Emanuel Leutze: Myth and Memory

Please join us for this alternative offering of our traditional Francis Scott Key Lecture Series. 

What prompts a German-born artist to create a massive painting illustrating a major turning point in the American War of Independence 75 years after the event without a commission? This virtual lecture will discuss how Leutze romanticized the past by examining the artistic choices he made in creating his painting Washington Crossing the Delaware and his other work owned by the Maryland Center for History and Culture, Settlement of Maryland by Lord Baltimore.

Alice W. Schwarz is an Independent Museum Educator with over 37 years of experience working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art engaging audiences with original works of art. She is on the faculty at Bank Street College of Education in the Museum Education Graduate Program and adjunct faculty Instructor at School of Visual Arts, New York City. 

This virtual program is free and open to all audiences. Registration is required. After registering for the program, attendees will receive an automated confirmation email with connection instructions. 

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