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Mindprints: Thoreau's Material Worlds

Mindprints: Thoreau's Material Worlds

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11/14/24 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST

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Website: http://concordmuseum.org
Location: Concord Museum
53 Cambridge Tpke
Concord, MA 01742
United States

Event Description

Henry David Thoreau accumulated a variety of tools, art, and natural specimens throughout his life as a homebuilder, surveyor, and collector. Ivan Gaskell, professor of cultural history and museum studies at Bard Graduate Center and author of Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material World, will be joined by Concord Museum Curator David Wood for a conversation on Thoreau’s interactions with everyday objects and how they shaped his thoughts.

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KEYWORDS concord museum , henry david thoreau , mindprints
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