Abraham lincolns life through 4s and portraits and discusses idiosyncrasies like what his close reveal about his health, or why he chose certain photographers. The university of st. Mary hosted this 90 minute event. Good evening. My name is brian lebeau. I would like to welcome you to the 18th annual university of st. Mary lincoln event. Featuring Smithsonian National portrait gallery Senior Historian david seymour. How Abraham Lincoln used photography for politics. A special welcome to the crew from cspan. They will be covering this event broadcast on cspan tv. As a reminder, when we open the floor to questions, be sure to use the microphones. Will not be, you heard on television and you will miss your big media event. Our speaker tonight david ward joined to the National Portrait gallery in 1981. He oversees the sections devoted to the antebellum age as well as the gallery and the ongoing exhibit 20th century americans. David was cocurator of an awardwinning exhibition hide and seek
Good evening. My name is brian lebeau. You to like to welcome the 18th annual university of st. Mary lincoln event. Featuring Smithsonian National portrait gallery Senior Historian david seymour. How Abraham Lincoln used photography for politics. A special welcome to the crew from cspan. When we open the floor to questions, be sure to use the microphones. Our speaker tonight david ward joined to the National Portrait gallery in 1981. He oversees the sections devoted to the antebellum age as well as the gallery and the ongoing exhibit 20th century americans. David was cocurator of an awardwinning exhibition hide and seek difference and desires in american portraiture. He is rehanging the hall of president s. The american origins space. As well as curating a new exhibit on the photographer barrio testee no. Testino. David has another civil war exhibit on display now. Alexander gardner photographs. It includes several lincoln photographs. I saw it last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. This
And continue watching booktv all weekend long for more nonfiction authors and books. Visit booktv. Org for more of the weekends television schedule. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books continues on cspan2. Next Stephen Mansfield talk about lincoln. This is a little under an hour. Thank you. Its good to see you this afternoon. They tell me the best of all of them. Ive been told for the last 45 not really. Im excited about talking to you about this afternoon about lynn on and his faith. One of my areas of fashion and writing about president ial faith. Thats not just because im disagree intrigued how what a president believes theologically. Its because i think we come to the cob collusion, i think we have come to understand that religion forms the world view out of which an executive leader leads. The decision they make. What they choose, what they believe about the middle east, what they believe about morality and everything from sex to education to family to foreign poll. So i dont
As the new Chief Conservation Officer for the National Audubon Society, Marshall Johnson is tasked with addressing unprecedented climate change and biodiversity crises that birds are facing.
As the new Chief Conservation Officer for the National Audubon Society, Marshall Johnson is tasked with addressing unprecedented climate change and biodiversity crises that birds are facing.