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PRESS RELEASE - For Release 08/01/2024
Media Contact: Mary Amelia Taylor
(334) 353-4692
FOOD FOR THOUGHT LUNCHTIME LECTURE AT THE ARCHIVES
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 AT 12:00PM
ALABAMA, MOTHER MINE: PORTRAITS FROM EARLY ALABAMA
PRESENTED BY BILL EILAND
Eiland will present the history of Alabama's early portraiture, specifically of its white planter class. He will focus on the early settlement of the Black Belt and the region's economic and cultural contributions to the growth of the state. Eiland will also discuss the challenges of studying marginalized groups and investigate the various roles of women in a male dominated society.
A native of Sprott, Alabama, William Underwood Eiland has recently retired after thirty-three years of service to the University of Georgia as director of the Georgia Museum of Art. He has written, edited and contributed to over sixty publications. In 2013, Eiland received the Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his contributions to the field on a national and international level from the American Alliance of Museums. Most recently in 2017, he received the Governor's Award for his service to Georgia's Arts and Humanities. He is presently working on a history of the arts and artists of Alabama; a collection of the correspondence of Edith Wharton and Bernard Berenson; and his notes and observations on visits to the graves of distinguished American and European men and women.
The Alabama Department of Archives and History is the state's government-records repository, a special-collections library and research facility, and home to the Museum of Alabama, the state history museum. It is located in downtown Montgomery, directly across Washington Avenue from the State Capitol. The Museum of Alabama is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30am to 4:30pm. The EBSCO Research Room is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30am to 4:30pm. To learn more, visit archives.alabama.gov or call (334) 242-4364.
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