Pete Lesher, the chief curator for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will be the Lunch & Learn speaker for the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library on Monday, March 5, 2018 at noon. Lesher will give an illustrated talk on the stunning black-and-white work of Dutch-born photographer Robert de Gast. His photography documents the work of oystermen, Chesapeake lighthouses, and the photographer’s explorations of the Bay from the 1960s through the 1990s. Robert de Gast’s Chesapeake is the subject of a special exhibition at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum through April 8, 2018.
Pete Lesher is chief curator at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, where he has served on staff since 1991 and now oversees museum collections, exhibitions, and programs. He graduated Lafayette College, holds an MA in history from Columbia University, and studied maritime history at Mystic Seaport’s summer Munson Institute for American Maritime Studies. His civic work includes serving as an elected member of the Easton Town Council, chairing the St. Michaels Historic District Commission, and appointments by the governor to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority and the Maryland Humanities Council.
The Friends of the Library are sponsors of the speaker series and everyone is invited to bring their lunch or a snack and enjoy coffee and dessert provided by the library. For more information you can check the library website at www.tcfl.org or call (410) 745-5877.