Carolyn Nygren Curan writes: “I remembered it was Josiah’s birthday today as I was in the studio making mini replicas of some of the examples of ancient pottery he used in his lectures years ago, but I was two years ahead. (I guess forgetfulness happens with octogenarians, but I sent off a small donation celebrating his life in any case.) Who knows if I’ll be around for his real leap year birthday in 2024! Josiah has always been dear to my heart, and I am always sad when fellow alums do not post on his Facebook page. Thus this note to Brown hoping that others will commemorate his birthdays, perhaps with a gift to his university. I am in two shows this year: Haverford Guild of Craftsmen spring craft show, as well as the miniature show at the Philly/Cherry Hill Hilton in November. I am hoping that I will see some acquaintances from Brown at the Philly show, and I’ll even give you one of my little brown jug minis as a memento of Josiah if you drop by to say hello. COVID-19 messed up studio time and life in general at Quadrangle Independent Living, where I moved in fall of 2019, but things have thankfully pretty much opened up again. The Quadrangle has somewhat the atmosphere of a college campus for the older set with a preponderance of liberal-thinking retired academics, artists, and movers and shakers. I heartily recommend it if you are thinking of changing your domicile. FYI, did you know that Josiah Carberry had some years at Wesleyan after his career at Brown, part of the Carberry legend according to Wikipedia? Although unfortunately not a fan of Carberry, my oldest son Andy is a Wesleyan professor of the humanities specializing in 18th century French literature and Diderot. He gave a lecture here at the Quadrangle on his forthcoming book, Who’s Black and Why? A Hidden Chapter from the Eighteenth-Century Invention of Race, edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Unfortunately, the lecture had to be on Zoom, so I was cheated out of an in person visit. C’est la vie.”
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