Feldman analysts is artistic portrayals of the American Revolution and civil war. She talks about the influence of paintings, sculptures, in memorials on how history is remembered. The Smithsonian Associates host to this event. Today we are going to look at the American Revolution and civil war, in particular, but a little beyond that. Controversies about the stories we tell. I am going to focus, because it is impossible to cover such an amount of material in one top. Im going to focus in particular on the nations capital, and the public buildings on the mall, which is after all, the centerpiece of american political culture, and our public culture, where people come from all around the world, and the country to participate in government, to learn about government, to understand our heritage. So i thought what is it we say to those people when they come to washington . What have been some of the controversies . What are some of the issues we should be aware of . And what is missing . S
To learn about government, understand our heritage, so i thought, what is it we say to those people when they come to washington . What have been some of the controversies . What are some of the issues we should be aware of and what is missing . That is going to be my focus with the Capital Building here, rotunda, and of course the mall which stretches all the way back , down to the Lincoln Memorial. Building Capitol Building with its great paintings by John Trumbull of the American Revolution and at the opposite end of the mall, the Lincoln Memorial commemorating the civil war and Abraham Lincolns role. Also up at the capital and is another littleknown memorial. There was an oped in the Washington Post a couple days ago about this memorial, the ulysses s. Grant memorial, which is there at the foot of the Capitol Building. It and the Lincoln Memorial were dedicated in 1922, the same year, yet they represent two different approaches to telling the story of america and the civil war. Of
Available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. Next on American History tv, art historian Judy Scott Feldman analyzes artistic portrayals of the American Revolution and civil war. She talks about the influence of painting, sculptors, and memorials on how history is remembered. The Smithsonian Associates posted this event. Posted this event. We are going to look at the American Revolution and civil that. Ut a little beyond controversies about the stories we tell. I am going to focus, because it is impossible to cover such an amount of material in one talk, i will focus on the capital and the public buildings on the mall , which is the centerpiece of American Political Culture and our public culture where people come from all around the world in country to participate government, to learn about government, understand our heritage, so i thought, what is it we say to those people when they come to washington . What have been some of the controversies . What are some of the i
It will feelchillier. Still watching for a chance of wet snow on friday morning. More about that and the cold coming upats to come in a few minutes. Lets go to melissa. Good morning, chuck. Taking a look at northbound Georgia Avenue at bel pre road. Your alternates, connecticut avenue, arctic avenue wilu get round this. Right now we have that closure as yourehbeading nond. Southbound not affected. Inbound suitland parkway lan blocked. No access to the douglas bridge. Right lane getting by that work zone. Arlington westbound 66 eaffairfx drf a crash there on northbound 95. Disabled tractor trailer, aaron . Melissa, thank you. Win begin with bre news in Silver Spring. Melissa just talked about this. Right now Georgia Avenue is shut down at bel pre road because of theiery crash. This is the traffic camera. The car was fully engulfed in flames when Montgomery County firefighters arrived last night. Four people were hurt and taken to the hospital. Well have a live report from the scene comi
And 28 in clinton, maryland. Dry weather. Temperatures will climb into the upper 40s with a mix of and sunshine. More cloudy in the morning, few fmore peeks sunshine in the afternoon. Todays high, only one degree cooler tha erage, 49 degrees today. Well talk more about the snow chances and potential for amounts of snow, which melissa dont look as good today as they dadid yest all right. Well keep an eye on it. Thank you, chuck. Rockville, northboundeorgia avenue belprin roadblo lanes. We have conflicts information about whais exactly shut down and what you can use to turn to get around it. Inner loop, outer loop of th beltway, no problems. Two different water main breaks in d. C. And wisconsin and pa tomic lanes anocked there. Right le blocked and eastbound two left lanes getting by the zone. Eun . Melissa, thank you. We begin with a breaking news story in silver spring. Right now Georgia Avenue is shut down at bel pre road because of this fierycrash. You can see from the traffic cam r