1 AIA LU6:00pm wine and cheese reception; 6:30pm program starts Please
join us, and our partners Wayne Art Center, for a presentation of
Living Well: The Cassatts and Their Main Line Houses, an illustrated
talk by Jeff Groff, the Estate Historian at the Winterthur Museum,
Garden & Library. This program looks at the Cassatt family and their
notable mansions and country estates along the Main Line; one of the
most famous, and wealthiest, suburban neighborhoods in America. In
many ways the Cassatt’s epitomize Philadelphia and the Main Line in
its heyday as a center for business, society, and sports. Key figures
include Pennsylvania Railroad President Alexander J. Cassatt and his
wife Lois who lived at Cheswold in Haverford and had a gentleman’s
farm in Berwyn called Chesterbrook; his brother and financier J.
Gardner Cassatt and his wife Eugenia who built Kelso in Berwyn; and A.
J.’s son Robert Cassatt and his wife Minnie whose country house was
Beaupre in Rosemont. All were designed by notable architects. Other
family members, including the artist Mary Cassatt, will be
highlighted. ICAA Members - $20.00 General Admission - $30.00 Students
- $15.00
music
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