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Now I am Ice; Now I am Sorrel – Amy Ragus at Thoreau Farm

Amy Ragus Natural Encounters: On and off the trails at Fruitlands and Walden As an extension to her current exhibition at Fruitlands Museum, Amy Ragus will be showing several photo-collages at Thoreau Farm from July 4 – July 22. Ragus’ more »

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National Slave Museum Imperiled

From The New York Times: FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — It’s been 10 years since L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first elected black governor, unveiled a plan to build the United States National Slavery Museum on 38 acres here. It was to more »

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The Strange History of the Indian Trade Blanket

Slate Magazine’s Julia Felsenthal asks: Why are these prints suddenly so popular? And what, if anything, do these Native American or Navajo prints have to do with Native American textiles? Read the full article and view a slideshow at: http://www.slate.com/slideshow/arts/the-strange-history-of-the-indian-blanket#slide_1

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