"I had no IDEA!" Rufus Porter in Art, Invention, and Publishing
Laura Sprague, Independent Curator

Attributed to Rufus Porter Probably Portland, Maine Thomas Long (1798-1841), ca. 1815-1817 Watercolor on paper

Aerial Navigation: The Practicability of Traveling Pleasantly and Safely from New-York to California in Three Days, Fully Demonstrated 1849

Rufus Porter and Stephen Twombly Porter Westwood, Massachusetts Francis Howe House first-floor hall, cycle dated 1838 distemper paint on plaster

Rufus Porter and Stephen Twombly Porter Westwood, Massachusetts Francis Howe House first-floor stair mural (detail), dated 1838 distemper paint on plaster
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