Curator Talk
Salem as Muse: Harriet Low with Karina Corrigan
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In-person event
Location: Morse Auditorium
Included with admission; preregistration encouraged.
George Chinnery, Portrait of Harriet Low (detail), 1833. Oil on canvas. Museum purchase, made possible by the Lee and Juliet Folger Fund, Joan Vaughan Ingraham, and an anonymous donor, 2001. M18709. Peabody Essex Museum.
Join Karina Corrigan, Deputy Chief Curator, The H.A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art, for the next installment in our Salem as Muse curator talk series. Hear the fascinating story of Harriet Low, an adventurous Salem woman who lived in China from 1828 to 1833. Her vivacious portrait is on display in PEM’s Asian Export Art gallery.
Salem as Muse programs explore a diverse range of subjects that connect to the unique history and character of Salem through the PEM collection. This program is part of Salem 400+ celebrations. Explore all of PEM's Salem 400+ activities at pem.org/salem400.
Karina Corrigan, Deputy Chief Curator, The H.A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art
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