Paul Glenshaw

Paul Glenshaw's career covers several disciplines, all fueling the same goal: storytelling. In addition to being a longtime lecturer, drawing instructor, and tour leader for the Smithsonian and other organizations, he is a documentary filmmaker and practicing artist. He specializes in French American stories, studying artist history and military history in tandem, with particular emphasis on 18th, 19th, and early-20th century subjects. He has traveled and filmed across northern France, including Normandy, for his documentary The Lafayette Escadrille, which is streaming on the PBS Passport platform. Art+History is his long-running popular lecture series initially created for the Smithsonian Associates and has been presented in person and online to public and private groups around the country. His Art+History presentations on masterworks like The Raft of the Medusa and Guernica have led him into the worlds of French maritime history on the Atlantic Coast and the spiritual heart of the Basque region of northern Spain. He is an expert in the history of early aviation and was a longtime contributor to Air & Space Smithsonian magazine. His articles have appeared as diverse as Racquet magazine and the Folger Library’s Shakespeare and Beyond blog. A lifetime resident of the Washington, DC are, he is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis.

 

Language spoken: English