Savannah College of Art and Design Preservation Design Professor, designer and storyteller Sabrinna Cox will deliver an informative, engaging Historic Savannah Foundation Lecture titled “Clermont Lee and the Fight for Savannah’s Squares” in observance of Women’s History Month on Thursday, March 19 at the Murray C. Perlman and Wayne C. Spear Preservation Center, located in the Historic Kennedy Pharmacy at 323 E. Broughton St. in Savannah, Ga. Attendees are invited to attend a wine reception at 5:30 p.m. The lecture will start at 6 p.m.
Cox will recount the remarkable story of iconic Southern landscape architect Clermont Lee (1914-2006) as part of the ongoing HSF Lecture Series, which is dedicated to celebrating “The People, Places and Stories That Define Savannah.” Originally from Savannah, Lee is best known for her influential garden designs at Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Isaiah Davenport House and Owens-Thomas House and was one of the first women to establish her own private landscape architecture practice in Georgia.
Historic Savannah Foundation’s Lecture Series is open to the public. Reservations are recommended, as space is limited. Attendance is free for Historic Savannah Foundation members and $15 for non-members. Both members and non-members may reserve their spot by visiting myhsf.org/events/lecture-series. Please contact Kendall Graham at kgraham@myhsf.org for more information about the HSF Lecture Series.