Curious Objects & The Stories Behind Them
Discovering a Forgotten Folk Artist at the Independence Seaport Museum
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:36:02
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Synopsis
In Part 1 of a special two-part podcast, Curious Objects’ host Benjamin Miller speaks with Peter Siebert, president and CEO of Philadelphia’s Independence Seaport Museum about a folk art watercolor from the late 1700s that’s been the subject of a major research project. Called Navigation Lesson, the painting is believed to depict the artist, Cornelius van Buskirk, receiving instruction from Commodore John Barry (1745-1803), the man regarded as the father of the United States Navy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices