Lectures
William and Arlene Brewster Lecture Series: Bob Staake, “A Palette of Pixels”
Free for members, $15 for non-members
From pen to brush, from pencil to paint, from crayon and even to scissors, Illustrator Bob Staake never met a drawing implement he didn’t like, but for 3 decades his go-to illustration tool has been the computer.
“Visual Conversations: Childhood, New England, and Picture Book Art.”
Portsmouth Historical Society 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesFree for members, $15 for non-members
Brewster Lecture Series: “Book Illustration Process.”
Portsmouth Historical Society 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesJoin two of the artists featured in “Show + Tell,” Jill Weber illustrator of Cat in the City and Ryan O’Rourke illustrator of “Let’s Build a Little Train,” for a lively discussion about the process of illustrating a book. Thursday, November 17, 6:30 pm FREE for members, $15 for non-membersJill Weber doubles as a children’s […]
Treasure from the Isles of Shoals: How New Archaeology is Changing Old History
Portsmouth Historical Society 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesThere is treasure here but not the pirate kind. Scientific "digs" on Smuttynose Island are changing New England history. Archaeologist Nathan Hamilton has unearthed 300,000 artifacts to date on this largely uninhabited rock at the Isles of Shoals. Evidence proves prehistoric Native Americans hunted New Hampshire's only offshore islands 6,000 years ago. Hundreds of European […]