“Washington Crossing the Delaware:” the Story Behind the Painting – Zoom Lecture with Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan | FREE
March 19 @ 7:00 pm
Washington Crossing the Delaware, the huge iconic painting depicting the pivotal moment that breathed new life into the Patriot cause on Christmas night, 1776, was revered as a symbol of American freedom and then vilified as a cliché filled with historical errors. Join Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan via Zoom as she relates the truth about that fateful night and the following day, when General George Washington and his rag-tail army defeated the Hessians, rented by King George III, at Trenton, NJ. An independent historian and a docent at The Metropolitan Museum of Art– the museum that owns the painting– Elizabeth will analyze Emanuel Leutze’s celebrated work for its truths and for its poetic license.
Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan is the former Director of Education at the Three Village Historical Society and an educator, writer, and lecturer on art, artists, and American history.
REGISTRATION
This program is free; no museum admission is required. Once registered, you will be emailed a link to the program on March 18th.
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The Long Island Museum
1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 751-0066
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