Although my personal preference for reading has always been hard copy, on-line publishing does have huge merits when it comes to featuring minutely detailed items …
News
2019 is shaping up to be an exciting year for me.
On May 16 I will be giving lecture at Portsmouth Historical Society, Portsmouth, NH where I will presenting highlights of my research on Folk Artists …
Richard Brunton’s family registers
An online database featuring all of his known engraved family registers and copies clearly based on a Brunton engraving, has just been launched by Historic …
“Soldier, Engraver, Forger: Richard Brunton’s Life on the Fringe in America’s New Republic
My book–a publication of New England Historic Genealogical Society was released April 15, 2015. It is available here. Please feel free to contact me directly …
The Myth of G. Gustemer and the Recognition of George Gassner
David A. Schorsch’s recent article in ANTIQUES AND FINE ARTS MAGAZINE”The Myth of G. Gustemer and the Recognition of George Gassner” is a tremendous addition …
Richard Brunton subject of an article by Hartford Courant
“Late-1700s Engraver Imprisoned for Counterfeiting” Wednesday April 9, 2014. View
Richard Brunton query
I am currently working on a book about Richard Brunton (1749-1832). Brunton was trained as an engraver in Birmingham, England and is best known today …
Wilkinson Limner in Upcoming Jane Katcher Book
My book chapter entitled “Unlocking the Mysteries of the Wilkinson Limner” for Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence, Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana, …
Lyman Parks and his “Funny Money”
Upcoming Lecture Bad Counterfeit versus Good Counterfeit: Lyman Parks and his “Funny Money” Book and Paper Expo, May 7, 2011 at 11 am. Shriner’s Auditorium, …
Upcoming Lecture at Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society
Tuesday, October, 18th, 2011 6 pm Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society, Portsmouth, NH “The Case of the Missing Family Heirloom: a Copley Pastel of a Boston …