Gallery Talk: Graven Images—Symbolism of Life and Death on Early American Graves

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Harvard Art Museums

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What can local 18th-century gravestones tell us about early American craftsmanship and systems of belief? Find out in this gallery talk!

No application or registration needed.

Cost

This Event is free!

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

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  • In-person only.

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Neighborhood 9

Dates and Times

ગુરુવાર, ઓક્ટોબર 31, 12:30PM – 1PM

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Explore the iconography of early American gravestones from New England burial grounds, and gain insight into localized craftsmanship and early American belief systems. These gravestone rubbings are featured in a small installation titled Spiritual Relief, now on view in Gallery 2240.

Free

A brown square with white text is flanked on one side by a skeleton and on the other by a winged man. A head with wings is on top of the square.
ગુરુવાર, ઓક્ટોબર 31, 12:30PM – 1PM
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