Dr Susan Taylor-Leduc’s Scholarly Research & Interviews

Dr. Taylor-Leduc’s Scholarly Research

As an art historian specializing in garden history, Dr. Taylor-Leduc regularly publishes articles and reviews in scholarly journals. Her work has appeared in Journal 18, Sense & Society and Sitelines, and A Journal of Place among others. Her book, Marie-Antoinette’s Legacy: The Politics of French Garden Patronage and Picturesque Design, 1775-1867 was released by Amsterdam University Press in November 2022. She received the J.B. Jackson Book Prize in 2023.

Selection of Works

Elizabeth Barlow Rogers: Cultural Landscape Preservationist (April 2021) – La Gazette Drouot

Josephine Bonaparte’s Gardens at Malmaison (April 2021) – La Gazette Drouot

French Empress Eugénie: Patron and Collector (February 2021) – La Gazette Drouot

Global Brooklyn: Designing Food Experiences in World Cities (January 2021) – by Fabio Parasecoli and Mateusz Halawa with an essay by Dr. Taylor-Leduc dedicated to the advent of Global Brooklyn in Paris.

Garden at Monceau (2020, Yale University Press) – including an article by Dr. Taylor-Leduc entitled “En-jeux: Viewing, Mapping and Playing in Carmontelle’s Prospectus and Jardin de Monceau”

Joséphine at Malmaison: Acclimatizing Self and Other in the Garden – Journal 18, Issue 8, Fall 2019.

The Power of Flowers: Pierre Joseph Redouté 1759–1840 – Sitelines, Fall 2017

André Le Notre, en Perspectives 1613-2013 – Sitelines, Fall 2014

Academic Memberships

ICOM International Council of Museums

Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art (France)