St. Louis & Lyon :: Sister Cities

Made in Lyon: Luxurious French Fabrics for Historic Furnishings The Eighth annual Jacques Chicoineau Lecture was held on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Missouri History Museum at Forest Park.
"Made in Lyon: Luxurious French Fabrics for Historic Furnishings" will be presented by Anne Woodhouse, Ph. D. Anne Woodhouse is the Schoenberg Curator at the Missouri Historical Society and Curator of the exhibit: “Of Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe – and St. Louis: English, French and Spanish Cultural Currents in North American”	Anne Woodhouse, Ph.D.
The Jacques Chicoineau Lecture is sponsored annually by the St. Louis/Lyon Sister Cities in honor and recognition of one of the organization’s charter members and its second president. Mr. Chicoineau, a distinguished member of the francophile community, served as an officer and board member of numerous charitable and civic associations in the St. Louis metropolitan area interested in the preservation and promotion of all things French.
Held in the spring of the year, the lecture’s theme generally showcases aspects of French civilization. Most frequently, the topic centers on Lyons’ contributions to the history and cultural life of France and Franco-American relations. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Previous Lectures
2001 The Art of the Sainte Chapelle in Paris and the Crusade of Saint Louis Daniel H. Weiss, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Art The Johns Hopkins University 2002 Lyon, Mirror of Rome Salvatore P. Sutera, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Professor, Biomedical Engineering Washington University 2003 From Vercingetorix to Astérix: History and Myth of the Gauls Anna DiPalma Amelung, French Teacher University City High School 2004 La Grande Fabrique: The Silk Industry of Lyon Zoe A. Perkins, Head of Conservation and Textiles Saint Louis Art Museum 2005 Iraq and the Middle East in the Relations between France and the United States Jean-Robert Leguey-Feilleux, Ph.D, Professor of History and Middle Eastern Studies; Saint Louis University 2006 Lyon, France: Your International Portal to the European Market Charles-Henri Malécot, Director of International Relations Ville de Lyon and Greater Lyon - France 2007 Civic Virtue, Sex Roles and Rousseau: Women and the Politics of Everyday Life Jennifer Popiel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History Saint Louis University 2008 Made in Lyon: Luxurious French Fabrics for Historic Furnishings Anne Woodhouse, Ph. D., Schoenberg Curator Missouri Historical Society

Chicoineau Lecture 2008

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