Eyes of the Nation: A Visual History of the United States
When:
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 7:00p -
8:30p
Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017 7:00p -
8:30p
Where:
Lexington Depot
13 Depot Square
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
Admission:
$10.00
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
http://www.lexingtoncommunityed.org/detail.php?q=SEON
”Eyes of the Nation,” presented by author, curator, and visual historian Harry L. Katz offers compelling commentary and engaging images comprising a timeline of American history from the Colonial Era to the present.
Ranging from Ben Franklin’s 1754 first American political cartoon, “Join, or Die,” to photographs portraying the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, these images include the first photograph of a human face, an 1839 self-portrait by Philadelphia photographer Robert Cornelius and Civil War photographs by Mathew Brady and his colleagues.
Harry L. Katz is a former Head Curator in the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress (1991-2004). An accomplished author and visual historian his recent books include Mark Twain’s America, Civil War Sketch Book: Drawings from the Battlefront, Baseball Americana: Treasures of the Library of Congress and Herblock: The Life and Work of the Great Political Cartoonist.
Pre-registration strongly recommended. To register, using a VISA or MasterCard, please contact Lexington Community Education at 781 862 8043.
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