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Printed by James Phillips, British, Description of a Slave Ship, 1789. Engraving. Houghton Library, Gift of O. Peck, 1845, p EB75 A100, TL42422.5.
Join us for a focused discussion with curator John Overholt about the abolitionist broadside on view in the special exhibition Dare to Know.
Join Houghton Library curator John Overholt for an in-depth discussion about one of the most important and consequential prints of the 18th century: Description of a Slave Ship, on display in the special exhibition Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment. Overholt will share insights about how the print argued effectively and urgently for social change.
ADMISSION INFO
$20
Adults
$18
Seniors (65+)
Free
Sundays—free to all!
Free
All students with a valid ID
Free
Harvard ID holders (plus one guest)
Free
Harvard Art Museums Friends
Free
Youth under 18
Free
Cambridge residents (proof of residency required)
Gallery talks are limited to 18 people, and it is required that you reserve your place. At 10am the day of the event, reservations will open and may be arranged online through this form. The gallery talk reservation will also serve as your general museum reservation. If required, visitors will pay the museum admission fee upon arrival.
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