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Objects of Memory: Washington and Material Culture
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Cambridge Public Library Main Lecture Hall, and livestreaming (hybrid event)Dates & Times
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To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies will present Washington in American Memory, a seven-part speaker series. All events take place at the Cambridge Public Library, and will also be livestreamed.
Consider how Americans understand atistic depictions of Washington and the Revolution, featuring:
- Zara Anishanslin, author of The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution and Associate Professor of History and Art History at the University of Delaware
- Erica E. Hirshler, Croll Senior Curator of American Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
This speaker series is made possible through the generous support of America's National Parks, a nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. It is presented in partnership by the National Park Service/Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, History Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge Historical Commission, and Cambridge MA250.
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