Allison
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Impressionism Reading List
For JSTOR Daily, I put together a reading list timed with the 150th anniversary of the Impressionist art movement. Read about everything from the importance of synthetic pigments to the influence of Japanese art!
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Spring 2024 Issue of Fine Books
The spring 2024 issue of Fine Books & Collections that I edited is out now! It includes stories on visual depictions of the arctic, bird field guides, doll house libraries, and much more. I also wrote its feature on the new library at the AMNH and why science needs libraries. Pick up a copy here.
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The Preservation of Historic Black Cemeteries
For the Art Newspaper, I wrote a story on the challenges of preserving historic Black cemeteries in the United States that have long been purposefully overlooked. Available to read here.
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Funeral Service Insider Podcast
Tune into the Funeral Service Insider podcast for my conversation on American graves, cemetery tours, human remains in museums, and more. Listen here!
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Manhole Cover Zine
I collaborated with my friend Bronwyn Hazelwood on a brand new zine: Manhole Covers: The World Underfoot! It brings together my photos and writing about manhole covers I’ve seen around the world with Bronwyn’s illustrations, all to celebrate the humble art of utilitarian design. You can pick up a copy here!
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On Blood and Art
I covered the Getty’s exhibition on blood that combines medieval manuscripts with modern and contemporary art. Check out the story on the Art Newspaper with some of the compelling images about how blood remains a provocative, often taboo visual subject and material.
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Cemetery Magazine Profile
American Cemetery & Cremation magazine profiled me in their latest issue, in which I talk all about my thoughts on the grave! We cover zines, tour guiding, and why I wanted to do a cemetery book tour.
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Harlem at the Met
I wrote a preview for the Art Newspaper on the new Harlem Renaissance exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Read here about how it came together, particularly through loans from traditionally Black colleges that collected works that major institutions overlooked.
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Online Talk with the Last Tuesday Society
I’m excited to be kicking off the Last Tuesday Society’s Supernatural Mystery Symposium, an online series curated by Shannon Taggart that brings together talks that were part of last summer’s event in the Spiritualist community of Lily Dale, New York. I’ll be speaking on March 3 about the future of the grave, with many fantastic…
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Winter Issue of Fine Books & Collections
The winter issue of Fine Books & Collections magazine—a publication I started editing last year—is out now! I’m proud of how this one came together with a wide range of stories that explore the diverse world of books and collecting. Pick up a copy here (love live print!). I also contributed a short piece about…
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Review in the Christian Century
Jessica Mesman at the Christian Century wrote a review of Grave that you can check out here. She kindly calls it “a digestible history and literary tour of American funerary practices, but it’s not just that. It’s also a case for the dignity of the human person beyond death and a call to keep the…