Professor Schlessman Talks About “NOT Average” Specimens

This summer’s Botanical Society of America “Botany 2021” virtual meeting included a special session hosted by the Society of Herbarium Curators called “NOT Your Average Specimen.” Presentations highlighted noteworthy specimens that help to engage stakeholders and contribute to a broader understanding of the importance of herbaria. Professor Schlessman’s talk “Herbarium Specimens as Art,” focused on three specimens
that were included in Mark Dion’s cabinet of curiosities style work “Universal Collection” which was developed by a Vassar class on museums that was co-taught by Dion and Vassar Anthropologist Anne Pike-Tay. You can view to Professor Schlessman’s talk by clicking on the mp4 below, and you can learn more about “Universal Collection” here: https://www.vassar.edu/fllac/about/publications/pages/universal-collection.html