The Craft Research Talk will feature an intriguing discussion with potter, researcher, and Craft Research Fund recipient, Mark Shapiro, about the complex history of potter Thomas W. Commeraw. 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 moderated by the Center for Craft Grant Program Manager Mellanee Goodman. Their conversation will be followed by a Q&A.
Craft Research Talks are virtual and free to the public. Please register through the link in our bio.