From Colonial Williamsburg: Past and Present Podcasts—
"Many West African cultures make landfall in colonial Virginia, where they adapt and adopt traits that will form the basis of a new African American culture. Historian Rose McAphee describes the blend."
Interested in learning more about Colonial African Americans? Click here to discover more about the African American experience in Virginia.
Dr. Scott Stephenson, director of collections and interpretation for the American Revolution Center at Valley Forge, discusses his discovery of 18th-century Native American beadwork in private ownership in Scotland. He talks about how difficult it is to find intact collections, with both the documentation of the pieces' origins and the pieces themselves together in one location.
Colonial Williamsburg manager of museum education discusses the work behind a museum walking tour called "Migrating Cultures," which looks at artifacts brought to the British colonies by colonists or made by them in styles reminiscent of those in their countries of origin.
To discover more about the art on display at Colonial Williamsburg, peruse the The Colonial Williamsburg Art Museums website.
Associate Curator of Textiles and Historic Interiors at Colonial Wiliamsburg, Kim Ivey, discusses the fad for mourning art following the death of George Washington in December 1799.
To listen to this podcast, select "All 2009 podcasts," and scroll to the January 26th program.
Colonial Williamsburg master bookbinder Bruce Plumley describes hand bookbinding and discusses the value of books during the colonial era, including the value of Thomas Jefferson's personal library.
Colonial Williamsburg curator Barbara Luck and conservator Pam Young discuss the restoration and preservation of an 1830 watercolor of a young slave girl, done by Mary Custis (who married Robert E. Lee in the same year).
Curator John Davis describes what he looks for when determining if a piece of metalwork is truly colonial in origin.
Naturalist Mark Catesby (1683-1749) studied and made watercolors of the wildlife and plants of colonial America. Interpreter Robb Warren talks about the man and his art.
Architectural historian Carl Lounsbury describes the Bodleian Plate, a copper plate preserving an illustration of Williamsburg in 1747. The Plate has been used as reference in the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg.
To listen to this podcast, select "All 2008 podcasts," and scroll to the August fourth program.
Modern-day curators focus on reversible restoration techniques. Conservator Shelley Svoboda describes the renewal of the Carolina Room.