Read House & Gardens LIT for the Holidays ...CONTINUES!

42 The Strand,New Castle DE 19720

23 December, 2022

Description

Like the generations before us who saw and decorated the Read House through the lens of their own times, the artists and community who come together at LIT for the Holidays help us find new ways of seeing a National Historic Landmark. The wonder continues beyond opening night! From now through January 6, you can still explore dazzling installations by Keith Adams (garden designer), Stephen Kingsberry (copper artist), Katherine Saenz (retail display artist), Asa (botanical artist), and Dallas Shaw (illustrator and art director), along with an exhibit on the 100th anniversary of The Magazine ANTIQUES by Deborah V.R. Harper (RH&G Curator of Education) and an array of antique papier-mâché candy containers from the collection of Kurt Reed. The 14,000-square-foot Read House was built around 1800 along the cobblestone streets of Old New Castle, steps away from where William Penn first landed in America. It remains one of the finest examples of federal-period architecture. In the 1920s it became a social hub again, complete with its own basement speakeasy, and has turned up in magazines from Town & Country to Mademoiselle. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Read House & Gardens LIT for the Holidays is made possible by generous support from the following sponsors:Stephen & Sheridan KingsberryRobert & Mary Davis | The Fund Coach, LLCArthur Hall Insurance | Bancroft Construction | DAVID RUBIN Land Collective | DEDC, LLC | Metro Color Inc. | #MILLSUMMIT | Kelly & Peter McCurdy | National HVAC Service | patterhn ives, llc | Weymouth, Swayze & Corroon Insurance, Inc. | Walmart Horty & Horty | Winterthur Program in American Material CultureBrendan W. Clark | Brenton GromAny contact information you supply at checkout may be used to let you know about other events. See dehistory.org/privacy-policy for information about the data we collect and its intended use. To opt out of this communication or for questions about privacy, please contact [email protected].