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New Opera At Interlochen To Salute The Life Of 19th-Century Sculptor Edmonia Lewis

In the spring of 2024, Interlochen Arts Academy will present the staged premiere of the opera Edmonia by award-winning composer William Banfield. The opera celebrates Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907), the ...
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50 Photos From American Life in the 19th Century

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. What was life in America like a century or more ago? We ...
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Selection of 19th-Century American Art, Including Many Hudson River School Artists, Heads to Auction

An assortment of notable 19th-century American art, headlined by mainstays of the Hudson River School, will go under the hammer live on Jan. 18 at Christie’s Rockefeller Center in New York City. The ...
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The most photographed American of the 19th century had ties to New Bedford

NEW BEDFORD – Frederick Douglass is called a social reformer, abolitionist, writer, statesman and now the most photographed American of the 19th century. According to the American Writers Museum, his ...
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Christie’s to Offer a Selection of 19th-Century American Art in January

A group of 19th-century American art, mostly from two private Texas collections, will be offered at Christie’s on Jan. 19 alongside the Americana Week marquee sales. Leading the group is In the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

19th-Century America’s Partisan Warfare

In a new book, Smithsonian curator Jon Grinspan examines the history of America’s furious and fractious politics Jon Grinspan - Curator, political history, National Museum of American History ...
The Economist

The defiant artistry of 19th-century African-American potters

THE COUPLETS, incised in a lively cursive when the clay was still wet, leap from the jars. They wrap around the big-bellied pots just beneath their rims, as if anticipating their fullness once packed ...
NBC News

‘The Gilded Age’ gives viewers a rare glimpse into the 19th-century Black elite

In HBO’s new series “The Gilded Age,” a frequently glossed-over aspect of Black history is put in the spotlight. Textbooks documenting this time in history would have you believe that the era’s rapid ...

Antique or Imitation? A Field Guide for Furniture Hunting.

From the joints to the fasteners to the finish, every piece of furniture offers clues about its age. Here’s how to read them.
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The most photographed American of the 19th century had New Bedford ties. Can you guess who?

NEW BEDFORD — Frederick Douglass is called a social reformer, abolitionist, writer, statesman and now the most photographed American of the 19th century. According to the American Writers Museum, his ...