Gallery Talk

Exhibition Tour—Photography and the American Civil War and The Civil War and American Art

Saturday, July 20, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Page Knox
Jeff L. Rosenheim, Curator in Charge, Department of Photographs, MMA

Gallery 534 (Vélez Blanco Patio) Show location on map

Visit both exhibitions to compare and contrast how artists used photography and painting to document and reflect on the Civil War, and explore what each medium can uniquely convey.

This program is made possible by The Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts.

Assistive listening devices are available.Assistive listening devices are available.

Free with Museum admission

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William Hogarth  (British, 1697–1764) | Scholars at a Lecture (detail), January 1736 | 91.1.35

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