CSPAN3 March 10, 2012
westminster, the beginning and end of this century-long study that i've completed. when i was visiting the benington museum a few summers ago i not only made the acquaintance of james wilson, first american commercial globemaker but i discovered the unique power of objects to tell a story that's not available to us from the textural record. to be honest, i had come to the museum really -- although i said i came to look at objects i came to look at the cure torial files, looking at text, which i was much more comfortable with. an exhibit on vermont furniture in the early republic. but...
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