Projects
See also Research & Writing. Selected projects I have worked on recently, or am working on currently, include:
Museum & Library Exhibits
Broken Bodies, Suffering Spirits: Injury, Death, and Healing in Civil War Philadelphia
Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Guest curator with historian of medicine Dr. Erin McLeary
New long-term exhibit opening Fall 2013
Drawn to Dinosaurs: Hadrosaurus foulkii
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
Art of Science Gallery, February–June 2013
Secrets of the Diorama
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
Permanent exhibit, opened Spring 2012
Dual Nature: Science Illustrations of Dan Otte
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
2011
Of Elephants and Roses: Encounters with French Natural History, 1790–1830
American Philosophical Society Museum, Philadelphia
2011
Languages and Cultures: Selections from the Native American Collections
of the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia
2010–2011
Web Exhibits & Multimedia
Baking Powder Wars
Audio slideshow for “Thanks to Chemistry: Hidden in Plain Sight,” a multimedia project for the International Year of Chemistry
Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia
Native American Images Project
Virtual exhibit for American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia
Then & Now: Medicine
Webpages for pacivilwar150.com, official Pennsylvania Civil War Sesquicentennial website
Consulting
Historical and Interpretive Consultant for “Specimen Stories: Experiments in Historical Interpretation”
Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia
Interpretation project funded by a planning grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
2013–2014
Member of Strategic Planning Committee, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
2011
Consultant for Art History and History of Photography, Native American Images Project
American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia, 2007–2010
Cataloguing project funded by The Getty Foundation
Educational Materials
Bicentennial Collection Cards
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
2012–2013
Texts for 12 monthly fast fact/activity cards for bicentennial year, each featuring a different natural history collection
Adult Education & Public Lectures
History of Photography: Art, Science, and Technology
Free seven-session adult education course for the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia
Fall 2012
“Flash! A Quick History of Photography in Motion”
Public presentation for Science on Tap, sponsored by the APS Museum
In conjunction with APS Museum exhibition TEMPUS FUGIT: Time Flies
July 9, 2012
Science, Art, and Culture during the Golden Age of French Natural History, 1790–1830
Free seven-session adult education course for the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia
Course based on APS Museum exhibition Of Elephants and Roses: Encounters with French Natural History, 1790–1830
Co-instructor with historian of science Dr. Sylwester Ratowt
Fall 2011
Spotlight on Porcelain and Spotlight on Printmaking
Special public tours for APS Museum exhibition Of Elephants and Roses: Encounters with French Natural History, 1790–1830
Summer 2011
Editing & Translation
Project editor and translator for Of Elephants & Roses: French Natural History, 1790-1830, edited by Sue Ann Prince
Proceedings of an international symposium at the American Philosophical Society, December 2011; forthcoming Summer 2013
Editor for "So Beautifully Illustrated": Katharine Richardson Wireman and the Art of Illustration, by Mary F. Holahan (2012)
Catalogue for exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Del.
Editor for Tales of Folk and Fairies: The Life and Work of Katharine Pyle, by Katherine L. Miner (2012)
Catalogue for exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Del.
Project editor for Nobody’s Property: Art, Land, Space, 2000–2010, by Kelly Baum et al. (2010)
Catalogue for exhibition at the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, N.J.
Editing of database entries for online public catalogue of permanent collection (2011)
American Philosophical Society Museum, Philadelphia
Translation of “Tanner: The Pillar of Trépied,” by Jean-Claude Lesage
For Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit, edited by Anna O. Marley (2012)
Catalogue for exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Editing of audioguide text for Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden (2010)
Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Article and book editing for individual scholars
Museum & Library Exhibits
Broken Bodies, Suffering Spirits: Injury, Death, and Healing in Civil War Philadelphia
Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Guest curator with historian of medicine Dr. Erin McLeary
New long-term exhibit opening Fall 2013
Drawn to Dinosaurs: Hadrosaurus foulkii
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
Art of Science Gallery, February–June 2013
Secrets of the Diorama
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
Permanent exhibit, opened Spring 2012
Dual Nature: Science Illustrations of Dan Otte
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
2011
Of Elephants and Roses: Encounters with French Natural History, 1790–1830
American Philosophical Society Museum, Philadelphia
2011
Languages and Cultures: Selections from the Native American Collections
of the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia
2010–2011
Web Exhibits & Multimedia
Baking Powder Wars
Audio slideshow for “Thanks to Chemistry: Hidden in Plain Sight,” a multimedia project for the International Year of Chemistry
Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia
Native American Images Project
Virtual exhibit for American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia
Then & Now: Medicine
Webpages for pacivilwar150.com, official Pennsylvania Civil War Sesquicentennial website
Consulting
Historical and Interpretive Consultant for “Specimen Stories: Experiments in Historical Interpretation”
Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia
Interpretation project funded by a planning grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
2013–2014
Member of Strategic Planning Committee, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
2011
Consultant for Art History and History of Photography, Native American Images Project
American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia, 2007–2010
Cataloguing project funded by The Getty Foundation
Educational Materials
Bicentennial Collection Cards
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia
2012–2013
Texts for 12 monthly fast fact/activity cards for bicentennial year, each featuring a different natural history collection
Adult Education & Public Lectures
History of Photography: Art, Science, and Technology
Free seven-session adult education course for the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia
Fall 2012
“Flash! A Quick History of Photography in Motion”
Public presentation for Science on Tap, sponsored by the APS Museum
In conjunction with APS Museum exhibition TEMPUS FUGIT: Time Flies
July 9, 2012
Science, Art, and Culture during the Golden Age of French Natural History, 1790–1830
Free seven-session adult education course for the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia
Course based on APS Museum exhibition Of Elephants and Roses: Encounters with French Natural History, 1790–1830
Co-instructor with historian of science Dr. Sylwester Ratowt
Fall 2011
Spotlight on Porcelain and Spotlight on Printmaking
Special public tours for APS Museum exhibition Of Elephants and Roses: Encounters with French Natural History, 1790–1830
Summer 2011
Editing & Translation
Project editor and translator for Of Elephants & Roses: French Natural History, 1790-1830, edited by Sue Ann Prince
Proceedings of an international symposium at the American Philosophical Society, December 2011; forthcoming Summer 2013
Editor for "So Beautifully Illustrated": Katharine Richardson Wireman and the Art of Illustration, by Mary F. Holahan (2012)
Catalogue for exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Del.
Editor for Tales of Folk and Fairies: The Life and Work of Katharine Pyle, by Katherine L. Miner (2012)
Catalogue for exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Del.
Project editor for Nobody’s Property: Art, Land, Space, 2000–2010, by Kelly Baum et al. (2010)
Catalogue for exhibition at the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, N.J.
Editing of database entries for online public catalogue of permanent collection (2011)
American Philosophical Society Museum, Philadelphia
Translation of “Tanner: The Pillar of Trépied,” by Jean-Claude Lesage
For Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit, edited by Anna O. Marley (2012)
Catalogue for exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Editing of audioguide text for Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden (2010)
Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Article and book editing for individual scholars
Image: Detail of Castle Edward, Lake Hoptacong, N.J., undated color postcard. Author's collection.
