“Poetic Likeness” provided a documentary record of modernist poetry through compelling portraits—from the museum’s collection—and included extensive quotations from each poet.

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A Will of Their Own: Judith Sargent Murray and Women of Achievement in the Early Republic
Exhibited April 20, 2012 through September 2, 2013

Meet eight remarkable women from the early days of this nation. This installation brought together eight portraits of prominent 18th century American women.

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1812: A Nation Emerges
Exhibited June 15, 2012 through January 27, 2013

Through portraits and objects this exhibition narrated this pivotal event in American history and highlighted individuals who influenced The War of 1812.

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The Confederate Sketches of Adalbert Volck
Exhibited March 30, 2012 through January 21, 2013

Adalbert Volck's pictorial propogranda vilified Lincoln, abolitionists, and Union soldiers in his publication Sketches from the Civil War in North America.






Juliette Gordon Low and the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts
January 13, 2012 through January 6, 2013

On March 12, 1912 the American Girl Guides was founded; renamed Girl Scouts of the USA in 1913, the organization celebrated its centennial in 2012.












PAST  EXHIBITIONS:
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