Burlington County - Roebling - Saturday Lecture Series w/ author & photographer Barbara Mensch
Roebling Museum Saturday Lecture Series
In the Shadow of Genius: The Brooklyn Bridge and Its Creators
The Roebling Museum is proud to present another installment of its monthly, Saturday Lecture Series. Join us for a discussion and book signing with photographer and author Barbara G. Mensch.
A photographer’s quest to understand the brilliant minds and remarkable lives of those who built the Brooklyn Bridge, In the Shadow of Genius combines Barbara Mensch’s striking photographs with a powerful first-person narrative to cast a unique light on the concept of genius. Mensch takes the reader on a personal journey by recalling her experiences living alongside the bridge for more than 30 years, and then by tracing her own curious path to understanding the genius of John, Washington and Emily Roebling.
Many of Mensch’s photographs were inspired by her visits to the Roebling Archives housed at Rutgers University, where she pieced together, through notebooks, diaries, letters and drawings, the seminal locations and events that affected their lives. The project fuses the record of history with contemporary imagery.
Barbara G. Mensch is a contemporary photographer who probes her subject matter with the curiosity and stamina of a detective. Her widely regarded images have been the subject of numerous articles in publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the New York Observer, and Time Out. She has published two books on New York’s legendary Fulton Market, now demolished, which she photographed under the scrutinizing eyes of federal law enforcement and the organized crime community. Mensch has had numerous exhibitions of her photographic work. Her images are represented in some of New York City’s most prestigious galleries and her work is included in important collections, including those of MOMA, the Museum of the City of New York, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Fundacion Televisa of Mexico City, the Bibliotheque Nationale, Elton John and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Ms. Mensch is collaborating with producer Spike Jones Jr. on a miniseries for television based on her book.
$7 general admission and $6 for museum members. The Roebling Museum is located at 100 Second Avenue, Roebling, NJ. Ample parking is available in the Museum lot off Hornberger Avenue, adjacent to the Roebling River Line parking area. The River line has a Roebling stop just behind the museum. The museum is a short walk from the Roebling stop. Visitors are also encouraged not to park on 2nd Avenue on the residential side of the building. For more information, call 609-499-7200 or visit www.roeblingmuseum.org.
