Lecture by Maureen Meister
Presented via Zoom; Pre-registration required.
On Thursday, May 7 at 7 PM, Dr. Maureen Meister will present a virtual talk on her recent book Arts and Crafts Architecture across America (Yale University Press, 2025).
In her talk, Dr. Meister will discuss how the English Arts and Crafts movement inspired American architects who developed its ideas in numerous ways. Collaborating with craft workers and sympathetic clients at the turn of the twentieth century, they erected buildings in a wide range of styles – from Tudor Revival to Craftsman to Prairie School to Spanish Revival. NESAH members will recognize some of the Boston-based architects who will be discussed, such as Ralph Adams Cram, Bertram Goodhue, and Lois Lilley Howe. Frank Lloyd Wright and Greene and Greene will make an appearance, too. In addition, the talk will present architects who are familiar to people in the regions where they lived but are little known elsewhere.
Maureen Meister, PhD, has published extensively on topics related to the Arts and Crafts movement and American architects associated with it. She has taught at several Boston area universities including Tufts, Lesley, and Northeastern.
