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Craft Research Fund Talks: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter – Thomas W. Commeraw

March 22, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Free

Join us for a Craft Research Talks program, featuring an intriguing discussion with potter, researcher, and Craft Research Fund recipient, Mark Shapiro, about his research on the complex history of potter Thomas W. Commeraw. Commeraw, who was born enslaved, rose to prominence as a free Black craftsman in the early decades of the nineteenth century. Shapiro recently presented his research in the first-ever exhibition on Commeraw at the New-York Historical Society, on view January 27 – May 28, 2023. He will be in conversation with his co-curators from the New-York Historical Society, Vice President and Museum Director Margi Hofer, and 2020 Craft Research Fund recipient and Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Women’s History and Public History, Allison Robinson. The panel will be joined by Center for Craft Grant Program Manager and craft practitioner Mellanee Goodman as the program moderator. Their conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A. Follow the link to learn more about the exhibition Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw. https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/crafting-freedom-thomas-commeraw1

Featured Participants:
Mark Shapiro, Researcher and Potter
Margi Hofer, Vice President and Museum Director, New-York Historical Society Museum & Library
Allison Robinson, Ph.D., Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Women’s History and Public History, New-York Historical Society Museum & Library

Details

Date:
March 22, 2023
Time:
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
https://www.centerforcraft.org/event/craft-research-fund-talks-the-life-and-legacy-of-thomas-w-commeraw

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