Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York

The American Antiquarian Society presents the following book talk:

Join virtually, or in person, to hear Akela Reason discuss her new book, Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York (June 2025, Yale Univ Press), a rich history of Gilded Age partisan politics, aesthetics, and the creation of New York City’s Civil War monuments.
 
Illuminating the historical context of Civil War soldiers’ monuments in New York City, Reason explores the complex and fascinating intersection of art, politics, and memory within these works, while also highlighting the ever-changing ways different constituencies have engaged with them in symbolic and physical terms.

Akela Reason is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Georgia and director of the Interdisciplinary Certificate in Museum Studies.

Register at the website for the American Antiquarian Society https://www.americanantiquarian.org/node/13334