Jay Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religion, will discuss "Thomas Nast and the Making of Modern America" in the Imagining America series on Wednesday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. at The Other Side, a community center located next to the Cafe Domenico, 2011 Genesee St., Utica (across from the Uptown Theater).
Williams will talk about Thomas Nast, America's foremost political cartoonist of the 19th century, active from 1857 until his death in 1902. Williams will exhibit a number of Nast's pictures from his extensive collection to discern Nast's vision of what America could (and can) be and to understand his attacks upon all those who prevented his vision from becoming a reality.
The Imagining America series of lectures is a joint project between Hamilton College and The Other Side which aims to foster a connection between "town" and "gown" through presentations centered in the arts and humanities.
Williams will talk about Thomas Nast, America's foremost political cartoonist of the 19th century, active from 1857 until his death in 1902. Williams will exhibit a number of Nast's pictures from his extensive collection to discern Nast's vision of what America could (and can) be and to understand his attacks upon all those who prevented his vision from becoming a reality.
The Imagining America series of lectures is a joint project between Hamilton College and The Other Side which aims to foster a connection between "town" and "gown" through presentations centered in the arts and humanities.
