City. This conversation took place online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The New York Historical society provided a video. Good evening everyone. Im delighted and have the opportunity to talk to my good friend and professional colleague, harold. I want to remind you that you can ask questions anytime during the program by using the q a buttons. We will get to your questions after the conversation. Lets turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. In the history museum, objects to a lot of heavy lifting and standing in for a larger historical narratives be on the characteristics that define the objects itself. Let us just talk for a moment about the book civil war and 50 objects which inspired this program. Harold, tell us about it and how did the objects help to develop the complex story of the civil war . Its extraordinary, really, because when we undertook this project eight years ago it was difficult to find the objects, although we think they tell the s
Artifacts featured in their joint publication. In this, they discuss objects relateded to the july 1863 draft riots in new york city. This conversation took place online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The New York Historical society provided the video. Good evening, everyone. Im delighted to again have the opportunity to talk with my good friend and professional colleague, Harold Holzer. Before we get started, i want to remind you, you can ask questions anytime during the program by using the q a button at the bottom of in my case, top of your screens. Well get to your questions after our conversation. And now lets turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. In the history museum, objects do a lot of heavy lifting and standing in for larger historical narratives beyond the characteristics that define the object itself. So, lets just talk for a moment about the book, civil war and 50 objects, which inspired this program. Harold, tell us about it and how did
After our conversation. Lets turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. In the history museum, does a lot of heavy lifting and stands in for historical narratives, beyond the characteristics that define the object itself. So, lets just talk for a moment about the civil war and 50 objects, which is why this program. Harold, tell us about it and how the objects can help tell the complex story of the civil war. It is extraordinary, really, because when we undertook this project, eight years ago, it was difficult to find just 50 objects, although we think they tell the story of the war. It is a story of art, as you mentioned, artifacts, art, and objects standing in for the larger story. The story about race, the story about militarization, the story about descent, soldier live, civilian life. But it is also a story about collecting and about the New York Historical society as the trove of this citys lore from the revolutionary periods to today. So i think it is
Button at the bottom of your screen. Well get to questions after our conversation. To lets turn our attention some objects that help us describe the civil war. The history museum, objects do a lot of heavy lifting and standing in for a larger historical narrative be the conditions of the objects themselves. Lets talk about this book, the civil war in 50 objects. Tell us about it and how 50 objects can tell the complex story of the civil war. Its extraordinarily when we undertook this project 18 years ago, it was difficult to find just 50 objects although we think they tell the story of the war. As you tell the story of arts theobjects standing in story about race, militarization, soldier life, civilian life. Its also a story about connecting collecting and the New York Historical society as the trove of this cities lower from the revolutionary period to today. So i think its a double story. Lets start with her objects of the evening. Remarkably topic is aligned with current events. The
Returning to the table. Norton smith, and karl anthony. Tonight, we will start our program with some film. This is the first time that a president and first lady have ever been captured on film in the United States. This rare footage is of president mckinley and mrs. Mckinley arriving on stage at the pan American Exposition in buffalo new york on september 5th, 1901. The data significant because the very next day, the president would be killed by an assassins bullet. Lets look at the footage. What was it about this exhibition that attracted the president want to go in the first place . It was the worlds fair that cannot have been better time. It was a celebration and some waves of americas new place in the world. And the mckinley presidency was surprising in many ways. Mckinley had been identified throughout his political career through protectionism. He would be the president who took the country on to the world stage next to hawaii in 1898. Fought the spanish american war. From a rep