August 07, 2021
By Alexandra Izzard, '22
This past June, the WPAMC classes of 2021 and 2022 embarked on a week-long trip to explore the history and decorative arts of the Mid-Atlantic. Along this trip we stopped in Annapolis, Maryland where we were lucky to visit the Hammond-Harwood House. In 1773 Matthias Hammond, a newly elected delegate of the Maryland General Assembly, moved to Annapolis and commissioned English architect William Buckland to build this residence. ...
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August 07, 2021
By Rachael Kane, '22
For many people, the 1920s hold a uniquely enticing historical appeal. Steeped in carnivalesque imagery of flappers, suffrage marches, speakeasies, and jazz music, the charm of the roaring twenties often obfuscates the underlying political unrest of the era.
[caption id="attachment_5178" align="aligncenter" width="470"] Figure 1: Rep. T.S. McMillan of Charleston, S.C. with flappers, Miss Ruth Bennett and Miss Sylvia Clavins, who ...
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July 25, 2021
By Catherine Cyr, '22
After a full year of virtual learning and pandemic restrictions, the WPAMC fellows were ecstatic to get on the road and travel for our first field study trip – the Southern Trip! Our jam-packed itinerary promised to bring us to some of the best historic and cultural heritage sites throughout the mid-Atlantic region, many of which the fellows had never visited before. I especially looked forward to our day in Annapolis, a city ...
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July 11, 2021
By Alexandra Izzard, '22
As spring classes wound down and immediate academic responsibilities came to an end, I had the pleasure of returning to my parent’s home in Los Angeles, California. After a day wandering through galleries, antique shops, and my favorite food haunts, my more athletically inclined partner persuaded me to go on a hike, hoping to explore the foothills of northeast Los Angeles. As I somewhat begrudgingly trudged up the ...
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