Dr. Mary Redfern on Japanese Scrolls and the Art of Storytelling

Sponsored by the Caxton Club Join us in the run up to St. Patrick’s Day as we visit the Chester Beatty library and museum in Dublin, where Dr. Mary Redfern will draw on the Beatty’s collection to introduce us to a set of Japanese scrolls that illuminate storytelling in a remarkable way. From literary masterpieces […]

Janice Katz on Japan Comes to Chicago: The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition

Sponsored by The Caxton Club When/Where: 4/14/2023 12:00 PM CT Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Preregistration required via website. If specially equipped Deloreans like the one in Back to the Future were available at car dealerships, an awful lot of test drives would probably take potential buyers to 1893 … the White City … the Midway … the Columbian Exposition. […]