Take a (virtual) trip to the sea! Join curatorial assistants Casey Monahan and Heather Linton to discover sirens and merpeople in Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s painting “A Sea-Spell” and Edward Farrell’s “Pair of Rutland Tazzas,” two elaborately decorated silver vessels. We invite you to continue exploring merpeople at the museums using this online collection “Merpeople! at the Harvard Art Museums:" https://bit.ly/2T0duxL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Dante Gabriel Rossetti, British, “A Sea-Spell,” 1875–77. Oil on canvas. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Grenville L. Winthrop, Class of 1886, 1939.92. https://hvrd.art/o/230614. + Edward Farrell, British, “Rutland Tazzas,” 1826-1828. Silver. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Paul Clarke Stauffer Fund, 2016.111.1-2. https://hvrd.art/o/355801. --- Speakers: + Molly Ryan, Programs Manager, Division of Academic and Public Programs; + Casey Kane Monahan, Cunningham Curatorial Assistant for the Collection; Division of European and American Art. + Heather Linton, Curatorial Assistant for Special Exhibitions and Publications, Division of European and American Art. --- 'Creature Feature' is a series that offers a chance for families with children ages 6 and up to explore magical creatures across the collections through close looking and curious exploration with museum staff. These talks are open to curious explorers of all ages. Recorded Saturday, October 3, 2020. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Video: Casey Monahan, Heather Linton & Stephanie Vecellio. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.