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LexTalks: Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard
March 5, 2026
6:30 PM
Lexington History Museum
Join the Lexington History Museum and author Jessica K. Whitehead for LexTalks: Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard.
Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard is a complex portrait of a person who deserves a place alongside other iconic American thinkers and artists in the nation's broad cultural history. It offers a vivid depiction of Hubbard, the traces he left behind, and his template for sustainability in our modern ecological landscape.
Jessica K. Whitehead is the Curator of Collections for the Kentucky Derby Museum, where she has recently written The History of the Kentucky Derby in 75 Objects, published through University Press of Kentucky. Outside of the Derby Museum, Jessica has studied Harlan Hubbard since her student days at Hanover (Class of 2011), curating multiple exhibits in the region and providing the introduction to The Watercolors of Harlan Hubbard, released in 2021.
She served as a founding board member of the new non-profit Payne Hollow on the Ohio, where she still manages its collection of artifacts. She is currently the vice president of the Kentucky Museum & Heritage Alliance.
LexTalks is presented by Traditional Bank. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
About This Event
LexTalks: Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard
March 5, 2026
6:30 PM
Lexington History Museum
Join the Lexington History Museum and author Jessica K. Whitehead for LexTalks: Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard.
Driftwood: The Life of Harlan Hubbard is a complex portrait of a person who deserves a place alongside other iconic American thinkers and artists in the nation's broad cultural history. It offers a vivid depiction of Hubbard, the traces he left behind, and his template for sustainability in our modern ecological landscape.
Jessica K. Whitehead is the Curator of Collections for the Kentucky Derby Museum, where she has recently written The History of the Kentucky Derby in 75 Objects, published through University Press of Kentucky. Outside of the Derby Museum, Jessica has studied Harlan Hubbard since her student days at Hanover (Class of 2011), curating multiple exhibits in the region and providing the introduction to The Watercolors of Harlan Hubbard, released in 2021.
She served as a founding board member of the new non-profit Payne Hollow on the Ohio, where she still manages its collection of artifacts. She is currently the vice president of the Kentucky Museum & Heritage Alliance.
LexTalks is presented by Traditional Bank. Doors open at 6:00 pm.