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On view June 4, 2004–January 30, 2005

As the first guest curator of an installation in the Nancy and Edwin Marks Gallery, renowned writer, critic, and radio show host Kurt Andersen assembled a diverse array of artifacts from the Museum’s permanent collection to illustrate the rapid political, technological, and social changes which burst forth around the pivotal year 1848.



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