholar Margot Ellis will be giving a lecture on her and Jean Paul Carlhian’s book, Americans in Paris: Foundations of America’s Architectural Gilded Age.

The École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, renowned as one of the great art and architecture schools, is the namesake and founding location of the Beaux-Arts architectural movement. Known for demanding classwork and setting the highest standards, the École attracted students from around the world, including the United States, where students returned to design buildings that would influence the history of architecture in America, including the Boston Public Library of 1888–95 (Charles McKim of McKim, Mead, & White) and the New York Public Library of 1897–1911 (John Carrére of Carrére and Hastings). Americans in Paris presents a comprehensive overview of the seminal early work of a century of American architects who studied at the famous school before going on to design and build many of the nation’s most important buildings.

This event is free and open to the public. Tulane School of Architecture students, particularly those interested in historic or traditional architecture, are encouraged to attend.