Program Type:
Arts and CultureAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Event Details
This program explores the relationship between Mark Twain and Charles Ethan Porter, a prominent Black painter in Gilded Age Connecticut. New research has enriched what we know about this relationship and its connections to changes in art patronage and philanthropy in the Gilded Age, including the influence of Candace Wheeler, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Karl Gerhardt, and Livy Clemens. Presented by staff at the Mark Twain House and Museum.
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Accommodations
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Virtual
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