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Do you love to get handwritten letters? Are you worried about the future of letters in this techno-social world?
We invite you to join Alice Lecesse Powers as she leads this seminar to explore the art of letter writing.
Enjoy these highlights of the day:
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Learn about great historical letters housed in the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art
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Hear actors read letters of both the famous—
Mark Twain, Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Ernest Hemingway—and ordinary citizens writing
about the joys and travails of everyday life
Participate in a discussion of the future of the letter in the age of the Internet and the struggling U.S. Postal Service, and a look at a movement to preserve the hand-written letter.
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The Art of the Letter
(Much More Than a Tweet)
Sat., June 9 at 10:30 AM
Daytime Seminar
Resident Member*: $35 l Senior Member*: $32
General Admission: $45
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