Lecture: Bannerman’s Island Arsenal with Thom Johnson

Thom Johnson will present the history of Francis Bannerman VI and the arsenal he designed and built on Pollepel Island north of Cold Spring N.Y.. The presentation will cover the Bannerman Catalogues, the history of why and how the arsenal was built, and the Bannerman Castle Trust. Thom has used it’s ruins to educate and inspire artwork, and this show will be illustrated with art and photographs, by Thom and others from his three volume book set inspired by the Bannerman Catalogues.