These are two of my favorite topics: Franklin and the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. The two overlap in many ways, but I want to start with a quote of the library’s founder that I came across for the first time today. Henry Folger traced his line back to Abiah’s father, Peter. Henry once …
The removing of the statue of George Whitefield from the University of Pennsylvania campus is disturbing to those of us unaware of Whitfield’s “advocating for slavery.” The mention in this Press Release reads: “Whitefield’s connection to Penn stems from a church meeting house he owned at 4th and Arch streets in Philadelphia, which was purchased …
As a paired window with my Franklin and Bamboo, I recently completed another panel with the same elements. This 18 x 18 panel is intended for the Guntzels’ home in Clinton, Iowa: Diane Guntzel drew the central portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Instagram Post View this post on Instagram This 18 x 18 panel is intended …
Frank Romano has given me seven minutes of dense happiness by this breezy collection of Franklin tributes. Thanks! Frank Romano Video See Also Original Story on WhatTheyThink, published July 10, 2020. Museum of Printing in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
