Raven

Chapter Five: Legacy

Today, I talk to Stanley Watson, Raven's nephew, about why the family disregarded Raven's dying wishes and closed his museum. If you like Raven, you might like Gavin's other podcast, The Art of Crime. It's a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts. Raven is a production of Drum and Monkey Media. For images and other cool stuff about Raven, check Gavin's socials. His Instagram and Blue Sky socials are @gavinwhitehead430. Want to get in touch? Feel free to DM or send an email to drumandmonkeymedia@gmail.com [drumandmonkeymedia@gmail.com].

Chapter Four: Who the F**k is Kit Kat Girl?

Early on in the process of researching this miniseries, I learned that a mysterious interior designer had rediscovered a handful of Raven's long-lost wax statues and saved them from certain destruction. Today, I track him down to talk about the rescue effort. If you like Raven, you might like Gavin's other podcast, The Art of Crime. It's a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts. Raven is a production of Drum and Monkey Media. For images and other cool stuff about Raven, check Gavin's socials. His Instagram and Blue Sky socials are @gavinwhitehead430. Want to get in touch? Feel free to DM or send an email to drumandmonkeymedia@gmail.com [drumandmonkeymedia@gmail.com].

Chapter Three: Autopsy of a Wax Museum

Raven liked to tell visitors to the African American Wax Museum that his was the first and only wax museum devoted to Black history. But that wasn't true. Today, we take a trip to the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum of Baltimore. It turns out you learn a lot about why Raven's wax museum died along with him by looking at the establishment in Baltimore. If you like Raven, you might like Gavin's other podcast, The Art of Crime. It's a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts. Raven is a production of Drum and Monkey Media. For images and other cool stuff about Raven, check Gavin's socials. His Instagram and Blue Sky socials are @gavinwhitehead430. Want to get in touch? Feel free to DM or send an email to drumandmonkeymedia@gmail.com [drumandmonkeymedia@gmail.com].

Chapter Two: A New York Story

When Raven Chanticleer died in 2002, his nieces and nephews shuttered the African American Wax Museum and made plans to sell the property, outraging members of the community. Several New Yorkers intervened in an effort to stop the family from destorying Raven's legacy before it was too late. If you like Raven, you might like Gavin's other podcast, The Art of Crime. It's a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts. Raven is a production of Drum and Monkey Media. For images and other cool stuff about Raven, check Gavin's socials. His Instagram and Blue Sky socials are @gavinwhitehead430. Want to get in touch? Feel free to DM or send an email to drumandmonkeymedia@gmail.com [drumandmonkeymedia@gmail.com].

Chapter One: Wax to the Max

Raven Chanticleer was a larger-than-life eccentric and multi-talented artist. In 1989, Raven fulfilled his long-held dream of opening a wax museum devoted to Black history in Harlem. The African American Wax Museum, as it was called, garnered widespread attention in New York and abroad, gaining a reputation as a truly unique institution. In chatper one of Raven, we take a tour of the African American Wax Museum and get to know the founder. If you like Raven, you might like Gavin's other podcast, The Art of Crime. It's a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts. Raven is a production of Drum and Monkey Media. For images and other cool stuff about Raven, check Gavin's socials. His Instagram and Blue Sky socials are @gavinwhitehead430. Want to get in touch? Feel free to DM or send an email to drumandmonkeymedia@gmail.com [drumandmonkeymedia@gmail.com].