Virtual 4th of July | Reflections on Independence
William Harring after Eastman Johnson, The Boyhood of Lincoln—An Evening in the Log Hut, 1868, chromolithograph on paper on board, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by Robert H. Allen, John Butler, M. Robert Dussler, Harry Gee, D. Cal McNair, R. Cary McNair, Wm. P. O’Connell, Scott Schwinger, and Joe Sutton, in honor of Robert C. McNair and the Houston Texans at “One Great Night in November, 2009.”
Edward Savage after Robert Edge Pine, Congress Voting Independence, c. 1795, stipple and line engraving on laid paper, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by Robert H. Allen in honor of Robert L. Gerry III at “One Great Night in November, 1991.”
English, Temperance Association Pitcher, c. 1840–50, hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by Jesse H. Jones II at “One Great Night in November, 2011.”
Seth Eastman, Red Jacket, Chief of the Senecas, 1852, watercolor and ink over graphite, with scratching out, on wove paper, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by Kane C. Weiner, David Pustka, Gary Brock, Larry Davis, Wiley George, Bill Pugh, Michael Stewart, James B. Tennant, Bill Thomas, and John Aubrey in honor of Lenoir M. Josey at “One Great Night in November, 2018.”
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Voices of the Past: Reflections on Independence
Thursday, July 1, 2021 / WATCH ONLINE
This entertaining hour of dramatic readings focuses on American identity, what it means for all people, and how the concept of independence and freedom have evolved over time. Documents selected by a panel of scholars and performed by actors are paired with works of art from the Bayou Bend Collection.
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Art Highlights
• William Harring after Eastman Johnson The Boyhood of Lincoln—An Evening in the Log Hut 1868
• Edward Savage after Robert Edge Pine Congress Voting Independence c. 1795
• English Temperance Association Pitcher c. 1840–50
• Seth Eastman Red Jacket, Chief of the Senecas 1852
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