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2026 ILS Speakers

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 4:30pm | Savoring History: Stories from the American Table
Ashley Rose Young, Ph.D., Historian and Smithsonian Research Associate

As we prepare to celebrate the 250^th anniversary of the United States, there is still much to be learned, appreciated, and examined about the founding and development of the country. Food history is a surprisingly effective tool to unearth this knowledge, as American culinary cultures, past and present, reveal insights about our nation’s history. Whether analyzing early American politics through what George Washington served at his dinner parties, the evolution of New Orleans’ famed Creole culture through dishes like gumbo and jambalaya, or the popularization of frozen TV dinners and the rise of suburban neighborhoods after WWII, culinary cultures have important stories to tell about American life. Dr. Ashley Rose Young explores these connections, revealing how food provides a unique and compelling lens into the nation’s past.

Dr. Ashley Rose Young is a historian, curator, and writer whose work has appeared widely, including in The New York Times and The Washington Post. She currently serves as the American History Curator in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress. She is also a Smithsonian Research Associate and was formerly the Historian of the Smithsonian Food History Project at the National Museum of American History (2017–2024), where she co‑curated the museum’s keystone food history exhibition, FOOD: Transforming the American Table. Her first book, Nourishing Networks: The Public Culture of Food in New Orleans, was published in Fall 2025 by Oxford University Press. Dr. Young earned a PhD and MA in History from Duke University, a BA in History from Yale College, and was a visiting scholar at Oxford University.

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 4:30pm | American Made: Highlights from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection
Regina Palm, Ph.D., Harold and Anne Berkley Smith Senior Curator of Modern Art, Norton Museum of Art

The history of American art is as layered and diverse as the nation itself. The DeMell Jacobsen Collection invites us to appreciate that richness through works that span early portraiture to bold expressions of modern American identity. American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection celebrates the creativity and vision of American artists spanning more than 250 years. It endeavors to share a fresh and inclusive look at the evolving story of American art. Join Dr. Regina Palm as she shares highlights from the exhibition and offers insights into how these works celebrate the range of voices that shape our understanding of American artistic heritage.

Dr. Regina Palm is the Harold and Anne Berkley Smith Senior Curator of Modern Art at the Norton Museum of Art. Previously, she served as the Marie and Hugh Halff, Jr. Curator of American & European Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, where she was the presenting curator for American Made. She has also held curatorial positions at the Morse Museum, San Diego Museum of Art, Kimbell Art Museum, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and the Cincinnati Art Museum. Dr. Palm earned her PhD in the history of art from the University of London, specializing in female artists and the gender politics of artistic production in the late 19th to 20th centuries. Palm’s research has appeared in the Journal of Design History, Women’s History Review, and others.

PRESENTING SPONSOR:
Raymond James Trust/Leonor Lobo De Gonzalez in memory of Jean B. Armstrong-Warren
Harry and Virginia Van Wormer Lecture Fund 

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
Kjestine and Peter Bijur
FHL Foundation
Laura and Donn Nystedt
Emily and Ned Sherwood
Carolyn and William Stutt Endowment for the International Lecture Series
Caroline and Tommy Vandeventer 

PATRON SPONSORS:
Susan L. Bouma
Kenneth W. Cunningham, Jr. Endowment Fund 

RECEPTION SPONSOR:

2025 ILS Speakers

Apollonia Poilâne, Baker, CEO, and Gallerist
The Art of Bread