Name: THE CEMETERY UNUSUAL: THE ART AND HISTORY OF FOREST LAWN
Start: 2025-10-15T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-15T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Philosophical Research Society

Come and learn how Forest Lawn uses the visual culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance as a means of memorializing loved ones.
About this Event

THE CEMETERY UNUSUAL: THE ART AND HISTORY OF FOREST LAWN

Founded in 1906, Forest Lawn had one of the first publicly accessible art collections in Southern California. Drawing from the archives of Forest Lawn Museum, this illustrated lecture explores the artworks, architecture, and history of the memorial park as it grew throughout the twentieth century. Forest Lawn is considered unusual and extraordinary for the ways in which it reimagined and recreated classic works of art and architecture. Come and learn how Forest Lawn uses the visual culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance as a means of memorializing loved ones and transporting viewers to far-off lands and bygone eras.

James Fishburne is the Director of Forest Lawn Museum. In 2014 he earned his PhD in Italian Renaissance art history from UCLA. He has taught courses on ancient Roman, Renaissance, and Baroque art history at UCLA and Cal State Long Beach. James joined Forest Lawn in 2018 and has curated numerous exhibitions, including "The Elevated Eye: Aerial Photography Past and Present" and “Judson Studios: Stained Glass from Gothic to Street Style.” In 2023, he completed an overhaul of the audiovisual program for the Hall of Crucifixion-Resurrection at Forest Lawn-Glendale. Fun fact: a New York Times article on the new program described James as "a chipper curator...right at home among the undertakers and burial advisers at the cemetery."

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Ticket price: $12 (in-person & online event)

This presentation will be recorded and shared with students for up to 2 weeks following the event. The recording will be emailed to your a few days after the scheduled presentation.

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The views, opinions, and thoughts expressed within exhibited works are solely those of their creators and may not represent those of the Philosophical Research Society (PRS), its affiliates, or any individuals associated with PRS. Screenings are intended for educational and entertainment purposes.

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