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)
Dr. Taylor-Leduc’s Interviews, Podcasts & Media Appearances
My book was reviewed by Mark Laird in his article Radical histories of times of revolution and their legacies for the Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes.
Interviewed for The Royal Studies Podcast Marie Antoinette’s Gardens: Rethinking Female Agency
Interviewed for Frommer’s: How to Visit Paris during the Olympics
The New Paris Podcast with Lindsey Tramuta: On Marie Antoinette’s Enduring Legacy
Romancing in Paris Podcast with Lily Heise: Marie-Antoinette & Romantic Versailles
Interview for CBS news’s feature: Paris Landmark Commerce Building Transformed into Museum
The New Paris Podcast with Lindsey Tramuta: The Changing Art World & Luxe-ification of Paris
Romancing in Paris Podcast with Lily Heise: Joséphine & Napoléon Bonaparte at the Chateau de Malmaison
Interview on UpLevyl: Becoming an Art Historian
Romancing in Paris Podcast with Lily Heise: Le Parc Monceau
Interview on UpLevyl: Marie Antoinette & the Role of French Women in Garden History
Susan Taylor Leduc at the Bard Graduate Center
SOCIAL MEDIA
