Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard

Name: Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard
Start: 2025-02-25T18:00:00-05:00
Location: 1310 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40208

Schedule

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1310 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40208 | Louisville, KY

This event is a supportive program for the Driftwood exhibit, which will be open for 30 minutes prior to the lecture. The University Press of Kentucky will be sponsoring a reception from 5:00-5:55 pm.
Author Jessica K. Whitehead offers remarks on her comprehensive biography of the writer, artist, and sustainability pioneer Harlan Hubbard (1900-1988) and the deep impact Harlan and his wife, Anna, have had on Kentucky’s culture. Whitehead's book, Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard, delves into Hubbard’s family background, education, and relationships, and into his theories on art, writing, music, and philosophy. Using journals, letters, paintings, manuscripts, and sketches, Whitehead pieces together the distinct phases of Hubbard’s life, providing new insights into his character and legacy.
Following the remarks, members of the NouLou Chamber Players, Heather Thomas (violin) and Cecilia Huerta-Lauf (cello), will join with pianist Sebastian Chang in the world premiere of composer Daniel Gilliam’s “Piano Trio No. 2: Payne Hollow.” This exciting new piece of music, written by Gilliam in conjunction with the launch of Whitehead's Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard, celebrates the Hubbards’ vision of living and working on their own terms. The trio also honors the Harlan and Anna Hubbards’ deep love of classical music performance—showcasing the instruments they once played: piano, cello, and violin.
Jessica K. Whitehead, writer and curator of collections at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, is author of The History of the Kentucky Derby in 75 Objects and a contributor to The Watercolors of Harlan Hubbard: From the Collection of Bill and Flo Caddell.
Daniel Gilliam is a composer from Louisville, KY. He is also the program director, and an announcer, on 90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville.