Objects of Memory: Washington and Material Culture (Main/Virtual)
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Cambridge Public Library
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This Event is free!
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- In-person only.
Main Library
Mid Cambridge
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
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Dates and Times
Thursday, February 5 6PM – 7:30PM
Additional information
To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies will present Washington in American Memory, a seven-part speaker series.
Consider how Americans understand the material culture of Washington and the Revolution, including art and clothing, featuring:
- Zara Anishanslin, author of The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution and Associate Professor of History and Art History at the University of Delaware
- Horace Ballard, author of Superfine: George Washington and the Free and Enslaved Men Who Dressed Him (forthcoming) and the Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. Curator of American Art at the Harvard Art Museums
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Last updated January 6, 2026.
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