Celebrating Joan Kerr’s Legacy
Wednesday 3 December from 1pm to 2pm
Join Susan Steggall at History House for a lecture that will celebrate the legacy of Australian art and architecture historian, Joan Kerr.
Joan Kerr AM FAHA (1938–2004) was an Australian academic and cultural preservationist whose passion for safeguarding architectural heritage expanded to encompass art history and culture. Joan was a powerful force in the world of art history for several decades, encouraging many younger women historians to make their marks in the public arena. Joan taught nationwide, contributed to preservation societies, and authored significant works, including Heritage: The National Women’s Art Book, which was launched 30 years ago.
About the speaker:
Dr Susan Steggall has written a memoir: Alpine Beach: A Family Adventure (1999); a biography: A Most Generous Scholar: Joan Kerr, Art and Architectural Historian (a successful PhD thesis and winner in the 2013 Society of Women Writers NSW Book Awards); plus novels: Forget Me Not (2006), It Happened Tomorrow (2013),‘Tis the Doing Not the Deed (2019), The Heritage You Leave Behind (2021) and To Carve Identity (2024). Susan also writes art-related articles, exhibition and book reviews, chapters and essays.