ERNEST BATCHELDER: HIS PUBLIC LEGACY, HIS PRIVATE GARDEN

Ernest A. Batchelder was an author, designer, educator, artist, and tilemaker who settled in Pasadena in the early 20th century. Image: A Batchelder-designed fountain featuring his tiles in the garden of his house in Pasadena. 

Link to a Map of Batchelder Tile Locations in Pasadena

 

The day will included:

• A visit to the Pasadena Museum of History’s exhibit, “Batchelder: Filemaker,” with the exhibit’s curator, Laura Verlaque
• Lunch in the garden of the Batchelder House as guests of Professor Robert Winter
• A visit to the historic Pasadena Playhouse, where we will see a Batchelder fountain in the courtyard, and the Batchelder fireplace in the Playhouse Library, a room usually closed to the public.

A Batchelder-designed fountain featuring his tiles in the garden of his house in Pasadena. Photo credit: Susan Chamberlin, 2017