Salem as Muse: Harriet Low with Karina Corrigan

Join Karina Corrigan, Deputy Chief Curator, The H.A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art, for the next installment in our Salem as Muse curator talk series. Hear the fascinating story of Harriet Low, an adventurous Salem woman who lived in China from 1828 to 1833. Her vivacious portrait is on display in PEM’s Asian Export Art gallery.

Salem as Muse programs explore a diverse range of subjects that connect to the unique history and character of Salem through the PEM collection. This program is part of Salem 400+ celebrations. Explore all of PEM's Salem 400+ activities at pem.org/salem400.

About the presenter

Karina Corrigan, Deputy Chief Curator, The H.A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art
Karina Corrigan's interests center on the material culture of global connections. She supports PEM's Chief Curator in leading the curatorial program and supervises a cohort of curators to advance PEM’s exhibitions and collection initiatives. In her curatorial practice she oversees the largest, most comprehensive public collection of art made in China, Japan and South Asia for export to other cultures. Corrigan lectures and publishes on many aspects of Asian Export art and has organized numerous exhibitions at PEM, including Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China and Japanomania! Japanese Art Goes Global. She served as the coordinating curator at PEM for Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks. Corrigan received a BA in Art History and Medieval Renaissance Studies from Wellesley College, an MS in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture. Corrigan received a 2019 Award of Excellence from the Association of Art Museum Curators for her work on PEM’s Asian Export Art gallery. Follow @asianexportart on Instagram.