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  • Using Art Reproductions to Create a Home

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Photography

  • The Death of an Attribution

    • Art
    • Collections

    What’s an attribution, you ask? It’s the act of ascribing an artwork to a particular artist (if the painting isn’t signed) or as a depiction of a particular event (if it isn’t specifically identified by the artist). To attribute a painting to an artist one must be very knowledgeable about the artist’s oeuvre. To make an attribution to an event one must be a VERY careful and detail-oriented researcher.

  • World Water Day – Monitoring the Water Quality of Mariners’ Lake

    • Conservation
    • Environmental Conservation
    • Mariners' Park
    • Science
    • Technology

    On a day dedicated to the sustainable use of water, we thought we would talk about our efforts to monitor and conserve our waterway, Mariners’ Lake.

  • I-Arghhhh: The Use of an Infrared (IR) Camera in Conservation

    • Conservation
    • Photography
    • Science
    • Technology

    Last month, Dr. Molly McGath and I unveiled conservation’s infrared camera to the public during the ‘Be My Mariner’ event. Visitors created Valentines for their special someones, and included a ‘secret’ message that only our IR camera could reveal.

  • Amazing Women for International Women’s Day!

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Photography
    • Women's History

    Today is International Women’s Day! Recently, I learned the stories of a few amazing women in maritime history and I thought today would be a perfect day to introduce them to you.

  • The Bronze Door Society Saves the Day!

    • Conservation
    • Science
    • Technology

    I placed my samples in the IC autosampler, started the run and left to do my research in the wet-lab. An hour later I came to check on the IC, and it had stopped working. . .

  • From Camels to Cobangs

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Exploration
    • Photography

    In the catalog I noticed a Japanese pillar clock, called a shaku dokei, up for auction. While updating the value I noticed a name on the clock’s storage box—’C. E. Thorburn, USN’. Whenever I run across a name, especially one this unique, I immediately try to see if I can uncover the history of the original owner.

  • Twelve Days of Christmas at The Mariners’ Museum

    • Collections
    • Exploration

    The Mariners’ Museum version of the twelve days of Christmas to celebrate Dollar Admission and the holidays and today, a few of our Museum guests helped me illustrate it.

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