Event Details
When
02/13/2009 - 3:00pm
Where
Hewes Library/Monmouth College
700 E Broadway
Monmouth, IL, 61462-1963United States
County:
Warren
Fee:
Free. Open to the Public.
This multimedia presentation examines contemporary appearances of the beloved stovepipe-hatted president in unlikely places: musicals, Pulitzer Award-winning plays about card hustlers by playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, episodes of The Simpson's, and in ads for sleep medications. Just how does Lincoln's legacy play out for artists and audiences now? What is the relationship between recent historical findings and new representations of Abraham Lincoln?
