Early American artists navigated rapidly changing political and social landscapes, while holding a unique responsibility: documenting a nation in flux. As we commemorate America's semiquincentennial, this seminar will explore the ways that artists in the colonial and early American periods utilized subjects, color, and technique to reflect on an emerging nation and create a burgeoning […]
Join us at MESDA for another featured spot talk, this time in celebration of Indigenous People's Day on October 12. Reflect on the myriad ways that indigenous peoples influenced the decorative arts of the South. This guided tour is included with your standard admission ticket.
American colonists and Americans in the new republic experienced one constant: change. From changing political identities, geographic boundaries, and conceptions of freedom, American lives constantly evolved. This seminar will explore the ways that craftspeople and cabinetmakers navigated this ever-shifting political and social landscape and the ways that they reflected shifting American and European tastes and […]
Learn how southern women exercised power in the early American South. Explore the life and times of Harriet Jacobs, author of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, in rooms from the home where she lived. These guided tours are included with your standard admission. Photo: Harriet Jacobs, 1894
Learn how southern women exercised power in the early American South. At 2:00 PM, join us to learn about the Edenton Tea Party, one of the first organized women's political protests in America. On October 25, 1774, a group of Edenton women led by Penelope (Padgett) Barker (1728-1796) pledged to boycott imported British tea and […]
Learn how southern women exercised power in the early American South. At 3:00 PM, join us to learn about the haube, a cap traditionally worn by Moravian women. The haube was not only intended to be functional, but was also tied with a colored ribbon indicating her "choir", or social class. However, the women of […]
