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A mass of green and pink colors around a white center. The blobs are darker toward the bottom left, showing the range of values and tones possible in the scarlet color range.

A Symphony of Color [Theory] in Mary Gartside’s Essay on Light and Shade

Eight people standing in a line in front of a red painted house. The grass they are standing on and the plants at the base of the house in the background are green.

The WPAMC Experience: 5 from 5 in 5

A brass seal with a wooden handle sits inside a tambour desk’s pigeon hole. The face of the seal is oriented directly towards the viewer.

The Porcupine in the Pigeonhole

Bristol’s Rolinda Sharples and her American Connections

The right shoe of a pair of green ladies’ half boots, rising to the ankle with green shoe laces up the inside of the shoe. Black leather shoe toe and heel.

Stepping Out: A Pair of 1820’s Ladies’ Half Boots

Penelope enjoys a chinchilla-safe toy made of kiln-dried pine, loofah and a willow ball, while sitting in her specialty-made octagonal loft.

The Material World of Pets: Chinchillas & Craftsmanship

A watercolor painting of the city of Annapolis, Maryland. Most prominent is the Maryland State House, which towers over the residential and commercial buildings in the composition. A flag created by John Shaw is attached to the Capitol building.

John Shaw’s Annapolis

Four presenters stand in the College Park Aviation Museum. In the background, conference attendees mingle and airplanes on display hang from the ceiling.

Conference Reflections: Small Museum Association 2019

A church tower, looking almost vertically upwards.

Spellbound in Spitalfields: Hawksmoor’s Christ Church

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