Artistic Research Fellows
Musicians on ships in Early Modern Europe
A look at the many roles that musicians played aboard Early Modern ships.
“A smale remembrance”: Elizabethan Posy Rings
A closer look at 17th century engraved rings in the Folger’s collection
Medicinal Plants, Colonial Weeds, and Biodiversity Loss
Herbarius: A New Herbal for the Anthropocene, by 2024-25 artist research fellow Suzette Marie Martin, is a “deconstructed manuscript” series of paintings that traces the intercontinental dispersal of non-native plant species through formerly valued medicinal herbs, now despised as weeds.
They Lied then, They Lie Now: A Native Perspective on Columbus and Current Events
Or else I’m a Jew | a series of abstractions
Artistic fellow Casey Carsel shares their process designing textile works in response to questions about the Early Modern Jewish experience
Sweet Blood: A Play in Progress
Artistic Fellow Camille Thomas shares how research at the Folger helps inform her play, Sweet Blood.
Drinking with Shakespeare: Early Modern Tavern Tokens
Artistic Fellow Leah Hampton showcases the Folger’s collection of Early Modern bar tokens
Early Modern Piracy: A Matter of Perspective
Artistic Fellow Ania Upstill deals with the tricky line between pirate and privateer in the Early Modern world
There's the Short and the Long 'ſ/f'
Artistic Fellow Krysten Fikes explores the long ‘s’ in the context of her project on Black American Ebonics and Elizabethan English.
Flamboyant Plants
Artistic Research Fellow Amy Reid explores the queer history and meaning of plants using the Folger collection in an audiovisual project.
Mariam Rising: A Short Closet Play by Jay Eddy
Folger artistic fellow Jay Eddy presents a closet play combining early modern drama with current events.
How To Find 14 Missing Pages of a Rare Book
Artist Research Fellow Alexander D’Agostino uses ChatCPT to help imagine what the fourteen missing pages of a magical Folger manuscript could be like.