Phil Archer

Phil Archer, the Betsy Main Babcock Director of Reynolda and the curator of its current exhibition Smith & Libby: Two Rings, Seven Months, One Bullet, will join us to talk about the characters and stories that led up to–and resulted from–the most tragic, titillating, intriguing, and baffling night in the long story of North Carolina's "second grandest estate." Reception with the speaker following the talk.

Co-presented with the Blowing Rock Historical Society and the Blowing Rock Community Library.

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About the Speaker:

Phil Archer is Betsy Main Babcock Deputy Director at Reynolda House Museum of American Art, where he oversees the museum’s curatorial, program, education, archives, and collections departments. He recently represented the museum during the rehabilitation of its tile roof, supported by an Infrastructure Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He organized three exhibitions at Reynolda House since 2021: The Voyage of Life: Art, Allegory, and Community Response, The O’Keeffe Circle: Artist as Gallerist and Collector, and Smith & Libby: Two Rings, Seven Months, One Bullet. In 2016, Archer was recognized by the Southeastern Museums Conference with its annual Outstanding Services to the Museum Profession Award.

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