This exhibition expanded the narrow boundaries that once defined drawing and portraiture.
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A Will of Their Own:
Judith Murray and Women of Achievement in the Early Republic
Exhibited April 20, 2012 through Sept. 2, 2013
Meet eight remarkable women from the early days of this nation.
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One Life: Amelia Earhart
Exhibited June 29, 2012 through May 27, 2013
Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of her disappearance, this one-room exhibition brought together a selection of portraits of Earhart in all artistic mediums.
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Poetic Likeness: Modern American Poets
Exhibited October 12, 2012 through April 28, 2013
“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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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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