Lindsay Wells

Stacy Lloyd Fellow, 2019

Lindsay Wells holds an M.A. in Art History from The Courtauld Institute of Art and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Art History at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Her research focuses on environmental humanities and visual culture, and she used the Stacy Lloyd fellowship to research her doctoral dissertation, which explores how nineteenth-century houseplant horticulture influenced the botanical imagery of the British Aesthetic Movement.

“My research as a Stacy Lloyd III Fellow will not only challenge our current understanding of botanical motifs in Victorian visual culture, but also foster critical exchanges between art history and the environmental humanities,” Lindsay said. “The Oak Spring Garden Library Collection contains hundreds of items of direct relevance to my project.” 

During her residency, Lindsay researched rare books, historical documents, and works of art from the Oak Spring Garden library collection about the history of indoor gardening. You can learn more about her here.