Picturing Time: Raymond Farm and the Photographic Document

House Tour of the Raymond Farm
1:00 PM- 2:30 PM
120 acres currently make up the Raymond Farm, which were purchased by Antonin and Noémi Raymond in 1938. The Raymonds were attracted to the property due to the sturdy construction of both the bank barn and Quaker farmhouse. Within a few years, the Raymonds had a bustling modern farm, which also served as an atelier where architects and artists came to hone their craft. The Raymond Farm was also home to the Raymonds' grandchildren and great-grandchildren and is still managed by the Raymond family

Lecture | Picturing Time: Raymond Farm and the Photographic Document
2:45 PM-4:00 PM
Over the summer of 2020, photographer Elizabeth Felicella and editor/curator William Whitaker created a series of photographs for the book Uncrating the Japanese House: Junzo Yoshimura, Antonin and Noemi Raymond and George Nakashima. In addition to Raymond Farm, the series documents two related sites: George Nakashima Woodworkers and the Shofuso Japanese House and Garden. Felicella and Whitaker will discuss the photographic portfolio created for the book, as well as the archival photographs that informed and inspired their process.
Elizabeth Felicella is a New York-based architectural photographer. She photographs architecture and landscape with particular interests in public space and preservation. She works on assignments for designers and on long-term research projects which include a catalog of New York City’s branch libraries, a survey of the city’s shoreline, and an atlas of the periphery of Kennedy Airport. The treatment of photography as information through presentation and installation is a central aspect of her artistic practice. She collaborated with the Architectural Archives at the University of Pennsylvania on the exhibition Shofuso and Modernism and the accompanying book, Uncrating the Japanese House; and more recently on an exhibition and book titled Minerva Parker Nichols: The Search for a Forgotten Architect.
William Whitaker is curator of the Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. He is co-author (with George Marcus) of The Houses of Louis Kahn and Uncrating the Japanese House: Junzo Yoshimura, Antonin and Noemi Raymond, and George Nakashima (with Yuka Yokoyama). Trained as an architect at Penn and the University of New Mexico, Whitaker works closely with the archival collections of Louis I. Kahn, Lawrence Halprin, and the partnership of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, in support of teaching, scholarship, preservation, and public engagement.

• Parking is available in the grassy field to the left of the Raymond Farm Center. Signs for parking will be posted on event days.
• Due to the historic architecture of the building, the farmhouse is not accessible to individuals who use wheelchairs and may be limited to individuals with mobility issues. Stairs are required to see all the spaces in the farmhouse.
• Shoes must be removed to enter the farmhouse to protect the floors. Socks are required. Shoe covers are available to individuals who can not remove their shoes.
• Please do not sit on the historic chairs. Many are old and unstable.
• Do not touch or move sculptures, artwork, books, and other objects on display without permission. Take care not to step on the rugs to help preserve them.
• The paper on the shoji doors and windows are delicate. Use the wood handles if you must move the panels.
• Weather-appropriate clothes and sturdy shoes are recommended. Expect to walk on some grassy and uneven areas.

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