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DESCRIPTION:"The Art of Memorializing the Civil War" by Susan Cumbey\, Fort
  Ward Museum and Historic Site.  In the years following the Civil War\, a 
 significant effort was made to commemorate and honor the service and sacri
 fices of its participants through public monuments\, paintings and prints.
   The memorial movement that emerged in the last quarter of the 19th centu
 ry and into the early 20th century was fueled by the growth of veterans' o
 rganizations\, civic interest in honoring those who served\, and the natio
 nal effort to adorn public spaces.  This lecture will present an overview 
 of commemorative Civil War art\, with selected examples ranging from sculp
 tural monuments to cycloramas.  
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SUMMARY:Civil War Lecture by Susan Cumbey on May 21\, 2015
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CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum,Lyceum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria
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 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=9832\n\n"The Art of Memorializi
 ng the Civil War" by Susan Cumbey\, Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site.  I
 n the years following the Civil War\, a significant effort was made to com
 memorate and honor the service and sacrifices of its participants through 
 public monuments\, paintings and prints.  The memorial movement that emerg
 ed in the last quarter of the 19th century and into the early 20th century
  was fueled by the growth of veterans' organizations\, civic interest in h
 onoring those who served\, and the national effort to adorn public spaces.
   This lecture will present an overview of commemorative Civil War art\, w
 ith selected examples ranging from sculptural monuments to cycloramas.  \n
 \nThis spring\, we turn our attention to the end of the war\, and its afte
 rmath . . . the ways that Americans viewed the struggle by 1865\, and bega
 n to form their own understanding of it even as veterans were still return
 ing from battlefields.  How would the nation heal this great wound\, and H
 AS it entirely healed 150 years later?\n\nEach presentation will be held i
 n the Lecture Hall of The Lyceum --- Alexandria's History Museum.  Seating
  is limited.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nContact Phone: 703.746.4994\nFees: A don
 ation of $5 is requested for each program\; $17 if you pay for all 4 lectu
 res in advance.  Seating is limited\, so please reserve your space early b
 y visiting the Historic Alexandria Museum Store in person\, online at the 
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  Fort Ward Museum\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n\nImport
  this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal
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SUMMARY:Civil War Lecture by Susan Cumbey
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