Gallery Talk: Little Books, Big Gifts

How did curators decide which objects to display in the Folger’s temporary exhibition, Little Books, Big Gifts: The Artistry of Esther Inglis? Join Georgianna Ziegler, co-curator of this exhibition, for a gallery talk as part of our continuing series on “How to Curate an Exhibition.”

Registration is recommended, but drop-ins are always welcome!

About the curator

Georgianna Ziegler is the Louis B. Thalheimer Assoc. Librarian and Head of Reference Emerita at the Folger Shakespeare Library. She has published widely on early modern women in literature and art, and curated major exhibitions at the Folger, including Elizabeth I: Then and Now and Shakespeare’s Sisters. Her article on Inglis’s self-portraits appeared recently in Renaissance Quarterly, and she also wrote the entries on Esther Inglis for The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women and the History of the Book in Scotland volume 1. She maintains a major website on Esther Inglis and is currently finishing the first book-length biography of her for Edinburgh University Press.