Artists & Curators

Dianne Brennan '19

Maura B. Conley '16

Abigail B. Conner '15

Nicole A. Conte '15

Victoria Perez-Zetune '16

Savannah Rose '17

Kaylyn L. Sawyer '17

Caroline M. Wood '15

Zoe Yeoh '18

Advisor & Editor: Shannon Egan, Gettysburg College

Consultant: Lauren H. Roedner, Gettysburg College

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Exhibit Dates

January 23 - March 7, 2015

Reception Date

January 23, 2015

Description

An exhibit curated by the students in the course, “Art and Public Policy”—Diane Brennan, Maura Conley, Abigail Conner, Nicole Conte, Victoria Perez-Zetune, Savannah Rose, Kaylyn Sawyer, Caroline Wood and Zoe Yeoh—selected objects of material and print culture from Angelo Scarlato’s private collection to investigate public representations of a newly freed population as well as their more personal perspectives.

See the full exhibit catalog here.

Document Type

Image

Keywords

Civil War, Battle of Gettysburg, United States Colored Troops, USCT, African American, black soldier, Gettysburg College, emancipation, freedom, citizenship, artifact, exhibit, Harper's Weekly, Frederick Douglass, slavery, daguerreotype

 
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