160421 Salem and Marblehead

Welcome to Peabody Essex Museum, Slaem, MA
Natural Light Carving
Light streaming through the roof windows carves spaces for tables and chairs.
Light and Shadows
Natural light streaming in from the roof windows carves paths through the lobby of the Museum and brightens the walls
Listen and Learn
As light from the windows and roof splashes across the floot, a teacher educates a class visiting the Museum
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Intersections
Intersections is an immersive single room installation that bathes the visitor in a geometric array of light and shadow. Inspired by traditional Islamic architectural motifs, Pakistani-American artist Anila Quayyum Agha's laser-cut steel lantern conjures the design of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, a historic site of cross-cultural intersection where a thousand years ago Islamic and Western cultures thrived in coexistence. Agha, an internationally renowned, award-winning artist, creates mixed media works that engage topics ranging from global politics and cultural multiplicity, to mass media and gender roles. (From the Peabody Essex Museum website)
Out of Intersections
A door leads out of the Intersections installation, down the hall to other exhibitions
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More State Street, Color
In the Old Town section of Marblehead, houses along State Street shine with a rainbow of colors.   Shot on April 21, 2016, Marblehead, MA © John Schiller
Captain John Prince's House
In the Old Town section of Marblehead, MA, State Street is a street of many colors. Note the house on the right. It was built for Captain John Prince, a blacksmith, in 1761.
The Dory
Across from Crowninshield Island, Marblehead MA

State Street Color
In the Old Town section of Marblehead, houses along State Street shine with a rainbow of colors. Natives refer to that area of Marblehead as “Downtown”. “Old Town” is a term mostly used by real estate brokers to describe the larger area of town built-up before the Civil War. State St. is one of several streets that benefited from a big project to bury the electric and telephone wires. The downhill end of State St. meets Front St. at the Town Landing. There is a drain which runs under State St. to the harbor; it runs in an easement to the Town granted by one Elbridge Gerry, who was a local bigwig and politician, present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence (but refused to do so himself), and was also, a Governor of Massachusetts. Gerry was the 5th Vice President, serving under James Madison, and most notably was responsible for the term "gerrymandering"! Shot on April 21, 2016, Marblehead, MA © John Schiller Photography