BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:America250 CATEGORIES:Lecture CATEGORIES:Museums DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=61505\n\nPATRICK MULLINS\n\n"Riotous Prints and Seditio us Pots: Political Radicalism in the Fine and Decorative Arts on the Eve of the American Revolution"\n \nMONDAY\, November 17\, 2025\nThe Lyceum\, 201 South Washington Street\, 7 P.M. light refreshments\, 7:30 lecture\n As we reflect on the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War\, we tend to think of the Revolution as originating from philosophica l arguments about rights and sovereignty made in political pamphlets by e nlightened American statesmen. But the American Revolution originated thr ough a variety of cultural forms\, including visual and material culture\ , produced in England as well as America. On both sides of the Atlantic\, patrons\, activists\, and producers-including Thomas Hollis\, Benjamin F ranklin\, Paul Revere\, and Josiah Wedgwood-used the fine and decorative arts to engage the emotions of middle-class consumers\, including women. Images could amuse\, anger\, and inspire\, moving ordinary people to poli tical action more effectively than abstract arguments. Through fine art w orks like sculptures and paintings\, consumer goods like punchbowls and t ea pots\, and above all\, mass-produced prints\, English and American rad icals mobilized a large swath of the public in Britain and the colonies a gainst the king's policy\, deploying images in the war of words which con tributed to the outbreak of war itself.\n \nJ. Patrick Mullins is a cultu ral historian serving as Associate Professor of History and Public Histor y Director at Marquette University in Milwaukee. At Marquette\, he teache s courses on architectural preservation\, museum studies\, and 18th centu ry British art. Dr. Mullins is the author of Father of Liberty: Jonathan Mayhew and the Principles of the American Revolution\, and he is writing a new book about the cultural origins of the American Revolution. He has published articles and given talks on a wide range of cultural figures\, from Charles Willson Peale and John Adams to Frederick Law Olmsted and Ra y Bradbury. Dr. Mullins is also developing an exhibition of 18th century art for Spring 2026 in honor of the 250th anniversary of American indepen dence.\n \nPLEASE REGISTER GUESTS WITH karen.d.paul1948@gmail.com. Sugges ted contribution for guests attending a one-time lecture is $10. MEMBERSH IP INFORMATION AND CALENDAR AVAILABLE AT OUR SITE: ALEXANDRIAASSOCIATION. ORG \n\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: Suggested contribution for guests atten ding a one-time lecture is $10.\nAudience: The same as NULL value.\nTags: America250\, Lecture\, Museums\n\nWeb resources:\n\nAlexandria Associati on \nhttps://www.alexandriaassociation.org/calendar\n DTEND:20251118T020000Z DTSTAMP:20251108T002735Z DTSTART:20251118T000001Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Lecture: "Riotous Prints and Seditious Pots" TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:b7962ddf-d66c-4ef4-89ea-f2e856c2a177 URL:https://www.alexandriaassociation.org/calendar X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=61505
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PATRICK MULLINS\n< br />\n
?Riotous Prints and Seditious Pots: Political Radicalism in the Fine and Decorative Arts on the Eve of the American Revolution?\n
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MONDAY\, November 17\, 2025\n
The Lyceum\, 201 South Wash ington Street\, 7 P.M. light refreshments\, 7:30 lecture\n
As we ref lect on the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War\, we tend to think of the Revolution as originating from philosophical argumen ts about rights and sovereignty made in political pamphlets by enlightene d American statesmen. But the American Revolution originated through a va riety of cultural forms\, including visual and material culture\, produce d in England as well as America. On both sides of the Atlantic\, patrons\ , activists\, and producers?including Thomas Hollis\, Benjamin Franklin\, Paul Revere\, and Josiah Wedgwood?used the fine and decorative arts to e ngage the emotions of middle-class consumers\, including women. Images co uld amuse\, anger\, and inspire\, moving ordinary people to political act ion more effectively than abstract arguments. Through fine art works like sculptures and paintings\, consumer goods like punchbowls and tea pots\, and above all\, mass-produced prints\, English and American radicals mob ilized a large swath of the public in Britain and the colonies against th e king?s policy\, deploying images in the war of words which contributed to the outbreak of war itself.\n
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J. Patrick Mullins is a cu ltural historian serving as Associate Professor of History and Public His tory Director at Marquette University in Milwaukee. At Marquette\, he tea ches courses on architectural preservation\, museum studies\, and 18th ce ntury British art. Dr. Mullins is the author of Father of Liberty: Jonath an Mayhew and the Principles of the American Revolution\, and he is writi ng a new book about the cultural origins of the American Revolution. He h as published articles and given talks on a wide range of cultural figures \, from Charles Willson Peale and John Adams to Frederick Law Olmsted and Ray Bradbury. Dr. Mullins is also developing an exhibition of 18th centu ry art for Spring 2026 in honor of the 250th anniversary of American inde pendence.\n
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PLEASE REGISTER GUESTS WITH karen.d.paul1948@gm ail.com. Suggested contribution for guests attending a one-time lecture i s $10. MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION AND CALENDAR AVAILABLE AT OUR SITE: ALEXAND RIAASSOCIATION.ORG \n
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Location: Lyceum\n
Fees: Suggested contribution for guests attending a one-time lecture is $10.\n< br />Audience: The same as NULL value.\n
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