NEWPORT HISTORY | EDGE REALTY INTL

March 27, 2025
Price:
Free to $20 per person (Virtual & Member Pricing Available)
Time:
From: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Rosecliff

548 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 847-1000, Ext. 131

About

The Preservation Society holds an extraordinary archive of Gilded Age photographs encompassing portraits of celebrities and families, transporting foreign views, and images of Newport landmarks. Rare pictures by Felice Beato, José María Mora, Matthew Brady, Marian Hooper Adams and others capture the glamour and tumult of the era. Dr. Williams will explore how these pioneers pushed the limits of the medium, often blurring the line between truth and artifice, to cultivate intimacy, critique injustice and convey knowledge and power. Her talk will also reveal how photographs shed new light on Newport’s iconic architecture and art collections.

Dr. Nicole Williams is Curator of Collections at The Preservation Society of Newport County. She earned her PhD from Yale University in the History of Art with a specialization in American art. Dr. Williams has taught American art history at Yale University and Washington University in St. Louis. Her work as a scholar and curator focuses on the global contexts for 19th-century American art, women’s histories, and practices and theories of craft in the age of industry.

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About The Authors

Edge Realty was founded in 1990 in the waterfront community of Edgewood, Rhode Island, inspired by the richness of the architecture and the quintessential Ocean State coastline. With a background in the arts, we took our creativity and strategic thinking into Real Estate. Since then, Edge Realty opened its South County and Newport locations, and has continued to expand; now operating throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, with referral partners worldwide. With three strong decades of sales in all aspects of real estate, from first time buyers to luxury homes, Edge Realty has sold thousands of properties- including one-of-a-kind architect designed homes, historic time pieces, and whimsical beach cottages. We bring the Art of Real Estate to you – with a Creative Edge.