Civil War

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Additional photos of William Howard’s Writing Desk

Here are some additional photos of the desk, showing the bottom with the printing of the cotton crates and a view of it open.

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Smarthistory videos with Mia curators

In a partnership with the online learning site Smarthistory, Mia’s curators took part in producing videos on some of the key works in our collections:

Two Sides of a Lakota Life on a Beaded Suitcase

Carving out a life after slavery

Making an icon: JFK and the power of media

Premonition or memory? George Grosz’s Remembering

Snakes and petticoats? Making sense of politics at the end of the Civil War

Decoding art: Dürer’s Melencolia I

Work, war, and racism: Bearden’s Factory Workers

Custer’s Last Stand — from the Lakota perspective

Enjoy!

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Bierstadt, The Merced River in Yosemite Object File

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