History on Plaster: The Stan Murphy Murals with Bow Van Riper

Join local historian Bow Van Riper for a deep into the content and significance of some of the Island's most impressive pieces of public art: the four murals painted by Stan Murphy on the walls of the Katharine Cornell Theater. This event will be held at the Katharine Cornell Theatre. Free and open to the public. No registration required.

The four murals painted by Stan Murphy on the walls of the Katharine Cornell Theater are among the Island's most impressive pieces of public art. They represent Murphy's attempt to capture the history and ambience of life on the Island in just four panels. This talk takes a deep dive into their content and significance.

A historian for 40 years (so far), A. Bowdoin "Bow" Van Riper received his BA from Brown University and his MA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin—Madison. He taught at the college level for more than 20 years and is the author, editor, or co-editor of 22 books and over 100 articles. He has been Research Librarian at the Martha's Vineyard Museum since 2014.

A third-generation washashore, Bow first came to the Island in 1963, at the age of 3 months, and moved here permanently in December 2011. He lives on the shores of Vineyard Haven Harbor in a 19th century house where, as far as he can tell, nothing of historical significance ever happened.

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