Francis Frost

Francis Frost is an independent scholar with over twenty-five years experience researching and studying American art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He has been involved with the Rhode Island Historical Society’s drop scene restoration project for almost two years, assisting with fundraising for the digital restoration and researching the history of the drop scene.

Stories from this author

"The Old Drop-scene" displayed at the Aldrich House, Providence, present day

Digital Restoration Gives New Life to America’s Oldest Theater Curtain

Hybrid restoration approach shows benefits of balancing restoration and integrity for other large or fragile works