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The daughter of Helen (Spencer) Chatfield and Sherwood Clark Chatfield, she was born in New York City, grew up in Chappaqua, N.Y., and spent summers in Sharon. Besides her husband, she is survived by her brother, William Chatfield, of Jacksonville, Florida.
A garden historian, author, and lecturer, she wrote four books about Italian gardens: Boboli Gardens, A Tour of Italian Gardens, The Classic Italian Garden, and Gardens of the Italian Lakes. She gave many illustrated lectures to many garden clubs and other organizations, including Sotheby's, The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Italian Cultural Institute, and the Edith Wharton Restoration at the Mount.
She attended Horace Greeley High School and went on to receive her B.A. and M.A. degrees in art history from Syracuse University in 1964 and 1968 and a Master of Philosophy degree from the Courtauld Institute of the University of London in 1972.
In 1967 she won a Fulbright scholarship to study the restoration of art in Florence, Italy after flooding in the city. She was also a visiting scholar at the American Academy of Rome for three years.
Judith was a member of the Century Association in New York City, the Sharon Women's Club, and the Sharon Garden Club. She was also a worldwide traveler who explored countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South America.
The Kenny Funeral Home in Sharon is in charge of arrangements. A memorial service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, May 25th at Christ Church Episcopal in Sharon.
Instead of flowers, please send donations to the Little Guild of St. Francis in Cornwall, CT.
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Mary Jacqueline Vance Smith
December 20, 2024
I just heard of her passing, and I am shocked. I have known Judith for a long time. She was married to my husband´s best friend Fred.
My condolences to Fred and her brother.
Jacqueline, Adriana and Carolina
Denise LaNeve
August 1, 2024
When The Sharon Audubon Society held one of its annual festivals some years ago, my husband and I met Judith for the first time. It was a sunny gorgeous day, and she joined us in a program focused on poetry and nature. Although we live some distance away, Judith had the generosity of heart to invite us to participate in her annual poetry salon, introduce us to her friends, and spend time together each year. Although poetry was the thread that connected us, it was Judith´s graciousness and kindness that cemented our friendship over the years. A friendship that Paul and I cherish. It is with deep sadness that we learned of Judith´s passing.
Fiona Nichols
May 15, 2024
Judith and I met in 1972 at London's Courtauld Institute where we were both studying Italian art. During those years we also spent some time together in Florence, a city we loved and knew well.
In the Spring of 1975, I flew to the States and spend a snowy month in Sharon with Judith and met many of her interesting friends. We talked Italy and art, cats and families, painted parts of her adorable house, and drove around rural Connecticut looking for - and photographing - big, boldly painted barns which had taken my fancy. We were young(ish) and had yet to make our mark as writers and photographers.
Judith was always supportive of her friends, a good listener, and an excellent confidant. She had so many interests, and was appreciated by many people in many different lands. Although we met a few times in the ensuing years when she visited my family in Britain, later my home in the south of France and even in South Africa where we shared tough ostrich steaks one evening, we didn't actually spend large chunks of time together, for which I'm sorry. But she was a great correspondent - and kept me apprised of goals and achievements in her own life, and the lives of her friends to whom she had introduced me. I'm missing her already.
ernesto scattolini - mantova - italia
May 2, 2024
ciao Judith , amica da sempre, da giovani universitari a adulti come oggi....ti ricordo poco tempo fa a Ferrara dove sei venuta a vedere palazzi e a respirare il sapore di questa vecchia Italia... mi manchi e mi mancherai sempre... un bacio , tuo Ernesto....
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