# Event Details

- **Event Name**: LECTURE: Form & Precision: The Early Years of Maurine Ligon
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: More than thirty years ago, a fragile early-twentieth-century scrapbook came into the hands of twelve-year-old Ty Atkins in South Carolina. What began as curiosity grew into decades of research, gradually revealing the early life of New Castle sculptor Maurine Ligon. In this presentation, Atkins explores the formative years that shaped Miss Ligon long before her New Castle residency. Raised in a small Southern town, Ligon trained as a pioneering nurse anesthetist when the specialty was a field dominated by women. The discipline, anatomical knowledge, and technical precision required in medicine would later define her sculptural work. Alongside her professional achievements was a deep and lifelong devotion to her dogs — a personal passion that became one of her most enduring legacies in Delaware. This lecture offers new insight into Ligon's life — where medicine, inventiveness and art converge.

Our speaker is Ty Atkins, personal researcher and biographer of Maurine Ligon. 

This lecture is $5.00 for the general public and free to NCHS members. All attendees need an advance ticket. Seats are limited so get your tickets today!

This lecture is made possible through the generosity of the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-castle/lecture-form-and-precision-the-early-years-of-maurine-ligon/200029626064027
- **Event Categories**: art, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 52

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: New Castle
- **state**: DE
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 30 Market St, New Castle, DE, United States, Delaware 19720
- **lat**: 39.66023
- **long**: -75.56281
- **full address**: 30 Market St, New Castle, DE, United States, Delaware 19720

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- **organizer**: New Castle Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/new-castle-historical-society/9372013)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 30 Market St, New Castle, DE, United States, Delaware 19720
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** New Castle Historical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, dog
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about LECTURE: Form & Precision: The Early Years of Maurine Ligon ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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