Revolution Close to Home: "Founding Collections: How Presidential Art Helped Envision a New Nation" Lecture by Dr. Michelle Erhardt - CNU Art History

Revolution Close to Home: "Founding Collections: How Presidential Art Helped Envision a New Nation" Lecture by Dr. Michelle Erhardt - CNU Art History

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Dr. Michelle Erhardt examines what the first four presidents, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison, chose to display in their homes, revealing how their taste in art merged with their political ideals and offered a blueprint for the nation they hoped to build.

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September 14, 2026 - September 14, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
City of Newport News

Christopher Newport University - Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center - Torggler Lecture Hall 102
1 Avenue of the Arts
Newport News, VA 23606

Category: Lecture/Seminar