This statue . We are all chicagoans. I am going to shame you a little bit, you should know what may be the best sculpture of lincoln from the 19th century, linkin park. Lincoln park. There is free admission there. Aep outside next time, it is amazing sculpture. It is called the standing lincoln. But we will get back to this. I love this material. Hesso moved by lincoln, his error his era. I am in love with his body there are lots of things to say about his photographs. I do not dress up like Abraham Lincoln, even though i am tall and thin my came. Maybe one day. Thatg said that, i realize public history or formative history or living history is really important. Lincoln actors have a wonderful place in history. We have one of them and our history department. I used to give lots of talks like this in the state of illinois leading up to his bicentennial, the bicentennial of the birth of lincoln back of Abraham Lincoln in art andin 2009. He was born in 1809. Illinois is a huge state, and
Ah gus tuss saint gaudin. It is called the standing lincoln. We will get back to this. I love this material. I got to tell you, i am so moved by lincoln and by his era and by the art and imagery about him, the photographs of him. I know it sounds creepy, im in love with his body, and well see in photographs of him theres lots to say. By the way, i know im kind of like old and thin and tall, but i do not dress up like Abraham Lincoln. Maybe one day. But, you know, having said that, you know, i realize public history or Performance History or living history is really, really important. Lincoln enactors have an important place in the way we understand history. So if youre interested in that, we have a wonderful scholar, amy tyson, in the History Department whose specialty that is. I used to give lots of talks like this around the state of illinois in the years leading up to lincolns buy centennial, bicentennial of his birth in 2009. He was born in 1809. I found out that illinois is a huge
It has very rich history. Illinois on booktv with the help of our comcast part nosers next 90 minutes well travel the city and talk with local authors about the history of the area. We start with a look at organized crime in peoria during first half of the 20th century. As we explore the life and times of the shelton brothers gang. A gang war, famous car war erupted for three or four months in 1926 and it was tweeng the shelton brothers and the burger gang. About 40 or 50 men were killed but the shelton this was a vicious gig where fought out and it included the first aerial bombing first and only one of american soil when the sheltons comen deered a biplane and flew other charlie burgers hideout which was a little state lodge called shady rust in illinois and dropped them down. One created only fatality in American Bombing history because this was the only airplane ride we have in american history. I wrote the book because first of all ive had a lifetime interest and ive been around a
It has very rich history. Illinois on booktv with the help of our comcast part nosers next 90 minutes well travel the city and talk with local authors about the history of the area. We start with a look at organized crime in peoria during first half of the 20th century. As we explore the life and times of the shelton brothers gang. A gang war, famous car war erupted for three or four months in 1926 and it was tweeng the shelton brothers and the burger gang. About 40 or 50 men were killed but the shelton this was a vicious gig where fought out and it included the first aerial bombing first and only one of american soil when the sheltons comen deered a biplane and flew other charlie burgers hideout which was a little state lodge called shady rust in illinois and dropped them down. One created only fatality in American Bombing history because this was the only airplane ride we have in american history. I wrote the book because first of all ive had a lifetime interest and ive been around a
Stage devoted to the 1820s and 1860s. Among many of his accomplishments, too many that i could go to tonight. High seeked and difference and desires of americans. Hes working with cureuating new exhibits and portraying americas workers 1750, 2015. Speaking directly to his talk tonight, david has his fourth scene on view now, it is calling dark field of the republican. Alexander garner photograph 1857 to 1872. Which in multitude severals lincoln paragraph. This i mage was the you my remember last year walt wittman was a theme of our lincoln event. I may mention that along the way, with his work of the National Gallery of david ward is a poet and an editor and a literally critic. His poetries was published in 2011 called internal difference. David earned his bachelors degree from the university of rochester and Yale University and england. Please join me in welcoming david ward. [ applause ] thank you, brian, thank you all, i am delighted to be here. We ai want to congratsulatioe portrai