A conversation on weathervanes and exhibition-making with Curator of Folk Art Emelie Gevalt and scholar and exhibition curator Robert Shaw

About this event

Join us for a conversation on weathervanes, exhibition-making, and American Weathervanes: The Art of the Winds with Curator of Folk Art Emelie Gevalt and acclaimed folk art scholar and exhibition curator Robert Shaw.

From fantastical sea serpents and running roosters to trains and sailing ships, this discussion will introduce the fascinating variety of weathervanes and notable works featured in the museum’s current exhibition. Hear more about how these objects were made, collected, and came to be seen as both patriotic emblems of America’s complex national identity and a quintessentially American folk art form.