Conceived in Liberty: The Story of the USA in Five Artworks

Saturday 4th July 3pm - Parish Hall - Free

On the 250th birthday of the United States, join art historian Morgan Haigh for a pocket-sized history of American art in only five great artworks! From the first meeting of Europeans with the indigenous populations, to the revolutionary politics, architecture, and image-making of the Founding Fathers, the robber-barons of Gilded Age New York, and cowboys on the frontier. Iconoclastic pilgrims from England, tortured slaves from Africa, huddled refugees forced into slums, and fortune-seekers making it big, all have their part to play in the forging of American culture. Despite its relative youth, the USA possesses a unique and varied visual culture which vividly tells the story of its rise from colonial outpost to global superpower. Through just five great American masterpieces, discover the amazing story of the USA and its artists.

Morgan Haigh MA is a freelance Art Historian, writer, and lecturer from Whitchurch. He trained at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, where he specialised in British Art. He now regularly runs courses and lectures across South Wales, often at The Turner House Gallery Penarth. He is an archivist at the Cathedral and a member of the Majestas Consort.

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