Undaunted was supported in part by Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Connelly Foundation, Pennsylvania Humanities Council, Evelyn Stefansson Nef Foundation, and Commerce Bank.
Undaunted: Five America Explorers, 1760 – 2007
104 S. 5th Street
June 22, 2007 – December 28, 2008
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Exhibition type
What does it take to be an Explorer? Find five intrepid individuals who shared a sense of adventure and the courage to explore the unknown: David Rittenhouse in the 18th century, John James Audubon, Titian Ramsay Peale, and Elisha Kent Kane in the 19th century, and Ruth Patrick who bridged the 20th and 21st centuries.
Each of these explorers had a Philadelphia connection and each was a member of the American Philosophical Society. All five had wonderful stories to tell. They were profiled in the exhibition using portraits, watercolors, sketches, maps, rare books, ship models, specimens, and the essential instruments of discovery—clocks, compasses, telescopes, and microscopes. The objects were drawn largely from the Society's important history of science collections.