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The Art of the American Revolution: A Conversation with Ken Burns

Mark the 250th anniversary year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a conversation featuring filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, historians Philip Deloria and Jane Kamensky, and art historian Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw. Enjoy special excerpts from the PBS series The American Revolution that feature objects from The Met collection, highlighting the creative process of visual storytelling. The conversation provides an opportunity to reflect on the continued relevance of historical imagery and the power of art to explore varied narratives of the country’s founding.

This program is made possible by the Jerome Levy Foundation, in honor of Marvin Schwartz.


Contributors

Introduced by Sylvia Yount, Lawrence A. Fleischman Curator in Charge of the American Wing, The Met

Ken Burns, filmmaker
Sarah Botstein, filmmaker
Jane Kamensky, President and CEO, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
Philip Deloria, Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History, Harvard University
Moderated by Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, James and Nan Wagner Farquhar Professor of History of Art, University of Pennsylvania


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