Author: Jess Park, Guest Contributor

About

Interpretive Media Specialist Jess Park produces and evaluates the Object Stories initiative and other interactive resources at the Portland Art Museum. She previously taught art history at Northern Virginia Community College and has held positions at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and The Phillips Collection Center for the Study of Modern Art.

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