Thursday, April 29, 2010
Stuart M. Frank, Ph.D., Senior Curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, will discuss the unique nature of scrimshaw of Rhode Island including pieces that are in the collections of the Newport Historical Society. The program will conclude with scrimshaw appraisal by Dr. Frank and two members of his Scrimshaw Forensics Laboratory® team, Richard Donnelly and Dr. Vasant Gideon. Attendees are encouraged to bring articles from their own collections for review.
Thursday, April 29, 2010 6pm
Colony House, Washington Square
