Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman: A Creative Kinship

Thursday, June 28, 10:00 a.m. - noon

Codman Estate, 34 Codman Road, Lincoln, Mass.

$10 Historic New England members, $15 nonmembers

Ogden Codman is often recognized as the other name on the spine of the design classic The Decoration of Houses, which he co-authored with Edith Wharton. This illustrated talk, which utilizes original letters held in Historic New England's Codman collection, offers an inside peek into their artistic friendship that spanned more than forty years. Lecture in Carriage House followed by an optional tour of the Codman House museum.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.