The Portland Museum of Art will present legendary editor Judith Jones, who will speak about her life in food, working with Julia Child, and her latest book, The Pleasures of Cooking for Oneon Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at
6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn By the Bay. Senior Editor and Vice President at Alfred A. Knopf since 1959, Jones is best known for her editorial work as the champion behind the underappreciated book proposal that became the revolutionary cookbookMastering the Art of French Cooking. Tickets for the lecture are $15 and $10 for Museum members and can be purchased atportlandmuseum.org or by calling (207) 775-6148, ext. 3227. A book signing will follow the lecture at the Portland Museum of Art. This lecture is in conjunction with the exhibition Objects of Wonder: Four Centuries of Still Life from the Norton Museum of Art, on view at the Portland Museum of Art February 4 through June 6, 2010.
In addition to her numerous collaborations with Julia Child, Jones worked as editor to a dazzling list of first-rate cookbook writers and chefs, including James Beard, Jacques Pépin, and Nina Simonds. She is the coauthor with Evan Jones (her late husband) of two books:The Book of Bread: Knead It, Punch It, Bake It! (for children) andThe Book of New New England Cookery. She also collaborated with Angus Cameron on The L.L. Bean Game and Fish Cookbook. Her memoir, The 10th Muse: My Life in Food, relates tales of running an illegal restaurant in Paris and learning from Julia Child how to de-tendon a goose (with a broomstick) among other details. In 2006, she was awarded the James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. Jones was recently featured in O magazine’s October 2009 issue and on CBS Sunday Morning, November 22, 2009.
This program is made possible by The Bernard A. Osher Lecture Fund at the Portland Museum of Art.
MUSEUM INFORMATION
The Portland Museum of Art, Maine’s largest art museum, showcases fine and decorative arts from the 18th century to the present. From Winslow Homer and Andrew Wyeth to Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet, the Museum features three centuries of art and architecture. The Museum is located at Seven Congress Square in downtown Portland. Hours are: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. Memorial Day through Columbus Day, the Museum is open on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students with I.D., $4 for youth ages 6 to 17, and children under 6 are free. The Museum is free on Friday evenings from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., made possible through the generous support of L.L. Bean. No admission is required to visit the Museum Café and Store. For more information, call (207) 775-6148 or visit portlandmuseum.org.
