Decisive Moments at Planting Fields Exhibition Opening

As part of our Olmsted 200 programming at Planting Fields, the new exhibition, Decisive Moments at Planting Fields: The Photography of Mattie Edwards Hewitt and Frances Benjamin Johnston honors Mattie Edwards Hewitt (1869 – 1956) and Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864 – 1952). W.R. and Mai Coe engaged these pioneering female landscape photographers to document the Olmsted-designed gardens as well as the buildings and interiors of Planting Fields. Hewitt and Johnston ultimately defined the field of landscape and architecture photography in the early twentieth century. Open through spring 2023, the exhibition will feature treasures from the Planting Fields Foundation archives including examples of Hewitt’s original photography. Join us for the opening reception that will also feature the winning selections from our Call for Photographs, which includes work by fourteen contemporary female photographers.

Exhibition Opening for Decisive Moments at Planting Fields
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Reception Open From 12:00-2:00pm
Exhibition On View Until 4:00pm
Tickets: Free
Registration Required

This event is made possible through grant funding from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.