Posted on October 17th, 2011 by Jennifer Dome
There are two weeks left in October, two weeks more of National Arts and Humanities Month. As the president said in 2009, “Throughout our nation’s history, the power of the arts and humanities to move people has built bridges and enriched lives, bringing individuals and communities together through the resonance of creative expression. It is [...]
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Posted on May 17th, 2011 by plawsonahf
The Alabama Humanities Foundation will sponsor a traveling exhibition called “Journey Stories” in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution beginning June 25 in Jasper. This post is the first in a series that will highlight our own personal journey stories. Our stories may include how our ancestors traveled from far away lands to come to America, [...]
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Posted on March 2nd, 2011 by rstewartahf
AHF Recognizes Women’s History Month During March, we will feature a series of blog posts focusing on Women’s History Month. Please join us in the discussion and comment with your own opinions and tales. As February—Black History Month—turns to March—Women’s History Month—it’s worth noting that three women played key roles in recording the African-American experience [...]
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Posted on January 12th, 2011 by bwhetstoneahf
In our rented Outback, we glide in awe through the New Mexico deserts and mountains, a treasure trove of southwestern American history, reveling in the jewel-toned landscape that fades from reds to purples, to browns to yellows and beyond. Eyes feasting on the constantly changing scenery from Albuquerque to Farmington, we are certain our journey [...]
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Posted on October 27th, 2010 by sperryahf
This post is written in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month. We are highlighting different humanities topics that we are passionate about and hope you’ll share your passions with us too! Our recent blog “assignment” was to write about a work of art or literature that made a significant impression on us at a [...]
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Posted on October 5th, 2010 by Jennifer Dome
This post is written in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month. We are highlighting different humanities topics that we are passionate about and hope you’ll share your passions with us too! Remember the scene in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” when Ferris’s best friend Cameron stands before Georges Seurat’s giant painting, A Sunday on La [...]
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Posted on October 1st, 2010 by bwhetstoneahf
This post is written in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month. We are highlighting different humanities topics that we are passionate about and hope you’ll share your passions with us too! I was in high school when Charlie Brown made his debut in America’s daily newspapers on October 2, 1950. I had long been [...]
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Posted on October 1st, 2010 by Jennifer Dome
October is here…fall weather, football, and pumpkins abound. But one more reason to celebrate the 10th month is National Arts and Humanities Month. During October, we at the Alabama Humanities Foundation will bring you a series of blog posts highlighting some of our favorite humanities topics. These could be art history, literature, film studies…whatever we [...]
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Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by rstewartahf
In a previous blog post, I described a visit to two sites in Washington, the new U.S. Capitol Visitors Center and the Folger Shakespeare Library, where Alabamians have become somewhat notable fixtures. In the case of the visitors center, it is the statue of Helen Keller as a child. At the Folger, it is a [...]
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Posted on May 14th, 2010 by kcrawfordahf
Wesley Higgins, an artist involved in AHF’s 50th-anniversary celebration of To Kill a Mockingbird, decided to do some major research on the history and architecture of his subject, the Monroe County Courthouse in Monroe County, Alabama. Higgins created a LEGO® sculpture replica of the Old Courthouse, which can be viewed here, and he even blogged [...]
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