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Beach, architect of the National Sporting Library are also featured.
Masson is a long-time resident of Virginia’s hunt country and is the author of “Historic Houses of Virginia” and several other photo books.
Photographer and architecture enthusiast William Curtis Rolf will speak at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 14 on the topic “The Stable: Unsung Glory of British Architecture.” A booksigning will follow.
The lecture is part of the library’s Saturday public lecture series. Made possible by the generosity of an anonymous supporter, this series features talks and an annual symposium on subjects relating to the library’s collections of equestrian sporting books and art.
Rolfs life-long affection for the lifestyles of 17th-19th century England and France, bring a sense of elegance and gentility to his photographs.
In 2005, Rolf collaborated with architectural historian Giles Worsley on the “The British Stable,” published by Yale University Press for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
Rolfs color and blackand-white photographs document stables from the twelfth century through 1914, with special attention to country house stables.
Rolf graduated in English literature from UCLA and in photography from Art Center College of Design.
He currently resides in the San Francisco Bay area. To see examples of Rolfs photography, visit www.williamcurtisrolf.com.
A new sporting bronze exhibit by sculptor PierreJules Mene from the Paul Mellon collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will be on display at the same time at the library.
The 19th-century French sculptor (1810-1879) was best known for his naturalistic and engaging small sculptures of animals and sporting scenes. His works represent a distinctly gentle and emotive view of the natural world, a perspective that distinguishes Mene from the passionfilled and sometimes violent Romanticism of contemporary Antoine-Louis Barye’s (1796-1875) animal sculptures.
The sculptures on view depict the equestrian and hunting subjects at which Mene excelled, including images of horses and jockeys, foxes, deer, and a variety of breeds of hunting dogs.
One of the largest and most intricately rendered bronzes shows a Scottish huntsman at work with his horse and hounds, and reflects the influence of the work of English painter Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-1873).
Admission is free to all NSL events. For information, visit www.nsl.org or call (540) 687-6542.
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