Gallery Talk

Matthew Warshauer, Ph.D. will present a Gallery Talk in conjunction with the Art Museum’s current exhibition A House Divided: Photography and the Civil War. Dr. Warshauer is a professor of history at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut. His areas of expertise include American political, constitutional, and presidential history with a special focus on the rise and demise of party systems; the Civil War and slavery; martial law and civil liberties; and conceptions of patriotism and nationalism. The author of numerous books and articles, Dr. Warshauer has written extensively on Andrew Jackson, slavery and the Civil War. His published titles include Andrew Jackson in Context (NOVA Science Publishers, 2009), Connecticut in the American Civil War: Slavery, Sacrifice and Survival (Wesleyan University Press, 2011), and Inside Connecticut and the Civil War: Essays on One State's Struggles (Wesleyan University Press, 2014). This event is free and open to the public but space is limited; registration is requested. For questions or more information contact Rochelle Oakley at roakley@usj.edu or 860.231.5743.