Spies Like Us! Nathan Hale and Major Andre
Art - Exhibit
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Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, June 5, 2009 - September 20, 2009 |
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| Suggested Audiences: | Elders, Adult, College, High School, Middle School, Elementary, Preschool, Toddler, Infant | |
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Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury Street Worcester, MA 01609 |
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| Cost: | Free with Museum admission. | |
| Description: | It all began with a book donation to the WAM Library Book Sale in 2007. A box of old books was donated to the Library along with a host of art books from a friend of the Museum. WAM Librarian Debby Aframe looked through the box and found a very old book inscribed "Nathan Hale, 1769." It turns out that this book belonged to America's most famous spy, Nathan Hale. It was most likely one of Hale's textbooks from Yale College. There are few known signatures of Nathan Hale in the world, and one of them will be on view at WAM this summer. The Museum owns two famous depictions of the capture of Major André, the revolutionary spy for the British that led to the exposure of Benedict Arnold as a traitor. Bring the family to the galleries and learn about two of the most famous spies in American history, our patriot Nathan Hale and Britain's Major André. They were more like us than you think! | |
| More Information: |
Website: http://www.worcesterart.org/Exhibitions/nathan_hale.html E-mail: information@worcesterart.org Entered by: Worcester Art Museum |
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Created: April 6, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Last Modified: September 9, 2009 at 10:28 AM
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