HISTORY OF THE LADD LECTURE
The Ladd Lecture is an ongoing series of lectures by distinguished experts from across the United States. The series, sponsored by the Frank Ladd Family, is dedicated to a greater understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts. Recent guests have been Andrew Scott DeJesse, a Modern Day Monuments Man; Jock Reynolds, the Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery; Eric Lee, Director, Kimbell Museum of Art; Pratapaditya Pal, internationally renowned Nepalese, Indian and Tibetan art scholar; Richard Bretell, The Margaret McDermott Distinguished Chair, Art and Aesthetics, UT Dallas; John Walsh, former director, J Paul Getty Museum; Edmund P. "Ted" Pillsbury, former director, Kimbell Art Museum.

GRACIOUSLY SPONSORED BY MRS. FRANK A. LADD IN MEMORY OF MR. FRANK A. LADD

THE LOUVRE
September 12, 2019 
Dr. Richard Brettell
Former Professor at The University of Texas, Northwestern University, The University of Chicago, Yale University, and Harvard University.  He is currently the Margaret M. McDermott Distinguished Chair of Art and Aesthetic Studies and the Edith O’Donnell Distinguished Chair at the University of Texas at Dallas.